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Metal Queen Doro Pesch Talks ’86 ‘Monsters Of Rock’
Blabbermouth.net: On August 16, 1986, German metal queen Doro Pesch was the first woman to front a heavy metal band (WARLOCK) at the Monsters Of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England, the most important European rock meeting of the ’80s. Doro recounts the experience in the video below.
80’s Metal Salute To Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra may well be spinning in his grave over the heavy metal hijacking of a dozen cornerstone numbers from his repertoire for “Sin-atra,” but given the testosterone-drenched machismo that was central to the way he lived his life and sometimes sang, there’s actually a certain twisted logic to this shotgun marriage. Read More…
Scorpions (7/29/10)
Scorpions, ‘Get Your Sting and Blackout’ World Tour 2010 with special guest Cinderella, stopped in Ontario, California on July 29th. METAL SHOP’s Ralph Cartel sent in some photos. [print_gllr id=1970]
How Queensrÿche Got Their Name
Queensrÿche drummer Scott Rockenfield says the band didn’t come up with many alternatives when it came to naming themselves. “We started as a covers band playing Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, all the fun stuff. But with Geoff Tate singing with us we were able to play the more challenging songs. We were called…
Bach On Skid Row Reunion; Money Makes It Happen
Eddie Trunk’s “Friday Night Rocks” radio show on New York’s Q104.3 FM: Sebastian Bach on why a reunion of Skid Row’s classic lineup hasn’t happened yet: “There’s one dude out of five that doesn’t wanna do it; it’s so simple. That’s what’s happening.” “I will always be the singer of Skid Row, no…
80’s Hair Bands Who Hit No. 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart
It’s not as many as you might think. More proof the fix was in when the record labels and traditional radio ruled the music business. For example, the week of May 21, 1988, Def Leppard’s smash hit ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The #1…