Friday, November 6, 2026
RAMONES - "I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You" - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
RAMONES - "I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You" - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
This is song number 13 from the Ramones' debut studio album released on April 23, 1976 by Sire Records.
Both the studio version and the live versions of this song always sound good to me.
RAMONES - I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You
SAXON - "See the Light Shining" - SAXON heavy metal discography
SAXON - "See the Light Shining" - SAXON heavy metal discography
According to The Metal Archives, April 3, 1980 is the release date for the second album Wheels of Steel by the British heavy metal band Saxon.
This is song number 6. I like how the song does the "Saxon switch" in the middle, to a different rhythm.
Saxon - See the Light Shining
MEGADETH Countdown to Extinction Twentieth Anniversary Edition Anniversary
MEGADETH Countdown to Extinction Twentieth Anniversary Edition Anniversary
November 6, 2012: Megadeth > Countdown to Extinction > 2012, 2CD, Capitol Records (Boxed set, Twentieth anniversary edition, Cardboard sleeve, Remastered)
(Includes: CD 1 Countdown to Extinction; CD 2 A previously unreleased live concert live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco 1992; Four collectible postcards of each member of the 1992 lineup; 24" x 36" poster; Booklet with new liner notes essay by music journalist Kory Grow0
MEGADETH - Skin o' My Teeth
this date in Jewish history
this date in Jewish history:
1. Holland 2024 Pro-Hamas Mob Violence against Jewish People
2. Lybia, North Africa 1945 Nationwide Massive Waves of Pogroms against Jewish People
3. Germany 1923 Pre-Nazi Pogroms against Jewish People
November 6, 7, and 8, 2024 Amsterdam riots (Wikipedia dates).
Grokipedia shows: "The November 2024 Amsterdam riots consisted of coordinated antisemitic assaults on
Israeli soccer fans in the Dutch capital following a UEFA Europa League match on 7 November between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, with rioters systematically targeting victims based on identifiable Jewish or Israeli symbols such as kippahs or Maccabi gear. Dutch police reported that perpetrators conducted 'hit-and-run' attacks across the city center, yelling slurs like 'dirty Jews' while beating and robbing supporters, leading to five hospitalizations and 62 immediate arrests for offenses including grievous bodily harm."
Wikipedia shows: "The attacks were condemned by Dutch authorities, who described them as antisemitic. Some Israeli and Dutch authors also described the incident as a pogrom. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said he was 'horrified' by the 'antisemitic attacks' on Israelis, and that the country had 'failed' its
Jewish community ... 'There is nothing, absolutely nothing to serve as an excuse for the deliberate search and hunting down of Jews.' VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz described the images as 'incredibly sick' and the attacks as 'pure Jew-hatred.' King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands expressed 'deep horror and shock' at the attacks, adding: 'We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during World War II, and last night we failed again.'"
Both Wikipedia and Grokipedia show that Jewish people say that the pogrom was by Moroccons and Palestian Arabs Muslims, with other supporters joinig the Jew-hunting gangs.
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"1945 anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania" (Wikipedia information)
"The 1945 anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania were the most violentriots against Jews in North Africa in the 20th century. From November 5 to November 7, 1945, more than 140 Jews were killed and many more injured in a pogrom in Tripolitania, then under British military occupation. 38 Jews were killed in Tripoli from where the riots spread. 40 were killed in Amrus, 34 in Zanzur, 7 in Tajura, 13 in Zawia and 3 in Qusabat."
"Some of the worst anti-Jewish violence occurred following the liberation of North Africa by Allied troops. From November 5 to November 7, 1945, more than 140 Jews (including 36 children) were killed and hundreds more injured in the Tripoli pogrom. Therioters looted nearly all of the city's synagogues and destroyed five of them,along with hundreds of homes and businesses. In the aftermath about 4,000 Jews were left homeless, and 2,400 were reduced to poverty. Five synagogues in Tripoli and four in provincial towns were destroyed, and over 1,000 Jewish residences and commercial buildings were plundered in Tripoli alone. Many Jews in al-Kusbat converted to Islam in order to avoid being massacred."
These pogroms eventually forced Jewish people to leave Libya: "The history of the Jews in Libya stretches back to the 3rd century BCE, when Cyrenaica was under Greek rule. The Jewish population of Libya, a part of the Sephardi-Maghrebi Jewish community, continued to populate the area continuously until modern times." --"The insecurity which arose from these anti-Jewish attacks, as well as the founding of the state of Israel led many Jews to emigrate. From 1948 to 1951, and especially after immigration became legal in 1949, 30,972 Jews immigrated to Israel."
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The 1923 Scheunenviertel Pogrom in Germany.
According to Berlin-Escape dot com, "On 5 to 7 November 1923, during the hyperinflation crisis, a mob attacked Jewish residents and businesses in the Scheunenviertel over three nights. Shops were
looted, people were beaten, and several were seriously injured. The violence was organised by far-right nationalist groups and required police intervention to stop. The 1923 pogrom is historically significant as one of the first organised antisemitic attacks in a major German city in the twentieth century — a decade before Hitler’s accession to power. It demonstrated the vulnerability of the immigrant community, which had neither the assimilation protections of the established German-Jewish community nor, in many cases, German citizenship."
Angry crowds flooded into the Scheunenviertel, a Berlin neighborhood where many Jewish people lived. Violent rioters yelled antisemitic slogans like "Beat the Jews to death" and "Out with the Eastern Jews". For two days, mobs pulled Jewish people out of their homes, beat them in the streets, attacked synagogues, and robbed hundreds of Jewish-owned shops and businesses. Local police mostly
watched or did nothing to stop the violence until it had already spread across many city blocks.
Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules
this date in American history: Abraham Lincoln Wins the Election
this date in American history: Abraham Lincoln Wins the Election
November 6, 1860 – "Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas in a four-way
race."
Lincoln was the candidate for the anti-slavery Republican Party. His victory convinced Southern states that the federal government would limit or abolish slavery. Within weeks of the election, South Carolina seceded from the U.S., followed by six other Southern states, leading directly to the Civil War
in April 1861.
The election split the nation strictly along regional lines. Lincoln didn't even appear on the ballot in ten Southern states, yet he won almost all the free Northern states.
This was the first-ever presidential victory for the newly formed Republican Party, completely reshaping American politics and ending decades of power held by Southern political leaders.
W.A.S.P. - "Heaven’s Hung in Black"
this month in American history: Iran Hostage Crisis
this month in American history: Iran Hostage Crisis
"The Iran hostage crisis began on November 4, 1979, when 66 Americans, including diplomats and other civilian personnel, were taken hostage at the Embassy of the United States in Tehran, with 52 of them being held until the end of the crisis on January 20, 1981.
The incident occurred after the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line stormed and occupied the building in the months following the Iranian Revolution.
With support from Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led the Iranian Revolution and would eventually establish the present-day Islamic Republic of Iran, the hostage-takers demanded that the United States extradite Iranian king Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had been granted asylum by the Carter administration for cancer treatment.
Notable among the assailants were Hossein Dehghan (future Minister of Defense of Iran), Mohammad Ali Jafari (future Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), and Mohammad Bagheri (future Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces)." -Wikipedia
Artillery - Khomaniac
Thursday, November 5, 2026
RAMONES - "Let's Dance" (Chris Montez cover) - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
RAMONES - "Let's Dance" (Chris Montez cover) - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
This is song number 12 from the Ramones' debut studio album released on April 23, 1976 by Sire Records.
With their cover of "Let's Dance," the Ramones sent a clear message to the world: they wanted to bring back the fun, fast, and simple spirit of 1950s American rock 'n' roll. Instead of following 1970s rock music of their time, with its long, boring 10-minute solos for guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards, the band interpreted the song down to its pure energy. By taking a classic teenage party track and playing it at breakneck speed, the Ramones made rock 'n' roll quick, exciting, and changed all of rock music.
Chris Montez - Let's Dance
Ramones - "Let's Dance"
SAXON - "Freeway Mad" - SAXON heavy metal discography
SAXON - "Freeway Mad" - SAXON heavy metal discography
According to The Metal Archives, April 3, 1980 is the release date for the second album Wheels of Steel by the British heavy metal band Saxon.
This is song number 5. It's Saxon, more Saxon!
Saxon - Freeway Mad
d'anniversaire d'MEGADETH!
d'anniversaire d'MEGADETH!
November 5, 1999: En ce jour d'anniversaire de MEGADETH - Le soir où Megadeth a crissé le feu métal au Métropolis de Montréal, Québec en 1999
According to Setlist dot fm, On November 5, 1999, Megadeth played a show on their Risk Tour at Metropolis in Montreal, QC, Canada: Prince of Darkness; Holy Wars... The Punishment Due; In My Darkest Hour; Reckoning Day; Hangar 18; Breadline; A Secret Place; Use the Man; She-Wolf; A Tout Le Monde; Crush 'Em; Trust; Almost Honest; Symphony of Destruction; Peace Sells; Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover); Anarchy in the U.K. (Sex Pistols cover).
Megadeth - Use The Man
Impending Doom - American deathcore album anniversary
Symphony X progressive heavy metal album anniversary
Symphony X progressive heavy metal album anniversary
November 5, 2002: Symphony X - The Odyssey - InsideOut Music
Wikipedia shows: The Odyssey is the sixth studio album by American progressive metal band Symphony X, released on November 5, 2002 through Inside Out Music. The album is the band's first to be recorded entirely at guitarist Michael Romeo's home studio, The Dungeon. "Accolade II" is a sequel to "The Accolade" from The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1996). The title track is the album's grand finale: a 24-minute musical interpretation of Homer's Odyssey, an epic poem about the journey of ancient Greek hero Odysseus.
Symphony X - The Turning
Stryper heavy metal No More Hell to Pay album anniversary
Stryper heavy metal No More Hell to Pay album anniversary
November 5, 2013: Stryper > No More Hell to Pay > 2013, CD, Sleaszy Rider Records [earliest release date October 23, 2013)
No More Hell to Pay is album number 15, according to Wikipedia. "Stryper is an American heavy metal band, recognized as the first with overtly Christian lyrics to gain mainstream acceptance." -Wikipedia
Stryper - "No More Hell to Pay" (Official Video)
The Esseness Project - instrumental guitar album anniversary
The Esseness Project - instrumental guitar album anniversary
November 5, 2007: The Esseness Project - The Esseness Project - Two Louder Music
"Solo/side project of Steve Smyth and Steve Hoffman. Steve and Steve both start with S. S and S = Ess-En-Ess Project. The album is based off Steve Smyth's struggle with Kidney Disease." -The Metal Archives.
This is an instrumental virtuouso guitar progressive metal album.
Steve Hoffman Bass (4, 5 & 8 strings), Keyboards, Arrangements
Atma Anur Drums (acoustic)
Steve Smyth Guitars (6 & 7 strings), Guitars (acoustic) (6 & 12 strings), Drum programming, Percussion, Arrangements
"Steve Smyth (born November 28, 1970) is an American musician who is currently the guitarist for metal band One Machine. He has previously played guitar with many metal bands including Vicious Rumors, Testament, Nevermore and Forbidden." -Wikipedia
The Esseness Project - Only Time Will Tell
remembering rock and roll pioneer Ike Turner on his birthday
Leviticus (est. 1981 Sweden) -anniversary- Live at Bobfest 2003 anniversary
Happy birthday to ARCH ENEMY's Angela Gossow!
in memory of BLOODGOOD drummer Kevin Whisler
Leviticus - 1980s Swedish heavy metal "Knights of Heaven" anniversary
Leviticus - 1980s Swedish heavy metal "Knights of Heaven" anniversary
November 5, 2021: Leviticus - Knights of Heaven (2021), CD, Girder Records (Legends of Rock, Trading card) (reissue of 1989)
"Leviticus is a Christian metal band from Sweden. The band formed in 1981 and led by Björn Stigsson until his passing in 2026. They released four albums before breaking up in 1990 ... Before breaking up in the latter part on 1990 they again toured in the United States and Canada. The band (Jet Circus) did make an American appearance at the 'Cornerstone' festival in Bushnell, Ill., the weekend of July 4, 1991. The band reformed in March 2003 to play at the final Bobfest. The show was recorded by Sveriges Radio and released to CD. The final Leviticus show was held in Hjo Sweden June 2003 a festival gig together with Swedish metal giants In Flames. In 2011, Leviticus celebrated their 30 years anniversary with a concert, on May 7, 2011, at Valhall in Skövde, Sweden. The line-up was the same as on Bobfest, 2003, with only one exception: Håkan Andersson replaced Niklas Franklin on the bass guitar, and also performed vocals. They have continued to play since. Founding guitarist Björn Stigsson died on 6 August 2026, aged 75, following a period of illness." -Wikipedia
Leviticus - Messiah
Leviticus - 1980s Swedish heavy metal "The Strongest Power" anniversary
Leviticus - 1980s Swedish heavy metal "The Strongest Power" anniversary
November 5, 2021: Leviticus - The Strongest Power (2021), CD, Girder Records (Legends of Rock, Trading card (reissue 1985)
"Leviticus is a Christian metal band from Sweden. The band formed in 1981 and led by Björn Stigsson until his passing in 2026. They released four albums before breaking up in 1990 ... Before breaking up in the latter part on 1990 they again toured in the United States and Canada. The band (Jet Circus) did make an American appearance at the 'Cornerstone' festival in Bushnell, Ill., the weekend of July 4, 1991. The band reformed in March 2003 to play at the final Bobfest. The show was recorded by Sveriges Radio and released to CD. The final Leviticus show was held in Hjo Sweden June 2003 a festival gig together with Swedish metal giants In Flames. In 2011, Leviticus celebrated their 30 years anniversary with a concert, on May 7, 2011, at Valhall in Skövde, Sweden. The line-up was the same as on Bobfest, 2003, with only one exception: Håkan Andersson replaced Niklas Franklin on the bass guitar, and also performed vocals. They have continued to play since. Founding guitarist Björn Stigsson died on 6 August 2026, aged 75, following a period of illness." -Wikipedia
Leviticus - On the Rock
Leviticus - 1980s Swedish heavy metal "I Shall Conquer" anniversary
Leviticus - 1980s Swedish heavy metal "I Shall Conquer" anniversary
November 5, 2021: Leviticus - I Shall Conquer (2021), CD, Girder Records (Legends of Rock, Trading card) (reissue of 1984)
"Leviticus is a Christian metal band from Sweden. The band formed in 1981 and led by Björn Stigsson until his passing in 2026. They released four albums before breaking up in 1990 ... Before breaking up in the latter part on 1990 they again toured in the United States and Canada. The band (Jet Circus) did make an American appearance at the 'Cornerstone' festival in Bushnell, Ill., the weekend of July 4, 1991. The band reformed in March 2003 to play at the final Bobfest. The show was recorded by Sveriges Radio and released to CD. The final Leviticus show was held in Hjo Sweden June 2003 a festival gig together with Swedish metal giants In Flames. In 2011, Leviticus celebrated their 30 years anniversary with a concert, on May 7, 2011, at Valhall in Skövde, Sweden. The line-up was the same as on Bobfest, 2003, with only one exception: Håkan Andersson replaced Niklas Franklin on the bass guitar, and also performed vocals. They have continued to play since. Founding guitarist Björn Stigsson died on 6 August 2026, aged 75, following a period of illness." -Wikipedia
Leviticus - Let Me Fight
Nevermore - Seattle 1990s groove thrash metal anniversary
Nevermore - Seattle 1990s groove thrash metal anniversary
November 5, 1996: Nevermore - The Politics of Ecstasy - Century Media Records (Wikipedia date)
(The Metal Archives shows July 13, 1996 as the release date)
"The Politics of Ecstasy is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Nevermore, released on November 5, 1996, by Century Media Records. Produced by Neil Kernon, it was the band's first full-length album to feature guitarist Pat O'Brien, who joined Jeff Loomis in a two-guitar line-up. The album combines elements of progressive metal, thrash metal and power metal, featuring more elaborate arrangements and a heavier sound than the band's self-titled debut." -Wikipedia
Nevermore - The Tiananmen Man
new - Burn Eternal - Wounds I've Made (Lyric Video)
Xoth
Happy birthday to XOTH's Tyler Sturgill!
November 4, 1988: birthday - Tyler Sturgill
vocals and guitars for Xoth - Seattle alien volcano frozen tundra ancient bacterial disease shred technical progressive extreme metal
come and get it
https://xoth.bandcamp.com/album/exogalactic
Pelican - Chicago long-song instrumental heavy rock post metal doom metal anniversary
Pelican - Chicago long-song instrumental heavy rock post metal doom metal anniversary
November 4, 2003: Pelican - Australasia - Hydra Head Records
"Australasia is the debut studio album by American post-metal band Pelican. It was released November 4, 2003 on Hydra Head Records. Guitarist Trevor de Brauw has noted that because of budget restrictions, the Australasia sessions had to be rushed. The studio was also under construction during recording and had a few impediments. Despite this, critical reception has been largely positive." -Wikipedia
"Pelican is an American post-metal band from Chicago, Illinois. Established in 2001, the band is known for their heavy, atmospheric and almost entirely instrumental style. They have released seven studio albums and six EPs." -Wikipedia
Nightendday
Ramones - a classic of classics anniversary
Ramones - a classic of classics anniversary
November 4, 1977: Ramones - Rocket to Russia - Sire Records
"Rocket to Russia is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on November 4, 1977, through Sire Records. It is the band's last album to feature original drummer Tommy Ramone, who left the band in 1978 to focus on production." -Wikipedia
Wikipedia also observes:
Critic Robert Christgau reaffirms that the album's content evolved significantly since previous releases. Writing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), he noted that the album had "something for everyone" and called it a "ready-made punk-rock classic". Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh began his review of the album by stating: "Rocket to Russia is the best American rock & roll of the year and possibly the funniest rock album ever made." Like other critics, Marsh recognized the advanced sound quality, explaining that "the guitars still riff relentlessly, but they are freer within the murky sound, and the songs give them much more to work with."
John Rockwell of The New York Times deemed Rocket to Russia the band's best album "because the humor and the role-playing have become more overt than ever". The Los Angeles Times labeled it "an important breakthrough album", and praised the "inspired lunacy". UPI listed Rocket to Russia as the second best album of 1977, writing that the Ramones were "the undisputed kings of American Punk."
Ramones - "I Wanna Be Well" - Rocket to Russia
https://youtu.be/S1NZhLn77sQ?si=Pb2hK5JuiPPhboxT
Manilla Road - cult American heavy metal anniversary
Manilla Road - cult American heavy metal anniversary
November 4, 2002: Manilla Road - Spiral Castle - Iron Glory Records
"Spiral Castle is the twelfth album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road, released in 2002 by Iron Glory Records." -Wikipedia
"Manilla Road was an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, founded by Mark 'The Shark' Shelton (vocals, guitar) and Scott 'Scooter' Park (bass). Beginning in 1977, the early years of Manilla Road were spent playing mostly hard rock, psychedelic rock and progressive rock but eventually became noticeably heavier with time, the band's later heavy metal sound becoming more and more apparent with the release of Crystal Logic in 1983." -Wikipedia
Spiral Castle
https://youtu.be/fTVVsWcHLq0?si=WMtW0j3Z8MOPN6Ci
Dark Tranquillity melodic death metal anniversary
Dark Tranquillity melodic death metal anniversary
November 4, 2016: Dark Tranquillity - Atoma - Century Media Records
"Atoma is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. It was released on 4 November 2016 through Century Media Records." -Wikipedia
DARK TRANQUILLITY - Atoma (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Yngwie Malmsteen neoclassical heavy metal anniversary
Yngwie Malmsteen neoclassical heavy metal anniversary
November 4, 1986: Yngwie Malmsteen - Trilogy - Polydor Records
"Trilogy is the third studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in October 1986 through Polydor Records. The album reached No. 44 on the US Billboard 200 and charted within the top 60 in the Netherlands and Sweden." -Wikipedia
Wikipedia observes:
Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Trilogy four stars out of five, calling it Malmsteen's second best album after his 1984 debut Rising Force. Malmsteen's compositional and lyrical skills were described as being at their peak on Trilogy, while his guitar work was praised as "jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding". Huey listed "Dark Ages", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" and "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" as highlights.
"You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget"
X Japan hard rock heavy metal anniversary
X Japan hard rock heavy metal anniversary
November 4, 1996: X Japan - Dahlia - East West Japan
"Dahlia is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band X Japan, released on November 4, 1996, by Atlantic Records. It is the band's last album before breaking up the following year, and the last to feature new work by guitarist hide, due to his death two years later. The album is composed largely of ballads, with only a few tracks retaining the band's heavier musical traits seen on previous releases." -Wikipedia
X Japan Rusty Nail from "The Last Live" HD
Civil War - Swedish heavy metal power metal anniversary
Civil War - Swedish heavy metal power metal anniversary
November 4, 2016: Civil War - The Last Full Measure - Napalm Records
"The Last Full Measure is the third studio album by Swedish power metal band Civil War, released in 2016." -Wikipedia
"Civil War is a Swedish power metal band from Falun, formed in 2012 by several former members of Sabaton. The band adopted the same lyrical themes of war and historical battles that were characteristic of Sabaton. However, unlike Sabaton, many of Civil War's songs focus on American history and conflicts, whereas Sabaton's songs are primarily about European history and conflicts." -Wikipedia
CIVIL WAR - Tombstone (Official Video) | Napalm Records
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