Maiden In The Mix When MTV Launched 30 Years Ago
August 1, 1981: one of the first videos played on MTV was Iron Maiden’s ‘Iron Maiden.’ It was played after about the first hour MTV signed on.
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Queensryche 10/12/06 Portland, OR
You haven’t heard it until you’ve heard it live. I have a whole new perspective of Queensryche’s ‘Operation: Mindcrime II’ after seeing the band play live October 12, 2006 in Portland, Oregon. It’s no surprise the sequel to Operation: Mindcrime hasn’t received praise like the original, but geez, the first album was one…
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Okay, I am kinda torn here. Half of my brain says this is kind of awesome… the other half says ‘WTF?!’
Europe Back To The Start For 30th Anniversary
Blabbermouth.net: Swedish hard rockers EUROPE celebrated the 30th anniversary of their appearance at the Swedish rock talent contest Rock-SM this past Thursday, December 13 by performing the song “In The Future To Come” at Hovet in Stockholm during the Scandianvian leg of their “Bag Of Bones” tour. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can…
30 for 30: Marking A METALLICA Milestone
October, 1981: James Hetfield responds to a classified ad in Los Angeles placed by drummer Lars Ulrich and METALLICA is officially formed. There was a beginning and the first 10 years featured some of the greatest rock music ever recorded. As the band starts their fourth decade, there isn’t one person on planet…
VH1 Metal Mania Stripped 3/8/07 Anaheim, CA
The Hollywood Key Club was the place to be March 8th as VH1 presented Metal Mania Stripped with live performances from Jani Lane, Dokken, Great White, Slaughter, Tesla and Queeensryche. METAL SHOP was granted an exclusive backstage warm up show by Queensryche. Here’s a few pictures from the show, enjoy -Ralph. [print_gllr…
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Megadeth Maiden In Vegas; Guns N’ Roses Izzy A No Go
Hi there! Back for another merry round of what’s up in 80’s Metal. Photos, video and stories are coming from the big weekend of live metal in Las Vegas. METAL SHOP listener Bianca Trujillo attended the MEGADETH concert last Friday (Feb. 26th). Check out her recap and photos at this location –…