May 2nd
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
1989
The Cure
– Disintegration
Disintegration doesn’t try to be liked. It just exists—heavy, melancholic, and utterly sincere. It’s music for when you’re too tired to cry but too alive to sleep. It remains one of the most brutally honest records ever made by a band that’s always understood the poetry of pain.
The Stone Roses
– The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses’ debut is a genre-defining album blending psychedelia, post-punk, and dance. Its anthems and atmospheric sound capture the spirit of ’80s/’90s indie, balancing raw energy with polished production, making it timeless and influential.
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
2019
Passenger – Sometimes It’s Something, Sometimes It’s Nothing at All
2014
Epica – The Quantum Enigma
Xandria – Sacrificium
2009
Gallows – Grey Britain
2008
Gemma Hayes – The Hollow of Morning
Tiamat – Amanethes
2006
Pearl Jam – Pearl Jam
Tool – 10,000 Days
Gomez – How We Operate
Gary Moore – Old New Ballads Blues
Neil Young – Living with War
Sunset Rubdown – Shut Up I Am Dreaming
Alejandro Escovedo – The Boxing Mirror
Thursday – A City by the Light Divided
Silent Civilian – Rebirth of the Temple
Ministry – Rio Grande Blood
Jewel – Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Enslaved – Ruun
Dysrhythmia – Barriers and Passages
2005
Limp Bizkit – The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
Lacrimosa – Lichtgestalt
2002
The Polyphonic Spree – The Beginning Stages of…
2000
Sleater-Kinney – All Hands on the Bad One
Aimee Mann – Bachelor No. 2
Ween – White Pepper
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Pay Attention
L7 – The Slash Years
The Lawrence Arms – Ghost Stories
Guano Apes – Don’t Give Me Names
Billy Joel – 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
Cattle Decapitation – Homovore
1995
The Apples In Stereo – Fun Trick Noisemaker
Yo La Tengo – Electr-O-Pura
Slaughter – Fear No Evil
Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged
Ian Anderson – Divinities: Twelve Dances with God
Ted Nugent – Spirit of the Wild
1991
Morbid Angel – Blessed Are the Sick
1989
Simple Minds – Street Fighting Years
Bob Mould – Workbook
Pop Will Eat Itself – This Is the Day…This Is the Hour…This Is This!
Cardiacs – On Land and in the Sea
1988
Melissa Etheridge – Melissa Etheridge
1983
New Order – Power, Corruption & Lies
1978
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – You’re Gonna Get It!
Rock & Roll
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