May 3rd
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
2019
Vampire Weekend
– Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride is Vampire Weekend at their weirdest and most open—sunny melodies masking existential dread, West Coast ease clashing with quiet chaos. It’s a sprawling, pastel-tinted album full of contradictions that somehow feels at peace.
1988
Living Colour
– Vivid
Living Colour’s Vivid revolutionized rock with its genre-blending mix of funk, hard rock, heavy metal, and punk. With fiery riffs, powerhouse vocals, and sharp political commentary, it’s a bold, cohesive statement on both sound and society.
1976
Aerosmith
– Rocks
Rocks is Aerosmith at their rawest—no frills, just gut-punching riffs and unhinged swagger. Perry and Whitford’s guitars snarl, Tyler shrieks like a man possessed, and the whole band swings like a wrecking ball. Sleazy, loud, and utterly lethal.
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
2023
P.O.D. – Veritas
Mdou Moctar – Funeral for Justice
Better Than Ezra – Super Magick
The Lemon Twigs – A Dream Is All We Know
Frank Turner – Undefeated
Snarls – With Love
Kavus Torabi – The Banishing
Broadcast – Spell Blanket
2019
Bad Religion – Age of Unreason
Big Thief – U.F.O.F.
Ruby Fields – Permanent Hermit
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – End of Suffering
Pile – Green and Gray
Judah & the Lion – Pep Talks
Filthy Friends – Emerald Valley
Myrath – Shehili
Amon Amarth – Berserker
2013
Rod Stewart – Time
2011
Sixx:A.M. – This Is Gonna Hurt
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Stevie Nicks – In Your Dreams
2005
Nine Inch Nails – With Teeth
The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday
The Go-Betweens – Oceans Apart
Fall Out Boy – From Under the Cork Tree
Joe Perry – Joe Perry
Aimee Mann – The Forgotten Arm
The Raveonettes – Pretty in Black
Mike Doughty – Haughty Melodic
Oneida – The Wedding
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals – Cold Roses
2004
Marillion – Marbles
Animal Collective – Sung Tongs
1999
Suede – Head Music
1994
The Fall – Middle Class Revolt
The Allman Brothers Band – Where It All Begins
1993
Terrorvision – Formaldehyde
New Order – Republic
1990
Melvins – Bullhead
1988
Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime
Bruce Hornsby and the Range – Scenes from the Southside
a-ha – Stay on These Roads
The Madness – The Madness
1982
Frank Zappa – Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch
1974
Rick Wakeman – Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Status Quo – Quo
1971
Leon Russell – Leon Russell and the Shelter People
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– Collectibles
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