Several influential metal bands marked significant milestones recently.

Notably, Daniel 'Danny' Edwin Carey of TOOL turned 65, while STEELHEART celebrated its 26th anniversary, and KEEP OF KALESSIN commemorated the release of their album Reptilian on May 10th, as well as ENSLAVED's The Sleeping Gods.

HATE ETERNAL released Phoenix Amongst The Ashes on May 10th in 2011, NOVEMBERS DOOM unleashed Aphotic around that time, and THE GATES OF SLUMBER celebrated the release of their album The Wretch nearly a decade ago.

Other notable releases include ARCKANUM's Fenris Kindir from 2013, CHAOSTAR's Anomima on May 10th in the same year, FEMME FATALE marking their ninth anniversary with One More for the Road, and ALDIOUS releasing Unlimited Diffusion around that time.

Additionally, HOLY BLOOD dropped Glory To The Heroes, while MARK SLAUGHTER commemorated his eighth album release with Halfway There.

HARLEY FLANAGAN released Hard-Core Dr.

Know in 2018, WHITESNAKE's Flesh & Blood earned the number 18 spot on BravePicks' top albums list.