Today in Metal History – September 9th
Albums Release
September 9th 1982
“Signals” is the ninth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Rush. “Subdivisions” is a standout from “Signals”.
September 9th 1984
Fates Warning – “Night On Bröcken”
“Night On Bröcken” is the debut studio album by the American progressive metal band Fates Warning. “Damnation” is a standout from “Night On Bröcken”.
September 9th 1985
Loudness – “Thunder In The East”
“Thunder In The East” is the fifth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. “Crazy Nights” is a standout track from “Thunder In The East”.
September 9th 1988
“The Morning After” is the third album by German thrash metal band Tankard. “Desperation” is a standout from “The Morning After”.
September 9th 1990
Acid Drinkers – “Are You A Rebel?”
“Are You A Rebel?” is the debut studio album by a Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. “Barmy Army” is a standout from “Are You A Rebel?”.
September 9th 1996
“End Of All Days” is the twelfth studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage. “Higher Than the Sky” is a standout from “End Of All Days”.
September 9th 1997
“Warpath” is the second studio album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. “War is Coming” is a standout from “Warpath”.
September 9th 2009
“Last Look at Eden” is the eighth studio album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. “New Love in Town” is a standout from “Last Look at Eden”.
September 9th 2009
“From Afar” is the fourth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. “Twilight Tavern” is a standout from “From Afar”.
September 9th 2011
Sinner – “One Bullet Left”
“One Bullet Left” is the eighth studio album by German heavy metal band Sinner. “Rolling Away” is a standout from “One Bullet Left”.
September 9th 2013
“Satyricon” is the eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. “Nocturnal Flare” is a standout from “Satyricon”.
September 9th 2013
Katatonia – “Dethroned & Uncrowned”
“Dethroned & Uncrowned” is the eighth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. “Ambitions” is a standout from “Dethroned & Uncrowned”.
September 9th 2016
Pain – “Coming Home”
“Coming Home” is the eighth studio album by the Swedish industrial metal project Pain. “Natural Born Idiot“ is a standout from “Coming Home”.
September 9th 2016
Devin Townsend – “Transcendence”
“Transcendence” is the seventeenth studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. “Stormbending” is a standout from “Transcendence”.
September 9th 2016
“The Storm Within” is the tenth album by Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey. “The Paradox of the Flame” is a standout from “The Storm Within”.
September 9th 2022
Ozzy Osbourne – “Patient Number 9”
“Patient Number 9” is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. “Patient Number 9” is a standout from “Patient Number 9”.
Single Release
September 9th 1996
“Hero of the Day” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as second single from their sixth studio album “Load”.
September 9th 1996
Helloween – “Forever and One (Neverland)”
“Forever and One” is a power ballad by German power metal band Helloween. Released as third single from their seventh studio album “The Time of the Oath”.
September 9th 1998
Rhapsody of Fire – “Emerald Sword”
“Emerald Sword” is a song by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody. Released as single from their second studio album “Symphony of Enchanted Lands”.
September 9th 2011
Within Temptation – “Shot in the Dark”
“Shot in the Dark” is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Released as third single from their fifth studio album “The Unforgiving”.
September 9th 2011
Pain – “My Angel”
“My Angel” is a song by the Swedish industrial metal project Pain. Released as single from their ninth studio album “I Am”.
Metal Birthday
September 9th 1967
Chris Caffery – Savatage
Christopher Caffery is an American heavy metal guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
September 9th 1970
Sascha Paeth – Avantasia
Sascha Paeth is a German guitarist, bassist, record producer and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever and Epica.
September 9th 1977
Robert Marcello – Danger Danger
Robert Marcello is a Swedish musician. He is a neoclassical metal, rock and jazz/fusion guitar of the band Danger Danger.
September 9th 1977
Jani Liimatainen – Sonata Arctica
Jani Allan Kristian Liimatainen is a Finnish guitarist. He came to prominence as the guitarist for the power metal band Sonata Arctica.
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