Today in 1989 Mötley Crüe released the single Kickstart My Heart
Los Angeles, California Heavy/Glam Metal, Hard Rock
Status:Split-up
Years active: 1981-2015
Mötley Crüe were undeniably one of the most popular hard rock/pop-metal acts of the 1980s. Combining the theatrics and glam of Kiss with the hard power pop hooks of Cheap Trick, the Crüe out-partied, out-rocked, and outsold most of their competition. The band even managed to hit the pop chart with frequency with hits like "Dr. Feelgood" and "Without You." The combination of larger-than-life personalities that made up the L.A. band was too volatile to remain stable; singer Vince Neil and drummer Tommy Lee would drift in and out of the band from the '90s onward, but exposure from VH1's Behind the Music series and a tell-all autobiography kept the public's appetite for the Crüe whetted into the 21st century. In the new millennium the Crüe established themselves as a fashionable touring act (with Crüe Fest becoming the summer's highest-grossing festival in 2008) while continuing to release new material.
Today in 1989 Dorsal Atlântica releassed the album Searching for the Light
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Hardcore/Crossover
Status:Active
Years active 1981 (as Ness), 1982-2001, 2012-present
When the subject of early Brazilian metal bands comes up, Sepultura usually is the first mentioned, as they are arguably the country's most well-known band as well as one of the first. But Dorsal Atlantica deserves mention as well, as they came into being around the same time (the two bands debuting the same year, 1985), and they have been remarkably popular in their home country for many years, though they are less well known in other countries. Style-wise, the band has always been rooted in thrash, in particular a faster, raw form with some punk overtones and lyrics usually based on political or socio-economic themes (for these reasons, they bear a slight similarity to another elder Brazilian band, Overdose). Predictably, the earlier material such as Dividir E Conquistar shows the rougher side of the band, while on later albums such as Musical Guide From Stellium (actually the middle album of a trilogy) the band had refined their style, though aggressive poltical thrash has always been the cornerstone of the group.
Today in 1986 TKO released the album Below The Belt
Seattle, Washington Heavy Metal
Status:Split-up
Years active: 1977-1987, 1997, 2001
TKO formed in 1977 in Seattle and had a decent run in the early 80's, recording three indie albums with varying lineups surrounding vocalist/mainstay Brad Sinsel. They have a couple of ties to other well-known bands, with several early players leaving for Q5 and Sinsel recruiting a couple of Culprit members for what would turn out to be their most well-known lineup. Musically, this was pretty standard early-80's mainstream hard rock/metal, fine for its day though seemingly a step behind the major label bands playing a similar style at the time. They disbanded around 1987.
Roadrunner Records
Scott Earl Bass
Ken Mary Drums
Kjartan Kristoffersen Guitars
Brad Sinsel Vocals
Side A
1. Beware the Hunter 04:04
2. With My Back to the Wall 04:35
3. Below the Belt 03:15
4. Can't Let Go 03:55
5. Chains Don't Change 03:37
Side B
6. Rock 'n' Roll Remains 04:12
7. Seventeen 03:59
8. Doin' Time 04:23
9. Fallin' to Pieces 03:55
10. Sticks 'n' Stones 05:36
41:31
The CD re-issue (Metal Mayhem Music, 2001) features a previously unreleased bonus track:
Today in 1985 AC/DC released the single Shake Your Foundations
Sydney, Australia Hard rock, blues rock, rock and roll
Status:Active
Years active 1973 (1973)–present
Featuring one of the most recognizeable images in rock (diminutive guitarist Angus Young in his trademark schoolboy uniform), AC/DC has been in the business for more than forty years, scarcely changing their style from album to album but continuing to maintain a large following due to their simplistic yet effective hard rock and energetic live performances. They are undeniably Australia's most well-known rock export, and their style is one of the most recognizeable, and imitated, in the history of hard rock, rising to worldwide superstardom around the time of Highway To Hell, one of their seminal works. They've enduring setbacks in recent years (the failing health of Angus' brother Malcolm, the legal troubles of drummer Phil Rudd, resulting in both taking a leave of absence from the band), but Angus and crew soldier on.
"Shake Your Foundations" is a song and single by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, written by Angus and Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson.
The single was released in November 1985, taken from their 1985 album Fly on the Wall. The track was remixed by Harry Vanda and George Young, who worked with AC/DC on earlier albums, and released on Who Made Who, the soundtrack to the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive. In this short remix, the song is shortened from 4:10 to 3:53. The drum track begins at seventeen seconds and the full band kicks in at 48 seconds. Also, Johnson's vocals can be heard more clearly in the remix. Vinyl releases of the album include the remix, while most CD releases include the original version.
Today in 1983 Tokyo Blade released there self titled debut album
Salisbury, England NWOBHM, Heavy Metal
Status:Active
Years active: 1979-1980 (as White Diamond), 1980-1981 (as Killer), 1981-1982 (as Genghis Khan), 1982-1991, 1982-present, 1995-1998, 2007-present
A case study in band mismanagement, Tokyo Blade appeared on the NWOBHM scene with a strong first album, but never really capitalized on whatever success they could muster, despite (or perhaps because of) several attempts at a more commercial direction with their later releases. Their discography is a mess, mirroring the band's problems throughout their career:
(1) The first album was released with two different names, and different tracklists, though the album cover artwork was the same.
(2) Night Of The Blade was first recorded with original vocalist Alan Marsh, then (due to label pressure) re-recorded with new vocalist Vic Wright, who was brought in as a more commercially viable vocalist. The Marsh version eventually was released in 1998 as The Night Before.
(3) Neither Mr. Ice nor Pumphouse were intended to be Tokyo Blade releases. In both cases, they were separate bands for which it was decided to release albums under the Tokyo Blade name.
(4) No Remorse was also released with two sets of artwork, and was released in some areas as Eye Of The Storm. It, too, was less a Tokyo Blade album and more a Andy Boulton solo album.
Countless lineups have survived over the years, with guitarist Andy Boulton being the constant. As of late 2009, two older members of the band have come back to join Boulton in their latest incarnation.
Powerstation Records
Alan Marsh - lead vocals
Andy Boulton - guitar
John Wiggins - guitar
Andy Robbins - bass guitar
Steve Pierce - drums
Additional Musicians
Ray Dismore - guitar on track 3.
1. Powergame (4:12)
2. Break the Chains (5:07)
3. If Heaven Is Hell (6:04)
4. On Through the Night (7:29)
5. Killer City (5:46)
6. Liar (5:35)
7. Tonight (4:02)(Russ Ballard cover)
8. Sunrise in Tokyo (5:47)
9. Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia (1:13)
Total Time: 43:52
Produced by Kevin D. Nixon. Recorded at Stable Studios, engineered at Wickham Studios by Ralph Jezzard and mixed at Rooster Studios by Tony Spath except track 3, which was produced, engineered, and mixed by Andy Allen at Cave Studios, Bristol.
"Tonight" was originally performed by Russ Ballard
"Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia" is not listed on this pressing's album sleeve or label.
Re-released by High Vaultage in 1997 with five bonus tracks from 'Midnight Rendezvous' EP:
1. If Heaven Is Hell
2. Highway Passion
3. Midnight Rendezvous
4. Mean Streak
5. Death On Main Street
Remastered in 2010 by Lemon Records with bonus songs in a second CD:
1. Death On Main Street
2. Madame Guillotine (Madame Guillotine EP)
3. Breakout (Madame Guillotine EP)
4. Love Struck (Madame Guillotine EP)
5. Midnight Rendezvous (Midnight Rendezvous EP)
6. Mean Streak (Midnight Rendezvous EP)
7. If Heaven Is Hell (Midnight Rendezvous EP)
8. Highway Passion (Midnight Rendezvous EP)
9. Shadows of Insanity (The Cave Sessions)
10. School House Is Burning (The Cave Sessions)
11. Jezzabel (The Cave Sessions)
12. Monkey's Blood (The Cave Sessions)
Tokyo Blade is the debut album by English heavy metal band Tokyo Blade. It was originally released in 1983 and reissued by High Vaultage Records in a remastered edition on CD in 1997, including all the tracks from the 1984 Midnight Rendezvous EP
Today in 1982 Whitesnake released the album Saints & Sinners
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England Hard rock blues rock heavy metal
Status:Active
Years active 1978–1990, 1994, 1997, 2002–present
After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977. In the glut of hard rock and heavy metal bands of the late '70s, their first albums got somewhat lost in the shuffle, although they were fairly popular in Europe and Japan. During 1982, Coverdale took some time off so he could take care of his sick daughter. When he re-emerged with a new version of Whitesnake in 1984, the band sounded revitalized and energetic. Slide It In may have relied on Led Zeppelin's and Deep Purple's old tricks, but the band had a knack for writing hooks; the record became their first platinum album. Three years later, Whitesnake released an eponymous album (titled 1987 in Europe) that was even better. Portions of the album were blatantly derivative -- "Still of the Night" was a dead ringer for early Zeppelin -- but the group could write powerful, heavy rockers like "Here I Go Again" that were driven as much by melody as riffs, as well as hit power ballads like "Is This Love." Whitesnake was an enormous international success, selling over six million copies in the U.S. alone.
Geffen/Warner Bros
David Coverdale – lead vocals
Micky Moody – guitar, backing vocals
Bernie Marsden – guitar
Jon Lord – keyboards(R.I.P. 2012)
Neil Murray – bass
Ian Paice – drums, percussion
Mel Galley – backing vocals(R.I.P.2008)
Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Young Blood" David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden 3:30
2. "Rough an' Ready" Coverdale, Micky Moody 2:52
3. "Bloody Luxury" Coverdale 3:23
4. "Victim of Love" Coverdale 3:33
5. "Crying in the Rain" Coverdale 6:00
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Here I Go Again" Coverdale, Marsden 5:08
7. "Love an' Affection" Coverdale, Moody 3:09
8. "Rock an' Roll Angels" Coverdale, Moody 4:07
9. "Dancing Girls" Coverdale 3:10
10. "Saints an' Sinners" Coverdale, Moody, Marsden, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice 4:25
Saints & Sinners is the fifth studio album by English hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1982. It peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart.
Two of the tracks, "Crying in the Rain" and "Here I Go Again", were later re-recorded on their 1987 album Whitesnake.
The recording process began in 1981, just after the end of the Come an' Get It tour. However, tension within the band was beginning to appear. Micky Moody stated in a 1997 interview that:
"By '81 people were becoming tired. We had too many late nights, too much partying. We weren't making nowhere near the kind of money we should have been making. Whitesnake always seemed to be in debt, and I thought 'what is this?, we're playing in some of the biggest places and we're still being told we're in debt, where is all the money going?'. We hadn't got much money out of it and to be told you're 200,000 pounds in debt, when you just had six golden albums. It wasn't just me, cause everybody was getting tired, pissed off and losing their sense of identity. It was over by then, we couldn't get any further. It's difficult for a band to go more than three or four years without getting tired of each other and losing ideas. Nothing lasts forever. Everybody wanted to do something different after a few years, a solo album or write with someone else."
Moody quit the band in December 1981, and soon afterwards David Coverdale called a meeting with all Whitesnake members and put the band on hold. Coverdale was also worried about the lack of financial reward the band were having, and decided to put the band on hold to dissociate Whitesnake from their manager John Coletta (who had also been Deep Purple's manager from 1968 to 1976). After this parting of ways, Coverdale temporarily took over Whitesnake's business side.[citation needed]
During 1982, the news began to filter through the music newspapers and magazines: guitarist Bernie Marsden also quit Whitesnake, as well as bassist Neil Murray and drummer Ian Paice. Only Jon Lord stuck with David Coverdale.
In August 1982 David Coverdale called Micky Moody and asked him to return to the band. According to Moody, "towards the end of 82, David rang me up and said 'we wanna finish the Saints & Sinners album and we need to do some backing vocals etc'."There were also three new members in the band, namely former Trapeze guitarist Mel Galley, former Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell and Colin Hodgkinson on bass guitar.
As the album was almost finished, the only contribution of the new line-up to Saints & Sinners were the backing vocals recorded by Galley along with Moody at Battery Studios in London; Ian Paice's drum parts and Neil Murray's bass tracks were left untouched.
