In September 1991, 1.6 million rock music fans converged in Moscow to enjoy the first open-air rock concert to be held in the Soviet Union ; it was part of the Monsters of Rock series.
In August the band performed their first concert at Japan’s largest indoor concert venue, the Tokyo Dome .
Part of the Judas Priest stage show often featured Halford riding onstage on a Harley-Davidson motorbike, dressed in motorcycle leathers and sunglasses. During a Toronto show in August 1991, Halford was seriously injured as he rode on stage, when he collided with a drum riser hidden behind clouds of dry…
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After the Painkiller tour ended in August 1991, there were indications of internal tensions within the band. Halford went on to form a street-style thrash metal group named Fight , with Scott Travis on drums for the recording sessions. He formed this band to explore new musical territory, but due…
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The album was released on July 1, 1991, and debuted at number one, selling over 600,000 copies.
In July 1991 the song “Go to Hell” was featured in the film Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey and on its soundtrack.
When members arrived back in Japan in June, 500 members of the Japan Self-Defence Forces were at the airport to control the crowd.
L.A.P.D. released their sole full-length studio album Who’s Laughing Now on May 3, 1991.
The tour began in May 1991 with a European trek with Sacred Reich and Heathen , followed by the New Titans on the Bloc tour in North America that included support from Sacred Reich, Napalm Death and Sick of It All .
In April 1991, Harris recorded Guts of a Virgin , the debut album for Painkiller , along with John Zorn and Bill Laswell .