Sunday, September 13, 2026
Happy birthday to Vinny!
Happy birthday to Ripper!
Happy birthday to Kelly from Atheist!
CAGE heavy metal anniversary
September 13, 1998: Cage - Unveiled
"Cage is an American heavy metal band from San Diego, California. Over their career, the band has released seven studio albums and played shows with Great White, Manowar, Metallica, and Judas Priest ... Cage formed in 1992 with the original lineup being, Sean Peck (vocals), David Garcia (guitar), Eric Horton (guitar), Mike Giordano (bass), and Damian Arletto (drums). Peck had previously been the leader of a band called Nomad, while Garcia and Giordano had performed with Crusher. Garcia and Horton had also been a part of Nomad with Peck. Even though the band formed in 1992, the band did not release their first album, Unveiled, until 1998, likely due to it being self-produced." -Wikipedia
Cage - Modern Darkness
Cynic progressive death metal anniversary
September 13, 1993: Cynic - Focus - Roadrunner Records
"Focus is the debut studio album by American metal band Cynic, released September 14, 1993, through Roadrunner Records. A remastered version of the album was released in 2004." -Wikipedia
[The Metal Archives shows September 13, 1993.]
"Cynic is an American progressive metal band formed in Miami, Florida in 1987. Paul Masvidal originally served solely as the band's guitarist, but later took over as lead vocalist and chief songwriter. Cynic incorporates elements of progressive rock, alternative, and metal." -Wikipedia
Cynic – Focus
Flotsam and Jetsam anniversary
September 13, 2024: Flotsam and Jetsam - I Am the Weapon - AFM Records
"I Am the Weapon is the fifteenth studio album by American thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, released on September 13, 2024. This album marked the first time since 2010's The Cold that the band recorded more than one album with the same lineup." - Wikipedia
Flotsam and Jetsam - Primal
in memory of Faith or Fear bassist C.J. Jenkins
Blue Öyster Cult anniversary
September 13, 1978: Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening - Columbia Records
"Some Enchanted Evening is the second live album by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on September 13, 1978. The album was certified for a million units sold in the United States. The album's seven tracks were recorded at various locations in the United States and England." -Wikipedia
Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Live at Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR - April 1978)
Alice Cooper anniversary
September 13, 2011: Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare - UMe Records
"Welcome 2 My Nightmare (also known as Welcome to My Nightmare 2) is the nineteenth solo and the twenty-sixth studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper, released on September 13, 2011, by UME. It is a sequel to his 1975 album Welcome to My Nightmare. Peaking at No. 22 in the Billboard 200, it is Cooper's highest-charting album in the US since 1989's Trash." -Wikipedia
Alice Cooper - A Runaway Train
Stryper anniversary
Stryper anniversary
September 13, 2024: Stryper – When We Were Kings - Frontiers Records
"When We Were Kings is the twentieth release and sixteenth studio album by Christian metal band Stryper, produced by frontman Michael Sweet and released on September 13, 2024. A month before its release, the band released the self titled track music video." -Wikipedia
Stryper "When We Were Kings" - Official Music Video
Suicidal Tendencies anniversary
September 13, 1988: Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today - Epic Records
"How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today is the third studio album by American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies. It was released on September 13, 1988 on Epic Records, the band's first album on that label. It was also their first album recorded with guitarist Mike Clark and their only release with bassist Bob Heathcote, who was replaced by Robert Trujillo in 1989. It is considered to be an essential release in the genre by Revolver." -Wikipedia
"How Will I Laugh... represents a critical step in Suicidal Tendencies' stylistic evolution, in that it captures the band abandoning most of their full-fledged punk influences in favor of a more thrash-oriented sound. One begins to hear this stylistic shift in this album's predecessor Join the Army, with 'How Will I Laugh' delivering a distinctly more defined metal sound, with more complex and lengthy songs, and better production values ... The addition of a rhythm guitarist Mike Clark (who had played with vocalist Mike Muir in No Mercy, which was supposed to originally be a metal-only side project) changed the band's style heavily as well. Clark wrote much of the music for this album and gave lead guitarist Rocky George more soloing time, thus creating another factor in this album and future albums' more metal-oriented sound." -Wikipedia
Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow
DOKKEN anniversary
September 13, 1984: Dokken - Tooth and Nail - Elektra Records
"Tooth and Nail is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on September 17, 1984 through Elektra Records ... After the unsuccessful US release of the band's 1983 debut album, Breaking the Chains, the record label was reluctant to give credit to Dokken for a follow-up. Dokken's management struggled to convince the label's executives to give the band another chance and this fight for recognition is reflected in the album's title. This album was the group's first with bassist Jeff Pilson following Juan Croucier's departure to join Ratt ... Tooth and Nail received positive reviews but was a slow seller, reaching the peak of No. 49 on the US Billboard 200 album chart and Gold status more than ten months after its release, on the wake of the success of the single 'Alone Again' and of its accompanying music video. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1989, after both Under Lock and Key (1985) and Back for the Attack (1987) had achieved such status." -Wikipedia
DOKKEN - Tooth and Nail
War of Ages anniversary
September 13, 2019: War of Ages - Void - Facedown Records
"Void is the eighth studio album by American Christian metal band War of Ages. It was released on September 13, 2019, and produced by the band's guitarist, Jack Daniels. It is the only studio album by the band to feature Kaleb Leubchow on drums while he was alive, as Leubchow died in 2022 following the release of the EP Rhema, and their 2023 release Dominion consists of posthumous recordings." -Wikipedia
War of Ages - Blood of the Earth
Since the Death anniversary
September 13th, 2024: Since the Death - Underbara Människa (single)
death/black/thrash metal from Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
Since The Death - Underbara Människa
Underbara Människa by Since The Death
Tristania gothic metal anniversary
Testimony of Apocalypse anniversary
September 13, 2021: Testimony of Apocalypse - Redemption (single) - The Charon Collective
ABOUT THE BAND: "Testimony of Apocalypse brings brutal, high-energy metal with thrash, groove, and death elements in a progressive sound. Formed in 2021, their debut album, None Escape the Judgement (2022), featured Sacrament’s Michael Torone. The follow-up, The Offering (2023), showcased 10 guest vocalists. Now with Derek Corzine as frontman, their third album, Agony in the Garden, arrives in 2025."
This single was later on incorporated into the 2022 album None Escape the Judgement as the second song.
Testimony of Apocalypse - Redemption (Lyric Video)
Anthrax anniversary
September 13, 2011: Anthrax - Worship Music - Megaforce Records
"Worship Music is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. The album was released on September 12, 2011, internationally, and on September 13 in the United States. It was the band's first album of original material since 2003's We've Come for You All, the first full-length Anthrax album since the return of longtime vocalist Joey Belladonna, and the final album with guitarist Rob Caggiano prior to his departure in January 2013." -Wikipedia
Anthrax - "Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't"
MEGADETH anniversary
MEGADETH anniversary
September 13, 1999: Megadeth - Risk - 1999, Cassette, CD Club
"Risk is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on August 31, 1999, by Capitol Records, the band's last album to be released by the label. The first Megadeth album since 1990 to feature a lineup change, Risk marks the studio debut of drummer Jimmy DeGrasso with the band, as well as the final appearance of longtime guitarist Marty Friedman, who announced his departure a year later." -Wikipedia
Megadeth - "Breadline" - Risk (1999)
KISS anniversary
September 13, 1984: KISS - Animalize - Mercury Records
"Animalize is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Kiss. It was released on September 13, 1984, by Mercury Records. The album marked the only appearance by lead guitarist Mark St. John, who replaced Vinnie Vincent in April 1984." -Wikipedia
Kiss - Thrills In The Night
in memory of composer Arnold Schoenberg on his birthday
Happy birthday to Dave!
Saturday, September 12, 2026
PINK FLOYD anniversary
September 12, 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - Harvest/Columbia Records
"Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States through Columbia Records, as the band's first album for the label." -Wikipedia
"In 2015, Rolling Stone named it the fourth-greatest progressive rock album. In 2014, Prog readers voted it the seventh-greatest progressive rock album. In 1998, Q readers voted Wish You Were Here the 34th-greatest album. In 2000, Q placed it at number 43 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2000, it was voted number 38 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. IN 2007, ONE OF GERMANY'S LARGEST PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS, WDR 2, ASKED ITS LISTENERS TO VOTE FOR THE 200 BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. WISH YOU WERE HERE WAS VOTED NUMBER ONE. In 2004, Wish You Were Here was ranked number 36 on the Pitchfork list of the Top 100 albums of the 1970s. IGN rated Wish You Were Here as the eighth-greatest classic rock album, and Ultimate Classic Rock placed Wish You Were Here as the second-best Pink Floyd album."
-Wikipedia
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
THIN LIZZY anniversary
September 12, 1975: Thin Lizzy - Fighting - Vertigo Records
"Fighting is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released in 1975. Following the release of four studio albums, the band finally forged an identifiable sound featuring the twin guitars of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson. This sound draws from hard rock, folk, pop and rhythm and blues. It set the stage for the big commercial breakthrough of the follow-up album, Jailbreak. The album was also their first album to chart in the UK, hitting No. 60." -Wikipedia
Thin Lizzy - Fighting My Way Back
ANNIHILATOR anniversary
September 12, 1990: Annihilator - Never, Neverland - Roadrunner Records
"Never, Neverland is the second album by thrash/heavy metal band Annihilator, released on August 7, 1990, through Roadrunner." -Wikipedia (The Metal Archives shows September 12, 1990)
Annihilator - Road to Ruin
HYPERSTRIKE high action hero heavy metal anniversary
September 12, 2025: Hyperstrike - High Risk (debut album)
Hyperstrike - Seattle action heavy metal since 2024
ABOUT THESE HEROES: Born of "The Blade" Seattle, WA, Hyperstrike brings action, danger and excitement back to heavy metal. Feat. members of Xoth, Ghost Ship Octavius. Chop Daddy on Nasty Slap Bass, Brain Lord on Explosive Pipes, Siberian Claw on Ripping Guitar, and Goblin Hammer on epic drums.
Hyperstrike - Savage Sword
Hyperstrike - Leaving You Again
High Risk by Hyperstrike
in memory of RUSH drummer Neil Peart on his birthday
in memory of PARADOX drummer Axel Blaha
DEMON HUNTER anniversary
September 12, 2025: Demon Hunter – There Was a Light Here - Weapons MFG
"There Was a Light Here is the twelfth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, released through their self-founded record label, Weapons MFG. It was released on September 12, 2025." -Wikipedia
Demon Hunter "I'm Done" Official Music Video
Demon Hunter "Sorrow Light The Way" Official Music Video
Demon Hunter "There Was A Light Here" Official Music Video
GAMMA RAY anniversary
September 12, 2001: Gamma Ray - No World Order! (2001), CD, Victor (Japan, Digipak)
"No World Order is the seventh full-length album by the German power metal band Gamma Ray released in 2001." -Wikipedia
Gamma Ray - No World Order! - The Heart of the Unicorn
LED ZEPPELIN anniversary
LED ZEPPELIN anniversary
September 12, 2025: Led Zeppelin - Live EP - Atlantic
"Live E.P. is a live EP by the English rock band Led Zeppelin in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of their 1975 studio album, Physical Graffiti." -Wikipedia
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Live at Knebworth 1979) (Official Video)
MEGADETH anniversary
MEGADETH anniversary
September 12, 2012: Megadeth - Endgame (2012), CD, Warner Music Japan (Japan, Reissue) (reissue of 2009)
"Endgame (sometimes stylized as ENDGAME) is the twelfth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth." -Wikipedia
Friday, September 11, 2026
this date in history - 9/11 - September 11 attacks by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the U.S.
this date in history - Finland fighting for Finnish language and identity
this date in history - Alexander Hamilton first United States Secretary of the Treasury
this date in history - Battle of Zenta defeat for Islamic Caliphate Ottoman Empire
this date in history - September 11, 1683 – Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces ahead of the Battle of Vienna.
this date in history - Islamic Caliphate Ottoman Empire forces retreat from Malta
this date in history - Battle of Stirling Bridge
this date in history - Battle of the Teutoburg - defeat for Roman Empire
Thursday, September 10, 2026
SUBMASQ "Monuments" - Official Video
information about the new album:
Progressive rockers SUBMASQ (formerly known as Subterranean Masquerade) will make its Willowtip debut with the September 18 release of its seventh full-length album, Spirit Animal.
Recorded across several studios, including the renowned Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, Spirit Animal was mixed by Adam Noble (Paul McCartney, Biffy Clyro, Nothing But Thieves) and mastered by Grammy-nominated engineer Robin Schmidt.
SUBMASQ's new album is an autobiographical journey through trauma, addiction, bipolar disorder, and collective memory. At its core lies a constant search for identity and belonging, expressed through nine new songs that embrace bold, accessible songwriting while seamlessly blending ethnic instruments with forward-thinking progressive rock. The album also features a special guest appearance by Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal.
SUBMASQ "Monuments" - Official Video
https://www.facebook.com/Submasq
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
this date in U.S. history - The Name for the New Country - The United States
this date in American history - Stono Rebellion Slave Revolt in South Carolina
Wikipedia shows:
September 9, 1739: Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
"The Stono Rebellion (also known as Cato's Conspiracy or Cato's Rebellion) was a slave revolt that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave rebellion in the Southern Colonial era, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 African slaves killed. The uprising's leaders were likely from the Central African Kingdom of Kongo, as they were Catholic and some spoke Portuguese ... The leader of the rebellion, Jemmy, was a literate enslaved man ... The leader of the rebellion, Jemmy, was a literate enslaved man ... Jemmy and his group recruited nearly 60 other slaves and killed more than 20 whites before being intercepted and defeated by the South Carolina militia near the Edisto River. Survivors traveled another 30 miles (50 km) before the militia finally defeated them a week later. Most of the captured slaves were executed; the surviving few were sold to markets in the West Indies. In response to the rebellion, the General Assembly passed the Negro Act of 1740, which restricted slaves' freedoms and placed a moratorium on importing new slaves." -Wikipedia
Running Wild - "Slavery"
this date in history - Vasco de Gama
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Happy birthday to Kobi Farhi!
Happy birthday to Mick Brown!
September 8, 1956: Mick Brown (Michael J. Brown) (Dokken drums)
Dokken - In My Dreams (Official Music Video)
Happy birthday to Hannes Grossmann!
Happy birthday to drummer Jay Weinberg!
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Orphaned Land - Middle Eastern Progressive Metal anniversary
September 6, 2013: Orphaned Land: All Is One - 2013, CD, Shinigami Records (Limited edition)
from a review from The Metal Archives:
In the end, these entertaining fifty-four minutes are a stunning and intellectually appealing discovery of different cultures, languages and even music genres that all are an essential part of the heart, mind and pulse of the Middle East. This record tells you more about this fascinating region than many documentaries I have watched. When you really take your time to listen to "All Is One," you can feel this certain kind of magic that only a few records have. This record is about more than just music because it builds a bridge between all these different cultures and despite this noble attempt, the music itself still remains catchy, emotional and innovating. That's where Orphaned Land become authetntic and sympathetic in comparison to the Bonos and Geldofs of this world even though I respect what these guys have done and are still doing. Orphaned Land though come directly from a place that is not always easy to live but they concretely try to make things better and they surely love their origins more than anything else. This album even beats the band's own groundbreaking 2004 progressive folk metal opus magnum "Mabool – The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven." Along with Amorphis' emotional firework "Circle" and Stratovarius addicting hit album "Nemesis," this album is definitely the best of the year 2013 on my list.
ORPHANED LAND - All Is One (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Judas Priest anniversary
September 6, 1974: Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
Excerpt from The Metal Archives reviews:
"It was an album that firstly left me a strange impression, neither bad nor good, yet over the years I discover that they have experimental albums with good and bad results. Anyone would put this debut at the level of Point of Entry or some bad record of them, and yes, it doesn't have anthems with catchy choruses like British Steel, nor Painkiller's speediness or Stained Class guitar skills. I admit without shame that this little brother of Sad Wings of Destiny transmits the hippie, hard rock spirit in the purest Priest style. Even for a live recorded album (i.e. not mixed per track), this is too amazing. With my rating I'm not saying it's one of their best (on the Judas Priest scale if you ask) but surely a colossal record in its own right, leaving aside the irrational point of view that initiated fans have about this."
Run Of The Mill
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Harlott - The Joyful Stain (Official Video)
Harlott - Exsequiis - Metal Blade Records - 11 September 2026
I’m liking this new album! Album number five from the long-running thrash band Harlott (Australia, 2006-present) is about to arrive. It is eleven tracks in 46 minutes of hard-driving, on-point, laser-focused, pounding, shredding thrash metal curated for quality in the songwriting, barked-prototypical vocals, and tons of guitars. I feel like the first half is more intense and less melodic, while the second finds them pleasantly delivering fast, high-energy songwriting but with more melody, including the vocals, which include some singing.
-Metal Bulletin Zine (state of Washington, USA)
Harlott - The Joyful Stain (Official Video)
https://www.facebook.com/HarlottOfficial
Harlott - Trial by Liar (Official Video)
Harlott - Exsequiis - Metal Blade Records - 11 September 2026
I’m liking this new album! Album number five from the long-running thrash band Harlott (Australia, 2006-present) is about to arrive. It is eleven tracks in 46 minutes of hard-driving, on-point, laser-focused, pounding, shredding thrash metal curated for quality in the songwriting, barked-prototypical vocals, and tons of guitars. I feel like the first half is more intense and less melodic, while the second finds them pleasantly delivering fast, high-energy songwriting but with more melody, including the vocals, which include some singing.
-Metal Bulletin Zine (state of Washington, USA)
Harlott - Trial by Liar (Official Video)
HELLMETALL - Mgła (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
Check out this music video from this thrash/death metal band from Italy. This is a new band to me.
Hellmetall (Hell Met All) - Mgla Rockshots Records - 4 September 2026
ABOUT THIS BAND: HELL MET ALL is a Thrash/Death Metal band from Resia (Udine), a remote mountain valley located at the crossroads between Italy, Austria, and Slovenia. Since their formation, the band has developed a distinctive artistic identity by combining aggressive extreme metal with the cultural heritage and historical memory of their homeland. Their most recognizable trait is the use of Resian - the ancient Slavic language spoken in Val Resia - as the exclusive language for their lyrics, giving their music a unique and deeply authentic character.
Musically, HELLMETALL blends the violence and speed of Thrash Metal with the heaviness of Death Metal, enriched by dark melodic textures inspired by the blend of traditions of their valley. Originally featuring stronger folk elements and violin arrangements, the band has progressively evolved toward a heavier and darker sonic direction, incorporating stronger Death and Black Metal influences while preserving the melodic sensibility that has always defined their sound.
The lyrical concept behind HELLMETALL is deeply rooted in the history of Val Resia and the surrounding border territories. Their songs recount real events connected to the First and Second World Wars, drawing inspiration from local memories, stories passed down through generations, and the personal experiences of their ancestors. Through their uncompromising musical approach and the evocative power of the Resian language, the band transforms historical trauma and mountain folklore into a raw and visceral extreme metal experience.
HELLMETALL released their debut album "Sa Naso Semjo" in 2015, establishing the foundations of their aggressive and culturally distinctive sound. In early 2026, the band unveiled "Mgła", the title track from their forthcoming second studio album "Mgla", scheduled for release on September 4th, 2026. The new material marks a significant evolution in both songwriting and production, presenting a darker, more mature, and focused incarnation of the band.
Alongside an intense live activity throughout Italy, HELLMETALL has increasingly expanded its presence across Eastern Europe. Their 2026 schedule includes an Eastern European tour, an appearance at Austria’s Kaltenbach Open Air festival, and a dedicated Polish mini-tour later in the year, further strengthening the band’s growing reputation within the underground extreme metal scene.
HELLMETALL - Mgła (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
https://www.facebook.com/HellMetAll.Resia
out now - Kingcrown - adult contemporary heavy metal from France
out now FEBRUUS - progressive death metal
Friday, September 4, 2026
Rhuin - "Melodic Atmospheric Black Metal from Washington State, themes exploring the Tolkien universe"
Rhuin
Olympia, Washington
Act I by Rhuin
https://rhuin.bandcamp.com/album/act-i
Invocation Ritual - death metal from Seattle
