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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Blue Öyster Cult re-united with Albert Bouchard for a California tour in February 1985, infamously known as the ‘Albert Returns’ Tour. This arrangement was only temporary and caused more tensions between the band and Bouchard, since he had thought he would be staying on permanently, which was not the case.…
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The band enlisted heavy metal vocalist Tony Martin to re-record Gillen’s tracks, and Bevan rejoined to complete a few percussion overdubs. Before the release of the new album, Black Sabbath accepted an offer to play six shows at Sun City , South Africa, during the apartheid era. The band drew…
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Final Steeler bassist Greg Chaisson also joined a succession of L.A. bands, including Legs Diamond , Hellion , and Terriff (with future Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Joe Holmes ). In 1985, he unsuccessfully auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne ‘s band in Scotland, where he met Jake E. Lee who invited him to…
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The band’s comedic videos featured slapstick violence against parents and teachers, which led to criticism. Twisted Sister was singled out by the Parents Music Resource Center in 1985. Their songs “Under the Blade” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It” were specifically mentioned in the associated Senate hearings. Snider, along with…
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The band made its live debut in local clubs and in California and had the opportunity to play with bands such as Megadeth , Armored Saint , Alcatrazz , Malice , Exciter , Mercyful Fate , Riot , Autograph and Icon . In 1985, Mark Vasquez stepped out and then-17-year-old…
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On November 9, 1985, the band released its fourth studio album, Come Out and Play , produced by Dieter Dierks . It was not nearly as successful as its predecessor, although it did earn the band a gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies. Some speculate that the failure was…
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The band released Disturbing the Peace in the spring of 1985. The album was produced by Eddie Kramer who had worked with Led Zeppelin , Jimi Hendrix , and Triumph , among others. “God Blessed Video” was the first single and video, yet MTV barely played it. The album peaked…
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Simmons stated in his autobiography Kiss and Make-Up that Van Halen founder Eddie Van Halen was eager to replace Frehley as Kiss’s lead guitarist. Simmons and Eddie’s brother Alex convinced Eddie to remain with Van Halen. Eddie was willing to break up Van Halen due to tensions between himself and…
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