Today in Metal History – September 23rd
Albums Release
September 23rd 1983
Mötley Crüe – “Shout At The Devil”
“Shout At The Devil” is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. “Shout at the Devil” is a standout from “Shout At The Devil”.
September 23rd 1991
Europe – “Prisoners In Paradise”
“Prisoners In Paradise” is the fifth studio album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. “Halfway To Heaven” is a standout from “Prisoners In Paradise”.
September 23rd 1992
Impellitteri – “Grin and Bear It”
“Grin and Bear It” is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Impellitteri. “Under The Gun” is a standout from “Grin and Bear It”.
September 23rd 1992
Dio – “Angry Machines”
“Angry Machines” is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. “This Is Your Life” is a standout from “Angry Machines”.
September 23rd 1997
Dream Theater – “Falling Into Infinity”
“Falling Into Infinity” is the fourth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. “Lines in the Sand” is a standout from “Falling Into Infinity”.
September 23rd 1997
Royal Hunt – “Paradox”
“Paradox” is the fourth studio album released by the Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt. “Message To God” is a standout from “Paradox”.
September 23rd 2002
Yngwie Malmsteen – “Attack!!”
“Attack!!” is the fourteenth studio album by the Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. “Razor Eater” is a standout from “Attack!!”.
September 23rd 2002
Kataklysm – “Shadows & Dust”
“Shadows & Dust”is the sixth studio album by Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. “Where the Enemy Sleeps” is a standout from “Shadows & Dust”.
September 23rd 2003
Alice Cooper – “The Eyes Of Alice Cooper”
“The Eyes Of Alice Cooper” is the sixteenth solo album by American hard rock musician Alice Cooper. “Novocaine” is a standout from “The Eyes Of Alice Cooper”.
September 23rd 2003
Six Feet Under – “Bringer Of Blood”
“Bringer Of Blood” is the fifth studio album by Florida death metal band Six Feet Under. “Amerika The Brutal” is a standout from “Bringer Of Blood”.
September 23rd 2003
“Heretic” is the seventh studio album by the Florida death metal band Morbid Angel. “Enshrined by Grace” is a standout from “Heretic”.
September 23rd 2008
Metal Church – “This Present Wasteland”
“This Present Wasteland” is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church. “A War Never Won” is a standout from “This Present Wasteland”.
September 23rd 2011
Sebastian Bach – “Kicking & Screaming”
“Kicking & Screaming” is the fourth release by heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach. “Dream Forever” is a standout from “Kicking & Screaming”.
September 23rd 2011
House of Lords – “Big Money”
“Big Money” is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band House of Lords. “One Man Down” is a standout from “Big Money”.
September 23rd 2013
Dream Theater – “Dream Theater”
“Dream Theater” is the twelfth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. “The Enemy Inside” is a standout from “Dream Theater”.
September 23rd 2016
Grim Reaper – “Walking in the Shadows”
“Walking in the Shadows” is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Grim Reaper. “From Hell” is a standout from “Walking in the Shadows”.
September 23rd 2016
Operation: Mindcrime – “Resurrection”
“Resurrection” is the second studio album by progressive metal band Operation: Mindcrime. “Taking On The World” is a standout from “Resurrection”.
September 23rd 2022
Stratovarius – “Survive”
“Survive” is the sixteenth studio album by Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. “Voice of Thunder” is a standout from “Survive”.
September 23rd 2022
Razor – “Cycle of Contempt”
“Cycle of Contempt” is a ninth album released by the Canadian thrash metal band Razor. “Flames of Hatred” is a standout from “Cycle of Contempt”.
September 23rd 2022
Venom Inc. – “There’s Only Black”
“There’s Only Black” is the second album by the extreme metal band Venom Inc.. “Burn Liar Burn” is a standout from “There’s Only Black”.
Single Release
September 23rd 1990
Megadeth – “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”
“Holy Wars… The Punishment Due” (“Holy Wars”) is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as single from the fourth studio album “Rust in Peace”.
September 23rd 2002
HammerFall – “Hearts on Fire”
“Hearts on Fire” is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. Released as single from their fourth studio album “Crimson Thunder”.
September 23rd 2016
HammerFall – “Hammer High”
“Hammer High” is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. Released as single from their tenth studio album “Built to Last”.
September 23rd 2016
Dark Tranquillity – “The Pitiless”
“The Pitiless” is a song by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. Released as single from their eleventh studio album “Atoma”.
September 23rd 2016
Nightmare – “Ikarus”
“Ikarus” is a song by French power metal band Nightmare. Released as first single from their tenth studio album “Dead Sun”.
September 23rd 2019
DragonForce – “Razorblade Meltdown”
“Razorblade Meltdown” is a song by British power metal band DragonForce. Released as single from their eighth studio album “Extreme Power Metal”.
September 23rd 2022
Sodom – “After the Deluge”
“After the Deluge” is a song by German thrash metal band Sodom. Re-recorded in 2022 for the anniversary album “40 Years at War – The Greatest Hell of Sodom”.
Metal Birthdays
September 23rd 1968
Cato Bekkevold – Enslaved
Cato Bekkevold is the drummer for the Norwegian black metal band Enslaved.
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