In August, the band appeared at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in the United Kingdom, performing to an audience of more than 100,000.
Following the poor commercial performance of The Eternal Idol , Black Sabbath were dropped by both Vertigo Records and Warner Bros. Records, and signed with I.R.S. Records . The band took time off in 1988, returning in August to begin work on their next album. As a result of the…
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On 2 July 1988 Motörhead were one of the performers at the Giants of Rock Festival in Hämeenlinna , Finland. The tracks were released as No Sleep at All on 15 October. A single from the album was planned with the band wanting “Traitor” as the A-side, but ” Ace…
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Released in July 1988, South of Heaven received mixed responses from both fans and critics, although it was Slayer’s most commercially successful release at the time, debuting at number 57 on the Billboard 200, and their second album to receive gold certification in the United States. Press response to the…
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In June 1988, Megadeth appeared in Penelope Spheeris ‘ documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years . The documentary chronicled the Los Angeles heavy metal scene of the late 1980s, and Spheeris, who had directed Megadeth in the video for ” Wake Up Dead “, decided…
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The Vanishing Tour Vol.2 took the band to 20 locations for 24 shows from June to July
On 8 May 1988, Iron Maiden played a show at the legendary heavy metal venue L’Amour in Brooklyn under the name “Charlotte and the Harlots”. L’Amour was a regular hang-out for many band members and particularly Steve Harris, who knew DJ/Host/Booker Chuck Kaye .
Spencer left Flotsam and Jetsam shortly after a U.S. tour in the fall of 1987; his replacement was Troy Gregory . Their second studio album, No Place for Disgrace , was released in May 1988, and includes a cover of Elton John ‘s hit ” Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting…
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In May 1988, Ram It Down was released, featuring several reworked songs left over from Turbo , in addition to new songs. The band recorded three tracks with pop producers Stock-Aitken-Waterman : two originals, “Runaround” and “I Will Return”, and a cover of the Stylistics’ hit ” You Are Everything…
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In the meantime the band released its first album, Vanishing Vision through Extasy Records on April 14, 1988, and toured extensively in support of the record.