Today in Metal History – September 8th
Albums Release
September 8th 1988
“Hold Your Fire” is the twelfth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Rush. “Time Stand Still” is a standout from “Hold Your Fire”.
September 8th 1992
Ugly Kid Joe – “America’s Least Wanted”
“America’s Least Wanted” is the full-length debut album by American hard rock band Ugly Kid Joe. “Everything About You” is a standout from “America’s Least Wanted”.
September 8th 2003
“Dance Of Death” is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. “Rainmaker” is a standout from “Dance Of Death”.
September 8th 2003
Dimmu Borgir – “Death Cult Armageddon”
“Death Cult Armageddon” is the sixth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. “Progenies of the Great Apocalypse” is a standout from “Death Cult Armageddon”.
September 8th 2005
Epica – “The Score – An Epic Journey”
“The Score – An Epic Journey” is the third album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. “Beyond the Depth” is a standout from “The Score – An Epic Journey”.
September 8th 2006
Virgin Steele – “Visions of Eden“
“Visions of Eden“ is the eleventh album by American heavy metal band Virgin Steele. “Bonedust” is a standout from “Visions of Eden“.
September 8th 2009
“Unborn Again” is the seventh studio album by American speed metal band Whiplash. “Feeding Frenzy” is a standout from “Unborn Again”.
September 8th 2017
“Will To Power” is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. “The World Is Yours” is a standout from “Will To Power”.
September 8th 2017
Threshold – “Legends of the Shires”
“Legends of the Shires” is the eleventh studio album by progressive metal band Threshold. “Snowblind” is a standout from “Legends of the Shires”.
Single Release
September 8th 1987
Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar On Me”
“Pour Some Sugar on Me” is a song by the English hard rock band Def Leppard. Released as single from their 1987 album “Hysteria”.
September 8th 1990
“Cherry Pie” is a song by the American glam metal band Warrant. Released as lead single from the album of the same name.
September 8th 2008
“The Judas Kiss” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as second single from their ninth studio album “Death Magnetic”.
September 8th 2010
Ensiferum – “Stone Cold Metal“
“Stone Cold Metal“ is a song by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. Released as single from their fourth studio album “From Afar“.
Metal Birthdays
September 8th 1956
“Wild” Mick Brown – ex-Dokken
Michael J. Brown a.k.a. “Wild” Mick Brown, is an American drummer, best known as the longtime drummer of the hard rock band Dokken.
September 8th 1958
Michael Lardie – Great White
Michael Lardie is an American musician and record producer known for his memberships in the rock bands Great White and Night Ranger.
September 8th 1968
Marcus Siepen – Blind Guardian
Marcus Siepen is a German guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of power metal band Blind Guardian.
September 8th 1973
Troy Sanders – Mastodon
Troy Jayson Sanders is an American musician, best known as a member of heavy metal band Mastodon.
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