Staley’s funk band also required a guitarist at the time, and Staley asked Cantrell to join as a sideman . Cantrell agreed on condition that Staley join his band. Because Cantrell, Starr and Kinney wanted Staley to be their lead singer, they started auditioning terrible lead singers in front of…
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The group headed off on tour to promote Third Stage in 1987 and 1988. Third Stage was played in sequence in its entirety during the shows, with expanded arrangements of some cuts. Boston opened with “Rock and Roll Band” and brought back the original drummer, Jim Masdea, to play drums…
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Mark II followed Perfect Strangers with The House of Blue Light in 1987, which was supported by another world tour (interrupted after Blackmore broke a finger on stage while trying to catch his guitar after throwing it in the air).
In late 1987, Slayer returned to the studio to record their fourth studio album. To contrast the speed of Reign in Blood , the band consciously decided to slow down the tempos and incorporate more melodic singing. According to Hanneman, “We knew we couldn’t top Reign in Blood , so…
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After the tour for Life’s a Bitch , drummer Rob “Wacko” Hunter left the band in late 1987, to spend more time with his new wife and family. He later pursued a career in audio production and engineering, eventually working with jazz musicians Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr.
Also in 1987, Faster Pussycat appeared in the rockumentary film The Decline of Western Civilization part 2 – The Metal Years . The band was interviewed and performed live versions of “Cathouse” and “Bathroom Wall”.
1987’s Crazy Nights
In early 1987, Guedz quit the band and was replaced by São Paulo-based guitarist Andreas Kisser .
This was followed by their first major live concert called The Great Black Mass Tour held on December 24, 1986.
It was the band’s first album to be certified Gold on November 4, 1986