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
GAMMA RAY heavy metal power metal live album anniversary
GAMMA RAY heavy metal power metal live album anniversary
October 24, 2008: Gamma Ray > Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome - Live in Montreal 2CD- Steamhammer Records
October 24, 2008: Gamma Ray > Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome - Live in Montreal VIDEO 2DVD- Steamhammer Records
(The complete title is: "Hell Yeah !!! The Awesome Foursome and the Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn't Want to Wear His Donald Duck Costume - Live in Montreal")
Gamma Ray - Man on a Mission (Live)
ORPHANED LAND Oriental Metal live album anniversary
ORPHANED LAND Oriental Metal live album anniversary
October 24, 2011: Orphaned Land - The Road to OR-Shalem: Live at the Reading 3, Tel-Aviv - live album - Century Media Records
October 24, 2011: Orphaned Land - The Road to OR-Shalem: Live at the Reading 3, Tel-Aviv - video - Century Media Records
It is best to watch this show! The band sounds great.
From a review at The Metal Archives: Amazing show - 90% -Human666, December 7th, 2024. "In conclusion, The Road to OR-Shalem is a quality live album featuring some of the greatest songs Orphaned Land has written. Its performances and production are top-notch, capturing the atmosphere of a live show in an authentic yet highly professional way. If you are a fan of Orphaned Land, or simply someone looking to explore something original in the metal world, you should definitely get this record."
"Orphaned Land is an Israeli heavy metal band formed in 1991. They combine Mizrahi and Maghrebi Jewish, Arabic, Turkish, and other Middle Eastern and North African musical elements, with metal (with particular influence from Yemenite Jewish and, in their early years, Moroccan Jewish music), as well as from Sephardic music, and other sounds from the Mediterranean Region." -Wikipedia
Orphaned Land - The Road To OR-Shalem, (live at Reading 3 in Tel Aviv) [full show]
MEGADETH heavy metal cassette anniversary
RAMONES - "Beat on the Brat" - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
RAMONES - "Beat on the Brat" - RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
"Beat on the Brat" is the second song from the Ramones' debut studio album released on April 23, 1976 by Sire Records. 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 - "Beat on the Brat"
SAXON - "Big Teaser" - SAXON heavy metal discography
SAXON - "Big Teaser" - SAXON heavy metal discography
According to The Metal Archives, May 21, 1979 is the release date for self-titled debut album by Saxon. "Big Teaser" is song number three on the album. Before Saxon defined their signature fast heavy metal sound, their 1979 debut was influenced in 1970s hard rock, British glam rock, and blues. "Big Teaser" showcases the band channeling a hard rock gritty bar band energy. The band is rawand energetic, and still finding its way. Well, I like it! It's Saxon!
SAXON - Big Teaser
in memory of singer Marcie Free/Mark Free
Stryper anniversary – Live in Indonesia
STRYPER anniversary
October 23, 2012: Stryper – Live in Indonesia at Java Rockin' Land - MVD Visual
STRYPER anniversary - "No More Hell to Pay"
STRYPER anniversary
Stryper - "No More Hell to Pay" (Official Video)
new FORBIDDEN album out now
Friday, October 23, 2026
new JERNLOV black metal album out today!
new JERNLOV black metal album out today!
October 23, 2026: Jernlov - Redemption - Nordic Mission Records
Bandcamp about this album: JERNLOV provides melodic black metal to the masses, a genre Norway has mastered better than anyone. Tremolo storms and blast beats collide with wide melody and hymn-like clean passages. Fans of Vreid, Cor Scorpii and Slechtvalk will feel immediately at home: blackened ferocity that never forgets to soar, frosty riffs; but warmth burning underneath. The music is built on contrasts - and so are the lyrics. Across the album it contemplates mortality, fear, guilt, the philosophy of life, despair and hope. The album takes advantage of its list of quality vocalists, giving you death metal growls, black metal screeches and thrashy riffs in the Western Norwegian fashion we have all come to love.
Redemption by Jernlov
RAMONES trailblazing rock and roll discography
SAXON heavy metal discography
According to The Metal Archives, the May 21, 1979 debut album by Saxon begins with the one-minute instrumetal intro "Rainbow Theme," After the intro, the song proper "Frozen Rainbow" begins.
(Based on the version of the CD that I have, the two tracks are divided at different time marks, compared to what The Metal Archives shows.) Personally, I really like this bluesy, melodic song. It's different from the stereotype or image of early Saxon as an aggressive, angry heavy metal band.
SAXON - Rainbow Theme
MEGADETH Countdown to Extinction live CD and DVD anniversary - Japan edition
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Happy birthday to RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer!
IRON MAIDEN classic heavy metal anniversary
IRON MAIDEN classic heavy metal anniversary
October 22, 1984: Iron Maiden - Aces High (single)
Iron Maiden - Aces High (Official Video)
remembering MOUNTAIN's Leslie West on his birthday
remembering MOUNTAIN's Leslie West on his birthday
October 22, 1945: birthday - Leslie West [Leslie Abel West (Weinstein); October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020]
Wikipedia says:
Mountain was an American rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in 1969. Originally consisting of vocalist-guitarist Leslie West, bassist-vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight, and drummer N. D. Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing), the group disbanded in 1972, but reunited on several occasions prior to West's death in 2020. They are best known for their 1970 smash hit song "Mississippi Queen", which remains a staple of classic rock radio, as well as the heavily sampled song "Long Red", and their performance at Woodstock Festival in 1969. Mountain is one of many bands commonly credited with influencing the development of heavy metal music during the 1970s.The group's musical style primarily consisted of hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal.
MOUNTAIN - Mississippi Queen (Live on "The Show" 02-24-1970) - * RARE * remastered audio
UDO heavy metal anniversary
UDO heavy metal anniversary
October 22, 2021: U.D.O. - Game Over - AFM Records
"U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded in Solingen by eponymous vocalist Udo Dirkschneider following his departure from Accept in 1987." -Wikipedia
UDO - Fear Detector
LED ZEPPELIN - anniversary of an album that changed the world of rock and heavy metal music
LED ZEPPELIN - anniversary of an album that changed the world of rock and heavy metal music
October 22, 1969: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - Atlantic Records
"Led Zeppelin II was not well-received by contemporary music critics. John Mendelsohn wrote a negative review of the record for Rolling Stone, in which he mocked the group's heavy sound and white blues" -Wikipedia
BUT the American rock fans did not care for all the negativity and jealously towards Led Zeppelin because Wikipedia also says:
The album was released on 22 October 1969 on Atlantic Records, with advance orders of 400,000 copies. The advertising campaign was built around the slogans 'Led Zeppelin – The Only Way to Fly' and 'Led Zeppelin II Now Flying'. In the United States, some commercially duplicated reel-to-reel copies of Led Zeppelin II made by Ampex bore the title Led Zeppelin II – The Only Way to Fly on their spine. Commercially, Led Zeppelin II was the band's first album to hit No. 1 in the US, knocking The Beatles' Abbey Road (1969) twice from the top spot, where it remained for seven weeks. By April 1970 it had registered three million American sales, whilst in Britain it enjoyed a 138-week residence on the LP chart, climbing to the top spot in February 1970. Meanwhile, the album reached the top spot in 5 other national albums charts (including the Canadian, Australian and Spanish albums charts). In November Ritchie Yorke reported in Billboard that while the album had achieved "staggering" sales, as a hard rock record it was considered unsuitable for North American Top 40 radio stations, who were "dreary and detached from the mainstream of contemporary rock music".
The album also yielded Led Zeppelin's biggest hit, "Whole Lotta Love". This song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970, after Atlantic went against the group's wishes by releasing a shorter version on 45. The single's B-side, "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)", also hit the Billboard chart, peaking at No. 65 in April 1970. The album helped establish Led Zeppelin as an international concert attraction, and for the next year, the group continued to tour relentlessly, initially performing in clubs and ballrooms, then in larger auditoriums and eventually stadiums as their popularity grew.
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (Remaster) [Official Full Album]
BORKNAGAR - progressive extreme metal anniversary
BORKNAGAR - progressive extreme metal anniversary
October 22, 2001: Borknagar - Empiricism - Century Media Records
"Empiricism is the fifth studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Borknagar. It is their first studio album to feature Vintersorg frontman Andreas Hedlund on vocals and Jan Erik 'Tyr' Tiwaz on bass. It was also the last album to feature Jens F. Ryland on guitar until his return to the band in 2010." -Wikipedia
"Each of the songs flow extremely well, so you never skip a beat. Each of the songs has a little of everything: some sections are more guitar driven, some are more keyboard oriented, and there are always spaces open for Asgeir's drumming to shine, or Vintersorg's great vocal work to take center stage, and, in the case of Four Element Synchronicity's bridge section, even for a bass/piano duet by Lazare and Tyr. It's an excellent album for black metal fans, and progressive metal fans alike. One of my all time favorites." -Progressive mastery - 96% Dark_Mewtwo1, May 2nd, 2006 - The Metal Archives
BORKNAGAR - The Genuine Pulse
ELDERWIND - nature atmospheric black metal anniversary
ELDERWIND - nature atmospheric black metal anniversary
October 22, 2018: Elderwind - Чем холоднее ночь / The Colder the Night
"The basis of the new journey Elderwind lay 8 wanderings in the contemplation of the captivating horizons of unknown distances that delight the spirit of the traveler, forcing to forget about everything and plunge into the cycle of trials, sorrow, joy and grandeur of the beauty of the landscape.This is an internal dialogue with nature, the search for threads connecting us with its great mysteries." -Wikipedia
Чем холоднее ночь / The colder the night by Elderwind
SEPULTURA groove metal anniversary
SEPULTURA groove metal anniversary
October 22, 1996:: Sepultura > Chaos A.D. > 1996, CD, Roadrunner Records (Gold disc, Remastered) [reissue of 1993]
SEPULTURA - Biotech Is Godzilla
FORBIDDEN Bay Area Metal anniversary
FORBIDDEN Bay Area Metal anniversary
October 22, 2010: Forbidden - Omega Wave - Nuclear Blast Records
"Omega Wave is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Forbidden, released on October 22, 2010. It was the band's first studio recording in 13 years (since 1997's Green) and the first album to feature two new band members, Steve Smyth on guitar and Mark Hernandez on drums. This is also the final Forbidden studio album to feature vocalist Russ Anderson." -Wikipedia
FORBIDDEN - Forsaken at the Gates
KISS - single anniversary - Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll
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 22, 1974: KISS - Let Me Go, Rock ’n’ Roll — (single from October 22, 1974 album Hotter than Hell)
KISS - Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll
KISS - Hotter than Hell anniversary
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 22, 1974: KISS - Hotter than Hell - Casablanca Records
"Hotter than Hell is the second studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on October 22, 1974, by Casablanca Records. It was certified gold on June 23, 1977, having shipped 500,000 copies." -Wikipedia
KISS - Hotter Than Hell
METAL CHURCH heavy metal anniversary
METAL CHURCH heavy metal anniversary
October 22, 2013: Metal Church - Generation Nothing - Rat Pak Records
"Generation Nothing is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church. It is their first after their late 2012 reunion, and their fourth and last to feature vocalist Ronny Munroe." -Wikipedia
METAL CHURCH - Bulletproof (Remastered, 2025)
Happy birthday to BLOODGOOD singer Les Carlsen!
SCARDUST melodic symphonic metal anniversary
SCARDUST melodic symphonic metal anniversary
October 22, 2020: Scardust - Gone (single) - M-Theory Audio (song number nine on the October 30, 2020 album Strangers)
Scardust is an Israeli progressive and symphonic metal band formed in Ramat Gan in 2013. Known for blending heavy, complex guitar riffs with grand orchestral arrangements, dynamic rhythm sections, and polyphonic choir compositions, the band has established a distinct presence in the international progressive metal scene. Their discography includes their debut EP Shadow (2015), followed by full-length studio albums Sands of Time (2017), the concept album Strangers (2020), and Souls (2025).
Scardust - Gone (Official Music Video)
Strangers album by Scardust
ANTESTOR black metal album anniversary
ANTESTOR black metal EP anniversary
Happy birthday to SEVENDUST bassist Vinnie Hornsby!
Demon Hunter metalcore anniversary
remembering the great Hungarian composer Franz Liszt on his birthday
EAGLE THE WHITE remembers Christian Frankish Warrior Charles "The Hammer" Martel - The Christian Franks led by Charles Martel defeat The Muslim invasion and save Western Europe from Islamic rule
ICED EARTH heavy metal EP anniversary
ICED EARTH heavy metal anniversary
October 21, 2003: Iced Earth – The Reckoning - Steamhammer Records
"'The Reckoning' is a single by American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The single was released in October 2003, but originally the band had planned to release the album The Glorious Burden (from which the tracks on 'The Reckoning' are taken from) in October 2003, but after the band was forced to move the album's release date due to singer Matt Barlow's departure from the band, record company released 'The Reckoning' in order to fill in the gap. 'The Reckoning' was also the first Iced Earth release from to feature lead vocalist Tim 'Ripper' Owens." -Wikipedia
Iced Earth - "The Reckoning" (Official Music Video 4K)
ICED EARTH heavy metal covers anniversary
ICED EARTH heavy metal anniversary
October 21, 2002: Iced Earth – Tribute to the Gods - Century Media Records
"Tribute to the Gods is a covers album by heavy metal band Iced Earth. It is notable as the last Iced Earth album featuring Larry Tarnowski on lead guitar, and the last featuring singer Matt Barlow on vocals until his 2007 return. It was also their last album with Century Media until they returned to the label in 2010. This record was first released in 2001 in the box set Dark Genesis, but was re-released as a standalone disc in 2002. It was then re-released as part of the set Enter the Realm of the Gods along with the band's 1989 demo Enter the Realm in 2008 with new cover." -Wikipedia
Creatures of the Night (cover version)
STRYPER keeping it yellow and black heavy metal anniversary
STRYPER keeping it yellow and black heavy metal anniversary
October 21, 2022: Stryper - The Final Battle - Frontiers Records
"The Final Battle is the nineteenth release and fourteenth studio album by Christian metal band Stryper, produced by frontman Michael Sweet and released on October 21, 2022." -Wikipedia
Stryper - "Transgressor" - Official Music Video
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
SODOM - German thrash death anniversary
SODOM - German thrash death anniversary
October 21, 1992: Sodom: Tapping the Vein > 1992, CD, Metal Mania (Japan)
[The earliest release date listed on The Metal Archives is August 1, 1992 on Steamhammer Records.]
"Tapping the Vein is the fifth studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released in August 1992 through Steamhammer/SPV. The album was recorded with producer Harris Johns at Dierks Studios in Cologne, Germany. The release marks the studio debut of guitarist Andy Brings and is the last album to feature original member Chris Witchhunter on drums. The album represents a return to a heavy and fast-paced musical direction, and features notable death metal characteristics." -Wikipedia
Sodom - Body Parts (2024 Remaster) (Official Audio)
in memory of IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno
remembering IRON MAIDEN inspiration Samuel Taylor Coleridge -author of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner- on his birthday
NAPALM DEATH grindcore anniversary
NAPALM DEATH grindcore anniversary
Napalm Death > Order of the Leech > 2002, CD, Spitfire Records
"Order of the Leech is the tenth studio album by the British grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 2002 through Spitfire. Although credited in the line-up, Jesse Pintado never performed. The second guitar is actually Mitch Harris overdubbing, hence marking this album's lineup as today's lineup. 'The Great Capitulator' is 2:49. At the end of the song, a long silence follows from 2:50 to 9:56. At 9:57, a soundbite comes fading in of a fan speaking of his attitude to metal music, mentioning bands like Krabathor or Immortal. His speech is then translated in Czech. It is the last album in a trilogy to feature these kinds of soundbites, with the others being Leaders Not Followers EP and Enemy of the Music Business." -Wikipedia
NAPALM DEATH - Lowest Common Denominator
PROTECTOR - German thrash death anniversary
PROTECTOR - German thrash death anniversary
October 21, 1988: Protector - Golem - Atom H Records
"Germanophobe"
The mankind always look for scapegoats
And we germans fit very good for that
Well our history is full of blood
But look at the history of other countries
No blood? No war? No killings? I don't see that!
Aggression, violence, invasions everewhere!
Corpses, ruins, killing - the world bleeds
Opression? A leader? Warplans? In our land?
Freedom? Justice? Equality is what counts!
Please learn now, or believe what you want!
Disgusting smiles, defame - oh, so nice
If you don't know better? Please, shut up!
I am so damned sick of it! Wouldn't you be too?
You call us nazis - and Führer's slaves
But we're no nazis - We're no fascists
We're germans - We're humans like you!
Let's free the earth from dictators
History the signpost of the future
Genocide, murder, rasism - stop it!!!
Terror, injustice, fear must leave our planet
Let us build a new, better world
Nobody shall ever suffer again!
Never again!!!
PROTECTOR - Germanophobe
Happy birthday to DELIVERANCE guitarist vocalist Jimmy P. Brown!
Happy birthday to DELIVERANCE guitarist vocalist Jimmy P. Brown!
James Peter Brown II - October 21, 1969 - birthday
"Deliverance is an American Christian metal band. A progenitor of Christian thrash metal, they shifted towards progressive metal and alternative rock. The band was founded by Jimmy P. Brown II in 1985, who has been the only constant member through numerous lineup changes ... Jimmy P. Brown II formed Deliverance in 1985 in Los Angeles. They debuted in 1989 with Deliverance, followed up by Weapons of Our Warfare in 1990, What a Joke in 1991, and Stay of Execution in 1992. These releases featured traditional thrash and speed metal. The band was a Christian thrash metal pioneer. The debut album earned them the label of Metallica clones, sometimes meant as praise. Weapons of Our Warfare is considered the band's peak. The music video for the title song earned regular airplay on MTV Headbangers Ball, and in 1999, Metallica's Lars Ulrich listed the video on his Top 10 metal videos." -Wikipedia
DELIVERANCE - Weapons of Our Warfare
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