June 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
2019
Baroness
– Gold & Grey
Baroness gave the record a tense, uneasy beauty. You won’t walk away humming the whole thing, but certain moments will cling to you—half-heard, half-felt. Gold & Grey doesn’t aim to be perfect. It aims to be real. And in its tangle of glory and grit, it succeeds.
2011
Black Veil Brides
– Set the World on Fire
Set the World on Fire finds Black Veil Brides clawing away from their metalcore roots, shedding the growls for soaring choruses, arena-sized riffs, and enough hair-spray bravado to make early Mötley Crüe proud.
2005
Foo Fighters
– In Your Honor
In Your Honor is a double album with a split personality, it’s half diesel-powered rock machine, half candlelit introspection. You get the sense he wanted to prove something, not just to listeners but to himself: that he could go big and soft without losing the plot.
1968
Cream
– Wheels of Fire
Across this sprawling double album, you can hear the group lean harder into their blues roots while blowing out the speakers with raw volume and wild improvisation. It’s messy, thrilling, and more than a little unhinged—which is exactly what makes it great.
Iron Butterfly
– In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly is a landmark album in heavy metal and psychedelic rock. The album’s title track is a 17-minute epic that is often regarded as one of rock’s first “jam” compositions and captivated audiences, setting a new standard for psychedelic music.
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
2024
Cola – The Gloss
The Decemberists – As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again
Fu Manchu – The Return of Tomorrow
The Early November – The Early November
Julie Christmas – Ridiculous and Full of Blood
Sea Girls – Midnight Butterflies
John Cale – Poptical Illusion
Hockey Dad – Rebuild Repeat
John Grant – The Art of the Lie
Black Country Communion – V
2019
Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – Bigger Life
Neal Morse – Jesus Christ the Exorcist
Thank You Scientist – Terraformer
X Ambassadors – Orion
Timo Tolkki’s Avalon – Return to Eden
Stonefield – Bent
Bad Books – III
Bastille – Doom Days
2011
The Dear Hunter – The Color Spectrum
Dananananaykroyd – There Is a Way
2010
We Are Scientists – Barbara
2005
54-40 – Yes to Everything
Eric Johnson – Bloom
Static-X – Start a War
Life of Agony – Broken Valley
2004
Gyroscope – Sound Shattering Sound
OCS – 2
Beastie Boys – To the 5 Boroughs
1999
Super Furry Animals – Guerrilla
1994
Suicidal Tendencies – Suicidal for Life
Spin Doctors – Turn It Upside Down
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Pure and Simple
1991
Frank Zappa – You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4
1985
Scorpions – World Wide Live
Corey Hart – Boy in the Box
1982
Pete Townshend – All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
Various Artists – Metal Massacre
1976
Chicago – Chicago X
1974
Barclay James Harvest – Everyone Is Everybody Else
1972
Simon & Garfunkel – Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits
1970
Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead
1968
Vanilla Fudge – Renaissance
1965
The Beatles – Beatles VI
1962
Bobby Vee and The Crickets – Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets
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