May 14th
Rock Albums Released on This Day in History
The perfect daily read for fans looking to explore rock history one day—and one album—at a time.
Featured Rock Albums
2013
Vampire Weekend
– Modern Vampires of the City
Modern Vampires of the City is a record for 3 a.m. subway rides, long walks home, and conversations you start in your head but never finish out loud. It’s Vampire Weekend’s best work because it feels like the first time they stopped performing and started revealing.
1982
The Clash
– Combat Rock
Combat Rock is The Clash at war with themselves—punk defiance clashing with pop ambition. Leaner than Sandinista!, yet packed with paranoia and urgency, it delivers stadium anthems and dystopian dread in equal measure. A brilliant, conflicted last stand.
1969
Neil Young with Crazy Horse
– Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere introduced Neil Young’s collaboration with Crazy Horse, whose gritty, electric backing brought a new energy to his music. The album’s mix of folk, rock, and extended jams laid the foundation for grunge and alt-rock, cementing its status as a timeless and transformative work in rock history.
More Rock Albums Released Today
Some are obscure or lesser-known, while others played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of rock and roll.
Year
Artist – Album
2021
Myles Kennedy – The Ides of March
The Black Keys – Delta Kream
Belvedere – Hindsight is the Sixth Sense
Juliana Hatfield – Blood
SeeYouSpaceCowboy / If I Die First – A Sure Disaster
Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume 1)
Fightmilk – Contender
Creeper – Sounds from the Void
2014
Casualties of Cool – Casualties of Cool
2013
Pop Evil – Onyx
The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation
The Dillinger Escape Plan – One of Us Is the Killer
Escape the Fate – Ungrateful
Mindless Self Indulgence – How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence
2007
Linkin Park – Minutes to Midnight
Funeral for a Friend – Tales Don’t Tell Themselves
Scorpions – Humanity: Hour I
2002
Weezer – Maladroit
The Black Keys – The Big Come Up
The Get Up Kids – On a Wire
Rush – Vapor Trails
Deadsy – Commencement
Primal Fear – Black Sun
Van Morrison – Down the Road
2001
R.E.M. – Reveal
Scorpions – Acoustica
Depeche Mode – Exciter
Nik Kershaw – To Be Frank
1996
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – All This Useless Beauty
The Posies – Amazing Disgrace
Spin Doctors – You’ve Got to Believe in Something
Peter Wolf – Long Line
The Raincoats – Looking in the Shadows
Amorphis – Elegy
1991
Elvis Costello – Mighty Like a Rose
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – God Fodder
The Legendary Pink Dots – The Maria Dimension
Primus – Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Mercury Rev – Yerself Is Steam
Tuff – What Comes Around Goes Around
1990
The Pretenders – Packed!
Doug Anthony All Stars – DAAS Icon
1984
Violent Femmes – Hallowed Ground
Chicago – Chicago 17
1982
The Associates – Sulk
Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed
Hawkwind – Church of Hawkwind
1981
Peter Frampton – Breaking All the Rules
1976
AC/DC – High Voltage
1971
Pink Floyd – Relics
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