Today in Metal History – September 19th
Albums Release
September 19th 1981
“Allied Forces” is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph. “Fight the Good Fight” is a standout from “Allied Forces”.

September 19th 1986
Megadeth – “Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?“
“Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?“ is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. “Peace Sells” is a standout from “Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?“.

September 18th 1988
Anthrax – “State of Euphoria”
“State of Euphoria” is the fourth studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. “Be All, End All” is a standout from “State of Euphoria”.

September 19th 1988
“New Jersey” is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi. “Bad Medicine” is a standout from “New Jersey”.

September 19th 1988
“Blow My Fuse” is the fourth album by the American glam metal band Kix. “Don’t Close Your Eyes” is a standout from “Blow My Fuse”.

September 19th 1990
“Cause Of Death” is the second album by Florida death metal band Obituary. “Chopped in Half” is a standout from “Cause Of Death”.

September 19th 1995
“NOLA” is the debut studio album by American sludge metal band Down. “Stone the Crow” is a standout from “NOLA”.

September 19th 1999
“The Fourth Legacy” is the fourth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. “Nights of Arabia” is a standout from “The Fourth Legacy”.

September 18th 2005
Nocturnal Rites – “Grand Illusion”
“Grand Illusion” is the seventh studio album by Swedish power metal band Nocturnal Rites. “One By One” is a standout from “Grand Illusion”.

September 19th 2006
“Suffocation” is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Suffocation. “Bind Torture Kill” is a standout from “Suffocation”.

September 19th 2008
“Torn” is the seventh studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey. “Broken Wings” is a standout from “Torn”.

September 19th 2008
Sinner – “Crash & Burn”
“Crash & Burn” is the 15th studio album by German heavy metal band Sinner. “Break the Silence” is a standout from “Crash & Burn”.

September 19th 2014
“For the Journey” is the tenth studio album by progressive metal band Threshold. “Watchtower on the Moon” is a standout from “For the Journey”.

September 19th 2025
Paradise Lost – “Ascension”
“Ascension” is the seventeenth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. “Serpent on the Cross” is a standout from “Ascension”.

Single Release
September 19th 1984
Kiss – “Heaven’s On Fire”
“Heaven’s on Fire” is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. Released as first single from the twelfth studio album “Animalize”.

September 19th 1984
Lordi – “Nailed by the Hammer of Frankenstein”
“Nailed by the Hammer of Frankenstein” is a song by Finnish hard rock band Lordi. Released as single from their seventh studio album “Scare Force One”.

Metal Birthdays
September 19th 1958
Lita Ford
Lita Rossana Ford is a British-American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female hard rock band the Runaways.

September 19th 1958
Tommy Victor – Prong
Thomas Michael Victor is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. Best known as the lead singer and guitarist for heavy metal band Prong and Danzig.


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