May 23rd
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
2000
A Perfect Circle
– Mer de Noms
Mer de Noms isn’t just a good debut—it’s a spell. An atmosphere. A slow-burning fever dream for those who like their rock with a little more elegance and a lot more bite. It aches, it roars, and it whispers things you’ll be thinking about long after it ends.
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
Rotting Christ – Pro Xristou
2011
Neal Morse – Testimony 2
2008
Kataklysm – Prevail
2006
Angels & Airwaves – We Don’t Need to Whisper
Less Than Jake – In with the Out Crowd
The Classic Crime – Albatross
Damone – Out Here All Night
Murder by Death – In Bocca al Lupo
House of Lords – World Upside Down
Mission of Burma – The Obliterati
Osaka Popstar – Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk
Def Leppard – Yeah!
2005
Audioslave – Out of Exile
Bruce Dickinson – Tyranny of Souls
Four Tet – Everything Ecstatic
2000
Primus – Tales from the Punchbowl
Matchbox Twenty – Mad Season
Catherine Wheel – Wishville
XTC – Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
King’s X – Please Come Home… Mr. Bulbous
Dropkick Murphys – The Singles Collection, Volume 1
Dynamite Hack – Superfast
Slick Shoes – Wake Up Screaming
Slick Shoes/Cooter – Slick Shoes/Cooter Split
Don Henley – Inside Job
King Crimson – the construKction of light
The Crown – Deathrace King
Pitchshifter – Deviant
1995
Primus – Tales from the Punchbowl
Everclear – Sparkle and Fade
The Rembrandts – LP
Dokken – Dysfunctional
Chris Isaak – Forever Blue
Bad Brains – God of Love
Malevolent Creation – Eternal
Beastie Boys – Root Down
1994
Stevie Nicks – Street Angel
1989
Ramones – Brain Drain
Wang Chung – The Warmer Side of Cool
1988
Van Halen – OU812
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Up Your Alley
Rod Stewart – Out of Order
1987
Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1
1986
Poison – Look What the Cat Dragged In
1984
The Bangles – All Over the Place
1980
The Beat – I Just Can’t Stop It
Roxy Music – Flesh and Blood
Whitesnake – Ready an’ Willing
Graham Parker – The Up Escalator
The Human League – Travelogue
Elton John – 21 at 33
1979
Kiss – Dynasty
1975
Elton John – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Todd Rundgren – Initiation
Captain & Tennille – Love Will Keep Us Together
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