80’s Metal/Hair Bands
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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While Jeff Pilson knows that many fans think of him solely as the former bass player in Dokken, he can hardly be pigeonholed as someone whose career peaked during the ’80s. Read More
‘We were called White Heat…by the time we got to the record company, they were like there’s too many ‘White’ bands out there. There’s Great White, Whitesnake and White Lion, we want you to change the name.’ Read More
Fun read at 411mania.com. Glam was originally from the 70’s but received a major make-over through the hard rock that was being championed from the gutters of the Sunset Strip. Glam metal went from the cool rebellious underground rock to capture the minds of kids. Read More
And even though the decades since grunge and thrash brought the march of the glam metal movement to a virtual standstill, there still remains a cult following of folks that refuse to let the genre die. Read More
“Dave Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. That’s how lucky he has been and how fortunate he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. In ‘Mustaine’ he tells a story that will inspire, stun and terrify.” -James Hetfield
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.
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