North America’s biggest thrash tour in 20 years rolled into SoCal August 30th at the Long Beach Arena. METAL SHOP’s Ralph Cartel was there for American Carnage with Slayer and Megadeth and shared some great photos.
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Announced last month, Def Leppard will play its multiplatinum 1987 album ‘Hysteria’ in its entirety for Viva Hysteria!, which will begin March 22 at The Joint at Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The band’s stay follows Hard Rock residencies from Mötley Crüe and Guns N’ Roses. Vegas.com: What do you think…
In 1984, I was 17 when my parents allowed me to attend my first concert. It was Motley Crue opening for Ozzy Osbourne at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. The Crue was it with the red hot ‘Shout at the Devil’ fueling their rise that year and stealing some of the thunder from…
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…
METAL SHOP listener Matt Chase from Vancouver, Washington attended a ‘George Lynch Guitar Clinic’ in Portland, Oregon. Matt says ‘What I probably needed more than guitar tips, was some good tanning tips. George especially dug the old-school Mr. Scary shirt. Said only a real fan would ‘wear that shirt.’
The 80’s. When men looked like women and women tried to keep up. One of my favorite band names, VIXEN originally formed in 1980 in Los Angeles and played the club scene for seven long years before breaking out with the release of their self-titled debut.
Did you know the first single and VIXEN’S biggest hit “Edge of a Broken Heart” was written by Richard Marx? (He makes a cameo appearance in the video).
That debut album sold millions, but like a lot of hair bands at the end of the decade, their follow up ‘Rev It Up’ (1990) didn’t fare as well. VIXEN broke up the following year.
No ‘Foolin’ – 30 years ago today (January 20, 1983), “Pyromania” was released. DefLeppard.com: “Wow ….. I can’t believe it’s 30 years since Pyromania came out! It had been a labour of love to make (little did we know in comparison to Hysteria, it was a piece of cake!)…. Multiple studios in London,…