Metallica played its largest show at the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park , England, on August 17, 1985, with Bon Jovi and Ratt , playing to 70,000 people.
Following both Ward’s and Butler’s exits, sole remaining original member Iommi put Sabbath on hiatus, and began work on a solo album with long-time Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls . While working on new material, the original Sabbath line-up agreed to a spot at Bob Geldof ‘s Live Aid on 13…
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On 13 July 1985, Judas Priest, along with Black Sabbath and other performers, played Live Aid at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia . Their setlist included “Living After Midnight”, ” The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) ” and “(You’ve Got) Another Thing Comin’”.
In July 1985, Napalm Death briefly reformed in order to appear at a concert at the Mermaid in Birmingham which was also notable as the last concert by Final. The group consisted of a four-piece line-up of Miles Ratledge on drums; Bullen – performing vocals, bass and guitar; Graham Robertson…
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The band’s second full-length album, Invasion of Your Privacy , was released in July 1985. It peaked at No. 7 (which is the same peak position that Out of the Cellar attained). The album met with mostly positive reactions from fans and critics. AllMusic has called it “another batch of…
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On 5 April 1985, ITV broadcast four songs that were recorded after the band went off air on their earlier appearance on The Tube programme. A week later the band, dressed in tuxedos, played four songs on the live Channel 4 music show ECT (Extra-Celestial Transmission). To celebrate the band’s…
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Show No Mercy had sold over 40,000 copies, which led to the band returning to the studio to record their second full-length album. Metal Blade financed a recording budget, which allowed the band to hire producer Ron Fair . Released in April 1985, Slayer’s second full-length album, Hell Awaits ,…
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The band recorded their debut album, Bonded by Blood , in the summer of 1984 with the band’s manager Mark Whitaker producing. Concert photos from their 1984 performance at Aquatic Park ‘s Eastern Front Metal Festival (with Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies ) and at Ruthie’s Inn (with Megadeth and Slayer)…
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D.R.I.’s second full-length album, Dealing with It! , was released in March 1985 on Metal Blade Records . The group toured extensively in support of the album. During the recording of the album, Josh Pappe took a leave from the band. Mikey Offender (Mikey Donaldson – bass player of The…
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In March 1985, Slayer began a national tour with Venom and Exodus , resulting in their first live home video dubbed Combat Tour: The Ultimate Revenge . The video featured live footage filmed at the Studio 54 club. The band then made its live European debut at the Heavy Sound…
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