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John Bonham, drummer for Led Zeppelin, dies at 32 on September 25, [3] after a binge of heavy drinking. His death was similar to Bon Scott's, and caused Led Zeppelin to disband. April: Brian Johnson joins AC/DC replacing Bon Scott as lead singer.
The album's heavy sampling by Eric B. became influential in hip hop production. [328] [329] [330] Reception and influence: June 17, 1987 Pleased To Meet Me: The Replacements Alternative rock; power pop [331] post-punk [332] Sire: Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the 1980s: #71 [6] UNCUT: The 500 Greatest Albums of The 1980s: #102 [10]
Youth Gone Wild: Heavy Metal Hits of the '80s is a series of compilation albums of heavy metal songs of the 1980s, the heyday of the genre. The title comes from the song by Skid Row , which does not appear in the series.
As pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, Iron Maiden released a series of UK and US Platinum and Gold albums, including 1980's debut album, 1981's Killers, and 1982's The Number of the Beast – its first album with Dickinson, who in 1981 replaced Paul Di'Anno as lead singer. The addition of Dickinson was a turning point in ...
Done with Mirrors is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on November 4, 1985. [1] It marked the return to the band of guitarists Joe Perry, who left in 1979 and Brad Whitford, who departed in 1981. The band's first album on Geffen Records, it was intended as their ‘comeback’. However, the record failed to live ...
After the American death metal band Cannibal Corpse released their debut album Eaten Back To Life in 1990, it was banned from being sold or displayed in Germany because of its graphic cover art ...
As of 2014, the series consists of sixteen compilation albums. Though predominantly a series of cover albums, Punk Goes Acoustic , Punk Goes Acoustic 2 and Punk Goes Acoustic 3 completely deviate from this theme, featuring only acoustic versions of original songs by the featured bands, while 2013's Punk Goes Christmas features a mix of both ...
It has been featured in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, [58] as well as in Martin Popoff's edition of the Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. [59] About.com ranked it third on their list of "Essential Thrash Metal Albums", commenting that more than two decades after its release, the record holds a status as an ...