In June 1982, Frehley’s departure from the band was negotiated
Hetfield played guitar live for the first time at the band’s fifth gig, in May 1982.
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (then-called US D.R.I. ) was formed in Houston in May 1982 by former members of the hardcore punk band Suburbanites. The original line-up consisted of Spike Cassidy on guitar, Kurt Brecht on lead vocals, Eric Brecht on drums and Dennis Johnson on bass, which was basically the…
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The band played as a five-piece at their fourth gig, which took place in April 1982 in Costa Mesa with lead guitarist Brad Parker, though he did not last.
The band started its own T-shirt company and record label. The group released two singles that eventually made it over to the UK and caught the attention of Martin Hooker, the president of indie label Secret Records , a small British label that was mainly a punk outlet. Jay Jay…
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Having heard about drummer Mike Bordin , who had played in local San Francisco bands, Morris and Worthington talked him into joining Sharp Young Men. According to Morris, it took significantly longer for them to find a bassist, with the band eventually recruiting Billy Gould via a newspaper ad around…
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Hetfield took vocal duties at the band’s first gig, which took place in March 1982 at Radio City in Anaheim with newly recruited bassist Ron McGovney .
In early 1982, having recruited drummer Frankie Banali , bassist Chuck Wright , and guitarist Carlos Cavazo , DuBrow contacted Rhoads to ask if he had any objections to him reviving the name Quiet Riot for his new band. Rhoads gave him his blessing but said he wanted to check…
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Between 26 and 28 January 1982, the band started recording their self-produced new album at Ramport Studios, before moving onto Morgan Studios to continue the sessions throughout February. On 3 April the single ” Iron Fist ” was released, reaching No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart, followed by the…
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Soon afterward, Kiss made major changes to its business dealings – chief among them was severing ties with its manager of nine years, Bill Aucoin, and cutting back on its unwieldy organizational tree. Although Frehley had already decided to leave the band, he was pictured on the covers of 1982’s…
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