Rob Cabrini was brought in on drums for IX (1987). This lineup recorded Neurodeliri (1988) and was captured live in Poland in 1990 for Alive… in Poland . Their final release was the posthumous Dance Got Sick! EP, which, although mainly put together by Contini as a “joke”, enjoyed a…
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COC recruited Simon Bob Sinister after the breakup of their fellow Carolina band and Death Records labelmates Ugly Americans. The band’s 1987 release, the Technocracy EP , featured the hectic crossover thrash musicianship of COC with a cleaner vocal style than they had in the past. The band issued the…
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Long Way to Heaven was followed by the release of Wild in the Streets in 1987, featuring the title track and a cover of ” Dream On ” by Nazareth . One song from that record, “She’s Too Tough” was written by Joe Elliot , lead singer for Def Leppard…
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This recording later became the first side of the band’s debut album Scum in 1987.
1987’s Crazy Nights
The band stopped gigging in 1987. Members went into studio production, occasionally guesting on other projects; Thomas most notably worked on the Phenomena CD with Glenn Hughes .
In 1987, during the filming of Eat the Rich – in which Lemmy was taking a starring role alongside well-known comedy actors such as Robbie Coltrane , Kathy Burke , the regulars from the Comic Strip ensemble, and various other musician cameo appearances – Gill left the band and Taylor…
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In early 1987, Guedz quit the band and was replaced by São Paulo-based guitarist Andreas Kisser .
The release of Mystification in 1987 coincided with the beginning of long-term financial troubles for Black Dragon Records in Europe, who soon after lost their distribution partners in both North America and Europe. Marketing malpractices by Black Dragon also resulted in several bands signed under them getting blacklisted by distributors…
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After the tour for Life’s a Bitch , drummer Rob “Wacko” Hunter left the band in late 1987, to spend more time with his new wife and family. He later pursued a career in audio production and engineering, eventually working with jazz musicians Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr.