This Mark V line-up recorded just one album, Slaves and Masters (1990)
Two years later, Faster Pussycat recorded their most successful album, Wake Me When It’s Over . The album earned gold status from the RIAA . Sales were mainly driven by the hit single “House of Pain”. Music videos were produced for “House of Pain” and “Poison Ivy”. While the band…
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1990 saw the release of the Highlights and Lowlives studio album, composed of blues-based heavy metal and one ballad. The album was co-produced by notable grunge producer Jack Endino and producer Roland Hofmann. The line-up was Peterson, Whaley on drums and MacDonald on guitars.
In 1990, the band recorded a cover of Carly Simon ‘s ” You’re So Vain ” for a compilation called Rubáiyát: Elektra’s 40th Anniversary and filmed a video. The song was later included on the 1992 Belted, Buckled And Booted EP.
Blue Cheer followed up Highlights and Lowlives with the much heavier Dining with the Sharks . Duck MacDonald was replaced by German ex-Monsters guitar player Dieter Saller in 1990. Also featured is a special guest appearance by Groundhogs guitarist Tony McPhee . The album was co-produced by Roland Hofmann and…
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In 1990, the band recorded the album Architect of Fear in Germany (again self-produced) showcasing the band’s heavier side. They toured Europe in 1991 as special guests of German band Running Wild . 1992 saw the band releasing an EP called Heads Up , featuring four new studio songs and…
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The band spent most of the 1990s touring without releasing an album of new material, although they did contribute two new songs to the Bad Channels movie soundtrack, released in 1992, and also released an album of re-recorded songs from the band’s original lineup, called Cult Classic , in 1994.…
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In the early 1990s, Malmsteen released two albums, Eclipse (1990) and Fire & Ice (1992), with the singer Göran Edman (ex-Madison and Vinnie Vincent Invasion ), followed by The Seventh Sign (1994) and Magnum Opus (1995) with former Loudness singer Mike Vescera . Despite his early and continuous success in…
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In the early 1990s, Peterson and Whaley re-located to Germany. In 1992, Peterson recorded his first solo album, Child of the Darkness , in Cologne with a band named “The Scrap Yard”. The album appeared five years later in Japan on Captain Trip Records . After Peterson came back to…
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By the early 1990s tempers had cooled between former bandmates Carlos Cavazo and Kevin DuBrow, and they started to communicate again. They eventually formed the band Heat in 1991 with bassist Kenny Hillery and drummer Bobby Rondinelli . This foursome reverted to the name Quiet Riot the following year, and…
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