Sepultura’s first U.S. show followed, held on October 31, 1989 at the Ritz in New York City, opening for King Diamond .
Kiss ended the decade with the October 1989 release Hot in the Shade . Although the album failed to achieve Platinum status, it spawned the hit ballad ” Forever “, co-written by Michael Bolton . Peaking at No. 8 in the US, it was the group’s highest-charting single since “Beth”…
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In October 1989, D.R.I. released their fifth album Thrash Zone . Continuing in the same vein as 4 of a Kind , the album was another success for D.R.I. and two music videos were released to accompany it, “Beneath the Wheel” and “Abduction”. The band toured for almost two years…
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The band continued to tour, but as soon as they came back home from Japan , in July 1989, Steer and Dorrian left the band: Steer decided to dedicate himself full-time to Carcass, while Dorrian formed the doom metal group Cathedral . The group recruited Jesse Pintado (ex- Terrorizer )…
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At the height of their success Helloween decided to sign with then-major label EMI Records after being urged to do so by their management company Sanctuary, who also managed Iron Maiden . Their former label Noise Records sued them for breach of contract which effectively put the band on hold.…
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Mosley was replaced with singer Mike Patton in 1988. Patton, who was singing with his high school band, Mr. Bungle , was recruited at Martin’s suggestion after he heard Mr. Bungle’s first demo tape, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny . According to Patton, he first met the band…
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The unsuccessful Headless Cross US tour began in May 1989 with openers Kingdom Come and Silent Rage, but because of poor ticket sales, the tour was cancelled after just eight shows. The European leg of the tour began in September, where the band were enjoying chart success. After a string…
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The album Blue Blood was released on April 21, 1989, and debuted at number six on the Oricon chart.
Black Sabbath released Headless Cross in April 1989, and it was also ignored by contemporary reviewers, although AllMusic contributor Eduardo Rivadavia gave the album four stars and called it “the finest non-Ozzy or Dio Black Sabbath album”. Anchored by the number 62 charting single “Headless Cross”, the album reached number…
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The inaugural Headbangers Ball Tour started in April 1989 with Helloween joining San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Exodus in support of headlining act Anthrax . The band was slotted in the prestigious second spot, right before Anthrax’s set. On the heels of this exposure to U.S. audiences, the…
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