49 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Unleash 'Paranoid'
The landmark release includes metal staples like 'Paranoid,' 'War Pigs' and 'Iron Man.'
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28 Years Ago: Guns N' Roses Issue 'Use Your Illusion I' & 'II'
On Sept. 17, 1991, Guns N' Roses issued the ambitious 'Use Your Illusion' I and II albums.
21 Years Ago: Marilyn Manson Goes Glam With 'Mechanical Animals'
On Sept. 15, 1998, Marilyn Manson switched things up with the more glam-styled concept album 'Mechanical Animals.'
11 Years Ago: Metallica Release ‘Death Magnetic’
Get the story to the follow-up to the panned 'St. Anger.'
24 Years Ago: Red Hot Chili Peppers Release 'One Hot Minute'
Their first album without John Frusciante.
18 Years Ago: Slayer Release ‘God Hates Us All’
On Sept. 11, 2001, Slayer issued their brutal barrage, 'God Hates Us All.'
44 Years Ago: KISS Release the Game-Changing Live Album ‘Alive!'
You wanted the best, you got the best!
18 Years Ago: System of a Down Unleash 'Toxicity'
'Toxicity' remains System of a Down’s most popular album and one of the most offbeat and original multiplatinum metal releases of all time.
29 Years Ago: Judas Priest Release 'Painkiller'
Just when it looked like Judas Priest had been dethroned by a new wave of thrash bands, the defenders of metal lashed back with their 12th album, 'Painkiller.'
35 Years Ago: Iron Maiden Unleash 'Powerslave'
The heavy metal community was already in the grip of Iron Maiden fever when the band released its fifth studio album, Powerslave, on Sept. 3, 1984.