This Day in Metal’s Post

Sad news to pass along. Michelle Kerr co-founder of Cosa Nostra PR has passed. Another amazing human being and metal supporter. Please if you can donate to the gofundme campaign here: https://gofund.me/243b5a18

Sept 13th 1967 #TimRipperOwens singer with #KKsPriest and former with #JudasPriest was born. #HappyBirthday #MetalMusicianBirthday Did you know… With Judas Priest, he was nominated once for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1999, with the song "Bullet Train".

🚨 ALBUM REVIEW: Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear To Speak "Where Gods Fear To Speak truly captures Oceans of Slumber's sound, even amping it up even further to a more grandiose level. " READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/gV4qRABZ

🚨 The Origin of Winter Metal - An Interview With Wolfheart Tuomas Saukkonen, vocalist of "Winter Metal" band Wolfheart sits down to discuss writing their various albums including latest record Draconian Darkness. READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/g8KgUnw3

Sept 12th 2008 #Metallica released the album "Death Magnetic" #TheDayThatNeverComes #Cyanide #AllNightmareLong #TheJudasKiss #HeavyMetal Did you know... Death Magnetic made Metallica the first band to achieve five consecutive number 1 studio albums on the #Billboard   200.

Sept 7th 1988 #Metallica released the GREAT album "And Justice For All" #One #HarvesterOfSorrow #Blackened #EyeOfTheBeholder #HeavyMetal Did you know... It was the first Metallica studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted. The album reached number 6 on the #BillboardCharts

Sept 3rd 1984 #IronMaiden released the GREAT album "Powerslave" #AcesHigh #2MinutesToMidnight #FlashOfTheBlade #BackInTheVillage #HeavyMetal Did you know... In 2017, it was ranked 38th on #RollingStone’s list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

🚨Ahead of Metal Allegiance’s 10th Anniversay Show at Starland’s in New Jersey this Friday, I spoke with Alex Skolnick about anything and everything from his storied career, from Testament to Savatage to jazz. Check it out HERE: https://lnkd.in/g_F3SjPQ

🚨Former Corrosion of Conformity frontman Karl Agell sat down with me to discuss the upcoming debut from Legions of Doom on Tee Pee Records and COC’s 1991 classic “Blind.” https://lnkd.in/gUksBHCq