Lamounier departed in March 1985 and became the leader of pioneering Brazilian black metal band Sarcófago .
By this time Gerry Bron was Uriah Heep manager no longer (they were looked after by Neil Warnock in Europe and Blue Öyster Cult’s management team in the US) and then, finally, Bronze Records collapsed under the weight of debts, which, according to Box, “cost Heep a lot of money”.…
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Damian Hamada left the band soon after its formation and had his last show with them on February 18, 1985 at Shibuya Live-Inn.
Blue Öyster Cult re-united with Albert Bouchard for a California tour in February 1985, infamously known as the ‘Albert Returns’ Tour. This arrangement was only temporary and caused more tensions between the band and Bouchard, since he had thought he would be staying on permanently, which was not the case.…
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In 1985, the band released their first studio album, featuring “Death Row” material and the lineup of Liebling on vocals, Griffin on guitar, Swaney on bass, and Rose on drums. Initially self-titled, the album was often referred to as Relentless due to it being renamed when it was reissued by…
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The band hired Bruce Kulick , the brother of Balance ‘s Bob Kulick , in 1985 to replace St. John.
The band released Disturbing the Peace in the spring of 1985. The album was produced by Eddie Kramer who had worked with Led Zeppelin , Jimi Hendrix , and Triumph , among others. “God Blessed Video” was the first single and video, yet MTV barely played it. The album peaked…
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The band enlisted heavy metal vocalist Tony Martin to re-record Gillen’s tracks, and Bevan rejoined to complete a few percussion overdubs. Before the release of the new album, Black Sabbath accepted an offer to play six shows at Sun City , South Africa, during the apartheid era. The band drew…
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By 1985 some tension began to grow within the band, caused by differences about the musical style between Pil Trafa and Stuka. Stuka wanted to incorporate some post-punk and gothic rock influences, favouring the sounds of acts such as The Cure and U2 (which finally materialized in their 1986 album…
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Supported by Pursino, whose style better fit DeFeis’ songwriting than Starr’s had, Virgin Steele new lineup recorded Noble Savage , which melds classic and epic music. Today, this album is still considered one of the most important manifests of heavy and epic metal worldwide. Between 1985 and 1986, some members…
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