In December 1987, the band released a further single, ” Touched by the Hand of God “, with a Kathryn Bigelow -directed video parodying glam-metal . The song was one of four new tracks recorded for the American comedy film Salvation! , and reached number 20 on the UK Singles…
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On the strength of this first recording Peaceville asked Doom if they would record a full LP for them, which they agreed to do. The War is Big Business demo was recorded on 27 November 1987, which the band sold as a cassette at gigs. In February 1988, Doom went…
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After nearly a year in production, The Eternal Idol was released in November 1987 and ignored by contemporary reviewers. On-line internet era reviews were mixed. AllMusic said that “Martin’s powerful voice added new fire” to the band, and the album contained “some of Iommi’s heaviest riffs in years”. Blender gave…
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The Music for the Masses Tour began on 22 October 1987.
The band’s first single, “Way Out”, was mixed with producer Gavin MacKillop. When it was released in October 1987, it broke into the top 100 and was praised by the Smiths ‘ frontman Morrissey in the music magazine Melody Maker , but attracted little notice. The band continued to perform…
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Strangeways, Here We Come reached number two in the UK in October 1987, and was the Smiths’ most successful album in the US, reaching number 55 on the Billboard 200 . Morrissey and Marr name it as their favourite Smiths album. Two further singles from Strangeways were released with live,…
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The trio of Gerry, Danny and Wiz maintained closeness and enlisted Chris Jones (who drummed in local band Exit East ) to join their new group. The new name, initially suggested by Steib in the Capricorn era, was decided as Mega City Four. The group were officially formed in 1987…
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About this time a small label called Peaceville Records was starting up. They heard about Doom through word of mouth and asked if they were interested in contributing songs to the first Peaceville compilation A Vile Peace . Doom went into the studio to record their first demo on 28…
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The Stupids were featured in the 22 August 1987 edition of the NME about the band and the UK skate scene, and also made the front page.
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine were formed on 6 August 1987 when Carter and Morrison were the only band members to turn up for a charity gig at the London Astoria , and went on stage to perform as a duo with backing tapes.