Also in 1986, New Orleans native and then-eighteen year old Phil Anselmo had heard Pantera were looking for a singer.
At the end of the year, they invited him to audition, and the eighteen-year old Anselmo was hired as the new vocalist on the spot.
In 1986, after an additional demo produced by Hammett, which included his guitar tech John Marshall on 2nd guitar, Hammett brought the band to the attention of Mark Palmer at Music for Nations in England who signed Blind Illusion to a recording contract. By 1987, Gilson had left the band…
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A then-final Rainbow album, Finyl Vinyl , was released in 1986.
Malmsteen’s successor, Mitch Perry , went on to join Billy Sheehan ‘s band Talas , followed by stints with Heaven and the McAuley Schenker Group , recording and touring with all three groups. Perry also added keyboards on Aerosmith ‘s 1986 Classics Live! release. He joined Cher on her Hear…
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Songwriting for the band’s next album had begun as early as 1986 and now, with Anselmo, continued into 1987. Keel guitarist Marc Ferrari notably contributed the song “Proud to Be Loud” which had originally been intended for their 1987 self-titled album . With the record was close to being finished,…
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Flotsam and Jetsam recorded their debut album Doomsday for the Deceiver in Los Angeles, with producer Brian Slagel and engineer Bill Metoyer. The album was released on July 4, 1986, and was the first in Kerrang! ‘ s history to achieve the 6K rating.
Def Jam’s distributor, Columbia Records , refused to release the album due to the song ” Angel of Death ” which detailed Holocaust concentration camps and the human experiments conducted by Nazi physician Josef Mengele . The album was distributed by Geffen Records on October 7, 1986. However, due to…
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The band spent the remainder of the year in the studio, recording what would become Seventh Star (1986). Warner Bros. refused to release the album as a Tony Iommi solo release, instead insisting on using the name Black Sabbath. Pressured by the band’s manager, Don Arden , the two compromised…
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Along with a new guitarist came a new, more melodic sound. The band’s fourth album, Unveiling the Wicked , was released in 1986 on the Music for Nations label. After its release, the band went out on a successful European tour with Motörhead and American power metal band Manowar .…
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