Monday, October 26, 2026
Fifth Angel - Seattle heavy metal anniversary
Fifth Angel - Seattle heavy metal anniversary
October 26, 2018: Fifth Angel - The Third Secret - Nuclear Blast Records
The Third Secret marked the new formation of Seattle (Bellevue, Washington State, USA) heavy metal pioneers Fifth Angel after a long 29-year studio hiatus following 1989's Time Will Tell. The Metal Archives shows this personnel: Ken Mary – Drums, Vocals (backing), Arrangements (strings), Keyboards; John Macko – Bass; Kendall Bechtel – Vocals (lead), Guitars (acoustic, lead, rhythm), Keyboards. All three were part of the band's 1980s run. Unfortunately, as Fifth Angel fans have known for a long time, their legacy singer associated with the band's two 1980s albums, Ted Pilot (singer during 1984–1989), is not part of Fifth Angel, and as The Metal Archives shows: "Ted Pilot distanced himself from music and nowadays he acts as a dental surgeon."
Having said that, the fact is that this album is good, including the singing. The overall quality is solid in all aspects. Clearly, the band must have felt a great deal of pressure to deliver a work worthy of the name, especially if they were going to have the audacity to attempt to put the name Fifth Angel on an album without Ted Pilot singing. Well, the album delivers. It is a traditional heavy metal and power metal album that shows tons of effort and skill, and the singing is good. I understand that fans thought the band was running the horrendous risk of falling flat on their faces for daring to name something Fifth Angel without Ted Pilot, but I would say those fans should at least give this album a listen. In addition, just so you know, years ago, if memory serves me right, I read online that Ted Pilot himself was supportive of the new formation, and I recall reading that Ted Pilot also attended a concert.
FIFTH ANGEL - Shame on You
Golden Resurrection - power metal anniversary
Golden Resurrection - power metal anniversary
October 26, 2011: Golden Resurrection - Man with a Mission - Liljegren Records
Man with a Mission is the second full-length album by Swedish Christian power metal supergroup Golden Resurrection. Fronted by vocalist Christian Liljegren (Narnia) alongside guitar virtuoso, producer and singer Tommy ReinXeed (Majestica). According to The Metal Archives, the drums are handled by Rickard Gustafsson (Bloodcrown, Crimson Moonlight, Melech, Pantokrator, Vile Creation); Kenneth Lillqvist on keyboards and backing vocals; Stefan Käck on bass and backing vocals. The album is fast-paced Euro-power metal infused with neoclassical shredding, soaring high notes, dual-guitar and keyboard harmonies, and themes of faith.
Golden Resurrection- Identity in Christ (HD)
Pestilence - death metal classic reissue anniversary
Pestilence - death metal classic reissue anniversary
October 26, 2017: Pestilence - Consvming Impvlse (2017), 2CD, Hammerheart Records Brasil (Slipcase, Reissue, Remastered) [reissue of 1989]
Wikipedia shows:
John Serba of AllMusic gave the album 4 and a half stars out of five. He wrote: "Consuming Impulse stands firmly next to Death's Leprosy, Sepultura's Beneath the Remains, Obituary's Slowly We Rot, and Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness as key evolutionary albums in the legitimization of death metal in the late '80s. [...] Consuming Impulse is the guts of Pestilence's career, the group confidently leaping from the gutter with teeth bared, ready to stand toe-to-toe with the other truly great -- and more appreciated -- acts in the death metal genre." Decibel (Magazine) said the album "melted minds and liquefied brains" and stated that the album "was, in fact, a game-changer" in the genre.
Pestilence - Chronic Infection
NIGHTRAGE melodic death metal anniversary
NIGHTRAGE melodic death metal anniversary
October 26, 2011: Nightrage > Insidious > 2011, CD, Mazzar Records
October 26, 2011: Nightrage > Insidious > 2011, CD, Seven Seas (Japan)
"Insidious is the fifth album by the melodic death metal band Nightrage. The album was released on 26 September 2011 in Europe and a day later in North America (27 September) through German label, Lifeforce Records. The Japanese version of the album includes a cover of Def Leppard's 'Photograph.'" -Wikipedia
RAMONES - "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
RAMONES - "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
"I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” is the fourth song from the Ramones' debut studio album released on April 23, 1976 by Sire Records. This is a mid-tempo, bubblegum pop–infused love song that purposely stands out on an otherwise fast-paced record: just a straightforward teenage plea for romantic connection. The song takes inspiration from American 1950s rock and roll and American 1960s girl-group harmonies: the young rock and roll the Ramones loved so much; when rock and roll was new, young and exciting as a teenage American phenomenon.
The Ramones rejected the bloated rock of the 1970s and opted for the original spirit of 1950s and early 1960s rock music, and by writing a love song with simple lyrics they also rejected the 1970s shock-value, cheapo, low-IQ degeneracy, deviancy, pedophilia and attention-seeking obscenity of 1970s rock, too.
Ramones - "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"
SAXON - "Stallions of the Highway" - SAXON heavy metal discography
SAXON - "Stallions of the Highway" - SAXON heavy metal discography
According to The Metal Archives, May 21, 1979 is the release date for self-titled debut album by Saxon. "Stallions of the Highway" is song number five on the album. From what I can tell, this was for some fans their favorite early Saxon song because it captured the rough-around-the-edges sound of a band earning their reputation in the bars in England. The song is pure hard rock heavy metal energy, with some British punk influence, like the potty-mouth lyric, which is a minus in an otherwise great song.
SAXON - Stallions of the Highway
MEGADETH thrash metal album anniversary
MEGADETH thrash metal album anniversary
October 26, 2011: Megadeth > Th1rt3en > 2011, CD, Warner Music Japan (Japan)
[According to The Metal Archives, the Japan release date is October 26, but Wikipedia says October 27.)
"Thirteen (stylized as Th1rt3en) is the thirteenth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was first released in Japan on October 27, 2011, and worldwide on November 1, 2011 ... Thirteen debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 42,000 copies in its first week. The album broke into the top 20 in several other markets as well ... The album has received positive reviews from critics." -Wikipedia
On the The Metal Archives this album has negative reviews, but I totally disagree. I like the entire album, and I like all the songs. It's an awesome album by a great, great band led by great, great songwriter. This album looks, walks, talks, acts and sounds like a Megadeth album because it is. Here I share with you what the negative jealous people consider the "worst" song on the album. The "worst"?! I have no idea, no clue, what the naysayers be saying all the time about this album. You wanna Megadeth? You come here and get it, amigo, come and get it.
Megadeth - 13
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Sunday, October 25, 2026
Axel Rudi Pell melodic heavy metal BALLADS anniversary
Axel Rudi Pell melodic heavy metal BALLADS anniversary
SEPULTURA thrash death groove metal anniversary
SEPULTURA thrash death groove metal anniversary
October 25, 2013: Sepultura - The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart -
Nuclear Blast Records
"The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart is the thirteenth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. It was released on October 25, 2013 in Europe on October 29 in the United States via Nuclear Blast. The album is based on the 1927 science fiction film Metropolis; its title is a quote from the film. It is the band's first album to feature drummer Eloy Casagrande, and the first album by the band to be recorded in the United States since 1998's Against. The album was produced by Ross Robinson, who previously produced the band's 1996 album Roots." -Wikipedia
SEPULTURA - The Meditator Between Head and Hands Must Be The Heart (Official full album stream)
Seventh Avenue - German heavy metal anniversary
Seventh Avenue - German heavy metal anniversary
October 25, 2004: Seventh Avenue - Eternals - Massacre Records
The Metal Archives shows that the band was active 1989-2012.
"Seventh Avenue was a Christian metal band from Wolfsburg, Germany, formed in 1989. Consisting of guitarist/vocalist Herbie Langhans, guitarist Florian Gottsleben, bassist Markus Beck, and drummer Mike Pflüger, Seventh Avenue played a hybrid style of speed and power metal with a focus on melodies. They released six albums and two EPs. The band launched a demo titled First Strike in 1993, but the loss of their guitarist delayed their first album, Rainbowland, until 1995. They then signed with Treasure Hunt Records. Their first release on this label, Tales of Tales, topped at No. 18 on the Japanese heavy metal charts. The 1998 release Southgate was licensed to Megahard Records for release in Brazil, where the band subsequently toured." -Wikipedia
Seventh Avenue - Eternals
SYMPHONY OF HEAVEN Indiana, USA extreme metal anniversary
SYMPHONY OF HEAVEN Indiana, USA extreme metal anniversary
October 25, 2014: Symphony of Heaven - Ordo Aurum Archeia
"SYMPHONY OF HEAVEN. Crushing, epic, torturous, and extreme. Christian extreme Melodic Blackened Death Metal from southern Indiana. Come suffer with us." -Bandcamp
"Listening to this album feels like watching a grandiose film about warriors of God throughout the ages. Straight from the opening, this has a cinematic feel to it, but without losing a very solid melodeath edge. 'Serenity's Embrace' is one of the coolest instrumentals I've heard in this genre and 'Portent of Flame' is a fantastic rendition of the story of Elijah vs. the prophets of Baal. This album is going to be on repeat for a while! Favorite track: Portent of Flame." -J. Wright Reviews -Bandcamp comment
ORDO AURUM ARCHEIA by Symphony of Heaven
Lovebites heavy metal power metal anniversary
Lovebites heavy metal power metal anniversary
October 25, 2017: Lovebites — Awakening from Abyss - Victor Records
"Awakening from Abyss is the debut studio album by Japanese power metal band Lovebites. The album was released on October 25, 2017 in Japan by Victor Entertainment and in North America by Sliptrick Records, and in Europe two days later by JPU Records. It features a total of twelve songs, including re-recordings of those from their debut, The Lovebites EP. Awakening from Abyss reached number 18 on the Oricon chart and number 33 on Billboard Japan." -Wikipedia
Lovebites - SHADOWMAKER
Sölicitör - Seattle screaming banshee speed metal anniversary
Sölicitör - Seattle screaming banshee speed metal anniversary
October 25, 2019: Sölicitör - EP 2019 (2019), 12" vinyl, Gates of Hell Records (Reissue)
[The Metal Archives shows May 19, 2019 as the original/earliest release date.]
On The Metal Archives, HighwayCorsair, October 16th, 2019 writes, in part: "When Substratum broke up, I mourned. Though they were only around for a few short years, they put out three full length albums, a couple of demos, and a couple of splits – not to mention that they put on a hell of a live show. Things seemed to be on the rise for the band when out of nowhere they broke up with the sudden departure of guitarist and riffwriter Max. Fortunately for fans, Substratum’s loss doesn’t mean the loss of all of the musicians involved, and both guitarist Matt Vogan and vocalist Amy Lee Carlson have carried on and started a new band – Sölicitör. Sölicitör riffs as hard or harder than Substratum ever did, delivering an absolutely blistering dose of classic speed metal with the joy and ferocity you’d want of any biker metal squadron. Though the band can indeed slow down when they want to, they almost never do, and carry consistently through the short play length of EP 2019 at a marauding romp that sometimes speeds up into near thrash territories."
Solicitor EP 2019 by Solicitor
KISS anniversary - Creatures of the Night
You wanted the best, and you got the best! The hottest band in the world... KISS!
KISS heavy metal anniversary - hard rock anniversary - classic rock anniversary
October 25, 1982: KISS - Creatures of the Night - Casablanca Records
"Creatures of the Night is the tenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released in 1982. It was the band's last for Casablanca Records, the only label for which Kiss had recorded up to that point. The album was dedicated to the memory of Casablanca founder and early Kiss supporter, Neil Bogart, who had died of cancer during the recording sessions. It is also the band's last album recorded with Ace Frehley, credited as an official member and their first album with Vinnie Vincent, as the initially uncredited lead guitarist. Vincent would later be credited but not featured on the cover of the 1985 reissue of the album. It was also Kiss's last album to feature the band with their trademark makeup until the release of Psycho Circus in 1998." -Wikipedia
KISS - War Machine
Mortification death metal album single anniversary
Mortification death metal album single anniversary
October 25, 1992: Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth (single) - Nuclear Blast Records
This single comes from the album of the same name.
"Scrolls of the Megilloth is the second studio album by Australian Christian death metal band Mortification. It was released on 28 August 1992. The band's most famous release, this album is full-on death metal, with the thrash metal roots barely showing, and possibly their most extreme album to date. According to AllMusic, the album 'garnered the band some attention from the heavy metal underground' and contains 'some of the most frightening vocals ever recorded.' In 2010, HM (Heaven's Metal) Magazine ranked Scrolls of the Megilloth number 17 on the Top 100 Christian Metal Albums of All Time list with Van Pelt stating that 'Though the band has been living it down ever since, this album raised the standard of Christian grindcore to almost unattainable levels.'"
Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
DEMON HUNTER metalcore anniversary
DEMON HUNTER metalcore anniversary
October 25, 2005: Demon Hunter – The Triptych - Solid State Records
"The Triptych is the third studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, released on October 25, 2005. Produced by Aaron Sprinkle (Emery, Fair) and mixed by Machine (Lamb of God), The Triptych had three different album covers—implying a traditional triptych—by Dan Seagrave. The album hit the No. 1 position on the Billboard's Heatseekers chart during its first week of release in stores, with 6,000 copies sold, and was re-released on October 31, 2006. The album was later included on Demon Hunter's Double Take (2007) and Death, a Destination (2011) compilations. Vocalist Ryan Clark described in a 2009 interview that, while the previous two albums had him record vocals with a standing, screened microphone, for The Triptych, he used a basic handheld mic. This allowed him to move around freely and hold longer notes; however, it also allowed Clark to naturally cup the mic, which consequently muffled or distanced his vocals.
The album received generally positive views and was a huge commercial success, reaching No 10. in the Top Christian Albums chart in 2005 and the No. 1 spot on the Top Heatseekers chart in 2006." -Wikipedia
Demon Hunter "Undying" (Official Music Video)
RAMONES - "Judy Is a Punk" - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography (1976 album Ramones)
RAMONES - "Judy Is a Punk" - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography (1976 album Ramones)
Judy Is a Punk" is the third song from the Ramones' debut studio album released on April 23, 1976 by Sire Records. This is such a cheeky song. It makes fun of quite a few things. Rather than re-singing a second verse, Joey explicitly announces: "Second verse, same as the first..." and "Third verse, different from the first." Here again the Ramones are telling us that they don't like the pretentious 1970s fat, self-important, bloated rock music, that they prefer the upbeat, simple energy of the original rock and roll by explicitly quoting the line from Herman's Hermits’ “I'm Henry VIII, I Am." The Ramones also make fun of the rebellious youth, joining the Ice Capades as an absurdity but also a terrorist organization named the SLA (like joining the looting, stealing, violent street gangs of antifa, black lives matter, pro-hamas jew-hating gangs). What's going to happen to the violent punks? "Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah, Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah, Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah, Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah." The Ramones even added hand clappping because why not!
The Ramones ignited a massive fire in all of rock music, making fast songs the general mode of operation—a 29-minute lightning strike against pretentious, bloated, self-indulgent rock (like ten-minute in-concert bass solos) and disco. They stripped away the blues, prog, and pretension to return to the upbeat, fast energy of young American 1950s rock and roll and early 1960s American upbeat girl groups. The Ramones delivered catchy, melodic, rapid-fire tempos, buzzsaw guitar chords, no look-at-me solos, and minimalistic lyrics. They were returning to the original spirit of teenage American rock and roll and its culture: leather jackets, ripped blue jeans, sneakers, bowl-cut hair, 1950s movie street gangs, greasers, juvenile delinquents, and the disaffected, bored, suburban teenage outcast. Johnny Ramone once said, "When you think of who punks are, they're greasers, people who didn't fit in, but they didn't back down either. Who above all, love America." To Johnny Ramone, anti-Americanism, anarchism, anti-patriotism, political violence, and resentment—all those types of discourse—were literally foreign to his American way of thinking, much like the way British punk rock completely misunderstood the Ramones.
RAMONES - "Judy Is A Punk"
SAXON - "Judgement Day" - SAXON heavy metal discography
SAXON - "Judgement Day" - SAXON heavy metal discography
According to The Metal Archives, May 21, 1979 is the release date for the self-titled debut album by Saxon. "Judgement Day" is song number four on the album. This particular song is such a treat: It has four big elements that make it a great listen. It has that heavy rock, heavy metal big energy, and then it switches to an atmospheric-mellow segment totally changing the feel and making it work so well. Then, just when you thought you knew what was up, the song for a third time switches over to a huge blues rhythm. This switch, as a general Saxon way of writing songs, is certainly one of my favorite characteristics of Saxon. This switch, this change, it's such a good move. Finally, you know it, it's time for the guitar solo, and Saxon once again shows us in full view without any ambiguities that Saxon heavy metal is actually ... wait for it ... it's the unsaid part about Saxon ... the thing that is always there ... that Saxon is a blues band. Yes, a blues band. A heavy metal blues band. Awesome!
SAXON - Judgement Day
SAXON - Judgement Day (Live)
MEGADETH thrash metal vinyl and CD reissue anniversary
MEGADETH thrash metal vinyl and CD reissue anniversary
October 25, 2019: Megadeth - Endgame (2019), CD, BMG (Digipak, Reissue, Remastered) (reissue of 2009)
October 25, 2019: Megadeth - Endgame (2019), 12" vinyl, BMG (Reissue, Remastered) (reissue of 2009)
I agree with the sentiment expressed by this reviewer over at The Metal Archives: Comeback completed - 95% - MaidenMartin, August 25th, 2021. "All I can say is WOW! The fact that this album was written over 20 years into their career shows that Megadeth are the real deal and that when they pull things together and are focusing on the right things, they can bring some truly special music to the world. In my opinion, this is not only one of the best Megadeth albums but also one of the best albums of the 00s overall. What an incredible achievement!"
Wikipedia shows for this album: Endgame (sometimes stylized as ENDGAME) is the twelfth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was produced by Andy Sneap and Dave Mustaine and released through Roadrunner Records on September 15, 2009. Endgame was the first album to feature guitarist Chris Broderick, following Glen Drover's departure in 2008, and was the band's last studio album with bassist James LoMenzo until he rejoined after 2022's The Sick, The Dying, and The Dead, as original bassist David Ellefson rejoined the band several months after Endgame was released.
There are eleven tracks on the album, with lyrics inspired by subjects ranging from The Lord of the Rings and the Great Recession of 2008, to insanity, torture and crime. Two singles were released from the album: "Head Crusher" and "The Right to Go Insane"; the former was nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 2010 Grammy Awards. Endgame entered the Billboard 200 at number nine, and reached number one on the U.S. Top Hard Rock Albums chart. As of April 2011 it has sold about 150,000 copies in the U.S. The album received positive reviews from music critics, and was thought to continue the success of the band's previous album, United Abominations (2007). In 2009, it won two Metal Storm Awards: Best Thrash Metal Album and Biggest Surprise. It was also awarded Best Album in Burrn! magazine's 2009 Readers' Poll.
MEGADETH - Bodies
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Axel Rudi Pell melodic heavy metal anniversary
Axel Rudi Pell melodic heavy metal anniversary
German-American medieval apocalyptic thunderous razor-sharp magical mystical mysterious royal heavy power hard rock metal anniversary
October 24, 2008: Axel Rudi Pell - Tales of the Crown - Steamhammer Records
Axel Rudi Pell - Angel Eyes
DORO heavy metal anniversary
DORO heavy metal anniversary
October 24, 2025: Doro - Warriors of the Sea (compilation) - Nuclear Blast Records
DORO - WARRIORS OF THE SEA
John Bush anniversary - Anthrax with John Bush anniversary
John Bush anniversary - Anthrax with John Bush anniversary
October 24, 1995: Anthrax - Stomp 442 - Elektra Records
Anthrax - Fueled
KISS - You wanted the best, and you got the best! The hottest band in the world... KISS!
You wanted the best, and you got the best! The hottest band in the world... KISS!
KISS heavy metal anniversary - hard rock anniversary - classic rock anniversary
October 24, 1977: KISS - Alive II (second live album) - Casablanca Records
KISS - Rockin' In The U.S.A.
Soulfly groove metal, thrash metal anniversary
Soulfly groove metal, thrash metal anniversary
October 24, 2025: Soulfly - Chama - Nuclear Blast Records
SOULFLY - No Pain = No Power (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
RATT 1980s heavy metal anniversary
RATT 1980s heavy metal anniversary
October 24, 1988: Ratt - Reach for the Sky - Atlantic Records
RATT - Chain Reaction
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DORO heavy metal anniversary
DORO heavy metal anniversary
Warlock 1980s German heavy metal anniversary
October 24, 2009: Warlock - Hellbound > 2009, CD, Mercury Records (Japan) [reissue of 1985]
Warlock - Shout It Out
HELLOWEEN heavy metal anniversary - Japan version
HELLOWEEN heavy metal anniversary - Japan version
October 24, 2012 (Japan): Helloween - Burning Sun (single) - Victor Records
This is song number five from the January 18th, 2013 album Straight Out of Hell.
HELLOWEEN - Burning Sun
PENTACLE Dutch death metal anniversary - ancient death metal flame anniversary
HYPERSTRIKE well-dressed handsomegood-looking heavy metal by beautiful people for beautifulhot people anniversary - ugly peoples does not entry here
STRYPER heavy metal breakthrough success album anniversary
STRYPER heavy metal breakthrough success album anniversary
October 24, 1986: Stryper - To Hell with the Devil - Enigma Records
"To Hell with the Devil is the third studio album by the Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1986. It was the first Christian metal album to achieve platinum status, selling over one million copies. It remained the best-selling Christian metal album until P.O.D.'s Satellite in 2001. Within nine weeks of its October 1986 release, the album had entered the national Top 40 and was approaching gold certification, making it the best-selling album in the Enigma Records' catalogue to date." -Wikipedia
STRYPER - To Hell with the Devil
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