Eva left the band after a short while and was replaced by drummer Mark Edwards. Morrison and Dunigan would soon exit as well and were replaced by bassist Rik Fox who was recruited after he had placed an ad in Music Connection magazine’s classifieds, and 19-year-old Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen…
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The band’s debut album, No Parole from Rock ‘n’ Roll was released in late 1983 on Rocshire Records. Decent support was given by MTV to the lead single, “Island in the Sun”, which showed a heavy Rainbow influence. Despite the commercial nature of the song, it received little radio play.…
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In 1983, The Accused teamed-up with fellow Seattle hardcore group REJECTORS, and Malcolm Conover’s Fatal Erection Records for the band’s debut vinyl title ‘PLEASE PARDON OUR NOISE…It Is A Sound of Freedom’; a split-12-inch LP featuring 1 side for REJECTORS, 1 side for The Accused.
In early 1983, Atomkraft returned to Impulse Studios to record another demo. Learning from their previous experience, they opted to record only two tracks for the Total Metal demo, featuring the title track, “Total Metal”, and “Death Valley”. White passed a copy of the demo to Sam Kress, who ran…
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Clarke left as a consequence of the band recording Stand By Your Man , a cover version of the Tammy Wynette classic, in collaboration with Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics . Clarke felt that the song compromised the band’s principles, refused to play on the recording and resigned, later…
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In 1983, Suicidal Tendencies signed with the independent label Frontier Records and released their self-titled debut album . It was described by critic Steve Huey as “Fast, furious, and funny… Mike Muir proves himself an articulate lyricist and commentator, delving into subjects like alienation , depression , and nonconformist politics…
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Live Evil was released in January 1983, but was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne’s Platinum-selling album Speak of the Devil .
Changing their image from that of a standard bar band to a more image-conscious metal band, Helix finally signed to Capitol Records after being rejected by them three times. In 1983, they released No Rest for the Wicked , with Greg “Fritz” Hinz (ex- Starchild ) on drums. This album…
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By 1983, after releasing three successful albums in a row and with worldwide touring, opening for Iron Maiden and others, the band came under increasing criticism for its less “incisive” sound, the use of synthesizers and the frequent changes of drummers — e.g. Nicko McBrain quit the band after Savage…
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The band headlined the 1983 Reading Festival in England, adding Deep Purple’s ” Smoke on the Water ” to their encore.