May 21st
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
2021
Mdou Moctar
– Afrique Victime
Mdou Moctar’s Afrique Victime combines the hypnotic traditions of Tuareg guitar music with electrifying, modern rock sensibilities. The album is a powerful blend of fiery guitar solos, intricate rhythms, and impassioned vocals, creating an emotional journey that transcends language and borders.
2010
Stone Temple Pilots
– Stone Temple Pilots (2010)
After a hiatus and a period of turmoil, STP reformed in 2008 with Weiland back in the fold. The self-titled album is a comeback of sorts, but it never quite recaptures the magic of the ’90s. There’s nothing particularly wrong with the album; it just lacks the urgency and excitement of their earlier work.
1996
Soundgarden
– Down on the Upside
Down on the Upside doesn’t try to tie things up in a bow. It leaves threads hanging, doors ajar. That restlessness, that refusal to conform even to their own myth, is what makes it last. Soundgarden weren’t just burning out—they were setting fire to their own rulebook.
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
Twenty One Pilots – Scaled and Icy
Pop Evil – Versatile
Monster Magnet – A Better Dystopia
The Tragically Hip – Saskadelphia
Fiddlehead – Between the Richness
Waterparks – Greatest Hits
Vexed – Culling Culture
Mannequin Pussy – Perfect
Reigning Sound – A Little More Time with Reigning Sound
Gary Numan – Intruder
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods
Lord Huron – Long Lost
Jess and the Ancient Ones – Vertigo
Vola – Witness
Debauchery – Monster Metal
The Devil Wears Prada – ZII
Mat Kearney – January Flower
Dayglow – Harmony House
2017
The Basics – In the Rude!
2013
Airbourne – Black Dog Barking
New Politics – A Bad Girl in Harlem
Tesla Boy – The Universe Made of Darkness
2012
Burzum – Umskiptar
2010
Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
Pendulum – Immersion
Apparatjik – 4 Can Keep a Secret If 3 of Them Are Dead
2008
Nightmare – Killer Show
2007
The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
Devin Townsend – Ziltoid the Omniscient
Paradise – Lost In Requiem
Gary Moore – Close as You Get
2006
Gotye – Like Drawing Blood
2004
SR-71 – Here We Go Again
2002
The Decemberists – Castaways and Cutouts
Meredith Brooks – Bad Bad One
Something Corporate – Leaving Through the Window
Goldfinger – Open Your Eyes
Ugly Casanova – Sharpen Your Teeth
Superjoint Ritural – Use Once and Destroy
Tommy Lee – Never a Dull Moment
MxPx – Ten Years and Running
The The – 45 RPM: The Singles of The The
Killswitch Engage – Alive or Just Breathing
Box Car Racer – Box Car Racer
Star One – Space Metal
Danzig – I Luciferi
Dio – Killing the Dragon
Poison – Hollyweird
NOFX – 45 or 46 Songs That Weren’t Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
Wishbone Ash – Bona Fide
Bad Company – Merchants of Cool
2001
Tindersticks – Can Our Love…
4Lyn – 4Lyn
1999
Freedom Call – Stairway to Fairyland
In Flames – Colony
1996
The Wallflowers – Bringing Down the Horse
Ani DiFranco – Dilate
Scorpions – Pure Instinct
Great White – Let It Rock
Fishbone – Chim Chim’s Badass Revenge
Jason Becker – Perspective
Magnapop – Rubbing Doesn’t Help
Cannibal Corpse – Vile
The Suicide Machines – Destruction by Definition
1993
Nomeansno – Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?
1992
Luna Sea – Image
1991
Helloween – Pink Bubbles Go Ape
Milltown Brothers – Slinky
1989
B’z – Off the Lock
1987
Guided By Voices – Sandbox
1985
Joe Walsh – The Confessor
1976
David Bowie – Changesonebowie
Blue Öyster Cult – Agents of Fortune
1971
Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher
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