May 8th
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
2020
Hayley Williams
– Petals for Armor
Petals for Armor is a bold and introspective solo debut that showcases Hayley Williams’ evolution as an artist beyond her work with Paramore. The album is a raw exploration of vulnerability, healing, and empowerment, embracing themes of self-discovery and emotional resilience.
2016
Radiohead
– A Moon Shaped Pool
A Moon Shaped Pool isn’t reinvention—it’s Radiohead turning inward, whispering grief and memory into eerie beauty. Fragile, haunting, and quietly brave, it lingers like a ghost in the room, full of dissolving strings, unraveling hearts, and quiet power.
1970
The Beatles
– Let It Be
Let It Be is the Beatles fraying at the edges but still finding flashes of brilliance. Loose, raw, and worn with emotion, it’s less a grand finale and more a bittersweet snapshot of a legendary band trying to finish the story, flaws and all.
1961
Rick Nelson
– Rick Is 21
Rick Is 21 captures Rick Nelson at a crossroads—still teen idol, but maturing fast. Blending rockabilly charm with early pop sophistication, it’s a smooth, heartfelt album that hints at the deeper artistry he’d later explore.
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
2020
Blake Mills – Mutable Set
I Break Horses – Warnings
2017
Grateful Dead – Cornell 5/8/77
2012
Silversun Pickups – Neck of the Woods
Cattle Decapitation – Monolith of Inhumanity
2009
Epica – The Classical Conspiracy
2008
No Age – Nouns
2007
The Sea and Cake – Everybody
Becoming the Archetype – The Physics of Fire
Ike Reilly Assassination – We Belong to the Staggering Evening
Neurosis – Given to the Rising
Rush of Fools – Rush of Fools
Newsboys – GO Remixed
2006
Hoobastank – Every Man for Himself
Dirty Pretty Things – Waterloo to Anywhere
Scott Walker – The Drift
2001
Sum 41 – All Killer No Filler
Staind – Break the Cycle
The Black Crowes – Lions
David Byrne – Look into the Eyeball
Danzig – Live on the Black Hand Side
Jimi Hendrix – Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection
Mark Lanegan – Field Songs
Mushroomhead – XX
Blues Traveler – Bridge
Katatonia – Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Falconer – Falconer
Lost Horizon – Awakening the World
Amon Amarth – The Crusher
1995
Filter – Short Bus
Scott Walker – Tilt
1990
Yngwie Malmsteen – Eclipse
Adrian Belew – Young Lions
World Party – Goodbye Jumbo
Bruce Dickinson – Tattooed Millionaire
The Bangles – Greatest Hits
Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips
1989
Phish – Junta
Kirsty MacColl – Kite
1981
Samson – Shock Tactics
1974
The Kinks – Preservation Act 2
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