Further trouble for the band came during their 9 October 1980 concert at the Milwaukee Arena , which degenerated into a riot that caused $10,000 in damages to the arena and resulted in 160 arrests.
On 18 August 1980, after a show in Bloomington, Minnesota , Ward quit the band.
The next day, the band appeared at the 1980 Day on the Green at Oakland Coliseum
On 26 July 1980, the band played to 75,000 fans at a sold-out Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with Journey , Cheap Trick and Molly Hatchet
Heaven and Hell was released on 25 April 1980, to critical acclaim.
making their first live appearance with Dio in Germany on 17 April 1980.
with Butler returning to the band in January 1980 and Nicholls moving to keyboards.
In 1980, they were signed by Liquid Flames Records, and released their first album, Frost and Fire , in 1981, with Tim Baker on vocals and songs written by bassist and guitarist Greg Lindstrom. It was described by some music journalists as ‘The Worst Heavy Metal Album of All Time’.
After a month of rehearsals, Space Meat alumnus John Jennings joined to create Pentagram’s dual-guitar “Mark II” lineup, but he was soon asked to leave the group and his position was filled by guitarist O’Keefe. After this lineup’s first rehearsal, Jennings called O’Keefe to tell him that he was leaving…
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In 1980, bassist Lee Abney and guitarist Victor Griffin formed a Knoxville, Tennessee , (later based in Northern Virginia ) doom metal band named Death Row. Shortly thereafter, drummer Joe Hasselvander joined, and the group recruited Liebling on vocals. Former member Swaney soon replaced Abney on bass and the band…
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