The band’s comedic videos featured slapstick violence against parents and teachers, which led to criticism. Twisted Sister was singled out by the Parents Music Resource Center in 1985. Their songs “Under the Blade” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It” were specifically mentioned in the associated Senate hearings. Snider, along with…
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On November 9, 1985, the band released its fourth studio album, Come Out and Play , produced by Dieter Dierks . It was not nearly as successful as its predecessor, although it did earn the band a gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies. Some speculate that the failure was…
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Final Steeler guitarist Kurt James was part of the first incarnation of what would become M.A.R.S. , and contributed guitars to Black Sheep’s 1985 album, Trouble in the Streets , alongside Paul Gilbert . He recorded the eponymous Dr. Mastermind album with former Wild Dogs members Matt McCourt and Deen…
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Final Steeler bassist Greg Chaisson also joined a succession of L.A. bands, including Legs Diamond , Hellion , and Terriff (with future Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Joe Holmes ). In 1985, he unsuccessfully auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne ‘s band in Scotland, where he met Jake E. Lee who invited him to…
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In the US, the 1985 tour out-grossed every other artist except Bruce Springsteen .
After a year of performing, Sepultura signed with Cogumelo Records in 1985.
Metal Heart was released in 1985. Produced by Dieter Dierks (then-known for working with Scorpions ), it presented the band’s creative peak. Accept toured the world supporting the album, and documented the live shows with the live mini-album Kaizoku-Ban .
Two other former Ratt members and bandmates in Sarge—guitarist Chris Hager and bassist Matt Thorne , a.k.a. Matt Thorr (who replaced Cristofanilli)—would also soon join Rough Cutt. After his departure, Cristofanilli temporarily joined Ratt himself, later joining forces with members of the band Sin, who went on to release the…
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Later that year, they released Bestial Devastation , a split EP with Brazilian band Overdose.
Simmons stated in his autobiography Kiss and Make-Up that Van Halen founder Eddie Van Halen was eager to replace Frehley as Kiss’s lead guitarist. Simmons and Eddie’s brother Alex convinced Eddie to remain with Van Halen. Eddie was willing to break up Van Halen due to tensions between himself and…
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