The band’s first release with Epic was How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today , released in 1988. The album was mostly stripped of the band’s punk and hardcore roots, instead featuring a thrash-oriented sound with more complex song structures and a greater emphasis on instrumental…
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Two of the three songs on the record – cover versions of Diamond Head’s ” Am I Evil? ” and Blitzkrieg ‘s “Blitzkrieg” – appeared on the 1988 Elektra reissue of Kill ‘Em All .
the 1988 greatest hits compilation Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
In 1988, Queensrÿche released Operation: Mindcrime , a narrative concept album that proved a massive critical and commercial success. The album’s story revolved around a junkie named Nikki, who is brainwashed into performing assassinations for an underground movement. Nikki is torn over his misplaced loyalty to the cause and his…
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On December 26, 1987, the band participated in an audition held by CBS/Sony
After nearly a year in production, The Eternal Idol was released in November 1987 and ignored by contemporary reviewers. On-line internet era reviews were mixed. AllMusic said that “Martin’s powerful voice added new fire” to the band, and the album contained “some of Iommi’s heaviest riffs in years”. Blender gave…
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They released their second studio album, and debut with Kisser, Schizophrenia , in October of that year.
Exodus’ lineup remained stable for the recording of their next two albums, and the underground success attained with Bonded by Blood would lead to the group’s signing to Sony / Combat Records , who released the band’s second album Pleasures of the Flesh in October 1987. The album was engineered…
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On August 21, 1987, an all-covers extended play (EP), titled The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited , was released.
In August 1987, they performed at the Rock Monster event at Kyoto Sports Valley and gave out their first home video, Xclamation .