by Bram Teitelman | Jul 13, 2016 | Today In Metal
On July 13th, 1985, one of the biggest concerts in music history happened, as Live Aid occurred simultaneously in Philadelphia and London. Bands including Queen, U2, Led Zeppelin (kind of), Madonna. the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan played the event, which was a fundraiser...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 22, 2016 | News, Today In Metal
Today in 1986, Ozzy Osbourne’s fourth album, The Ultimate Sin, was released. While many, including Ozzy, view it as one of his worst, we disagree. And even though it’s currently out of print physically, you can still listen to it online. It was, in many...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 9, 2015 | News, Today In Metal
[youtube]https://youtu.be/pWAJG71Urbw[/youtube] 30 years ago today (9), Twisted Sister released the follow-up to their 1984 smash Stay Hungry. Come Out and Play was, well, it was not particularly great. While the album was popular enough to go gold, it didn’t...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 27, 2015 | News, Today In Metal
On April 27th, 1984, the debut full length album from Ratt, Out of the Cellar, was released. Having come out four months after Quiet Riot got the first #1 metal album in Billboard chart history, it, along with that album and Motley Crue’s Shout at the...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 12, 2015 | News, Today In Metal
Today in 1990, Prong’s sophomore album, Beg to Differ, was released. The album, their first for Epic Records, brought the New York City trio into the national spotlight for the first time. When we caught up with guitarist and vocalist Tommy Victor, he seemed...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 2, 2015 | News, Today In Metal
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal was just starting to pick up steam in 1981, and Iron Maiden was a large part of why. In April of 1980, the band released their self-titled debut, an instant classic. Just ten months later, they released Killers, their sophomore...