Dead Ringer is a 1981 album by Meat Loaf and is the second of his three albums written entirely by Jim Steinman. The album cover features an illustration by comic book artist and horror illustrator Bernie Wrightson. Steinman started to work on Bad for Good, the album that was supposed to be the follow-up to … Read more
Get Nervous is the fourth album by singer Pat Benatar, released in November 1982. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and stayed on the charts for 46 weeks. Three tracks from the album were released as singles: “Shadows of the Night”, “Little Too Late” and “Looking for a Stranger”; all reached … Read more
Tropico is American rock singer Pat Benatar’s fifth studio album, and sixth album overall, released in 1984. It peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard album chart and produced the Grammy-nominated #5 Pop hit “We Belong”. Additional well-known songs from the album were “Painted Desert”, “Outlaw Blues” and “Ooh Ooh Song” (also a Top-40 hit), … Read more
Down for the Count is the seventh studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal band Y&T, released in 1985 through A&M Records. It contains the band’s biggest hit “Summertime Girls”, which charted at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song had initially appeared as the lone studio track on the band’s live album, Open … Read more
Allied Forces is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in 1981. The album reached #23 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart assisted by the singles “Magic Power” and “Fight the Good Fight,” which hit #8 and #18, respectively, on the Mainstream Rock chart of 1981.
Chinatown is the tenth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It introduced guitarist Snowy White who would also perform on the next album as well as tour with Thin Lizzy between 1980 and 1982; he replaced Gary Moore as permanent guitarist. White had previously worked with Cliff … Read more
Blackout is the eighth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1982 on EMI Germany Records and Mercury Records. After losing his voice during the writing of the album, lead vocalist Klaus Meine had to undergo surgery on his vocal cords and it was uncertain whether he would be able to … Read more
Animal Magnetism is the seventh studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1980. The RIAA certified Animal Magnetism as Gold on 8 March 1984, and Platinum on 28 October 1991.
Eye of the Tiger is the third album by American rock band Survivor, released in 1982. It reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 chart. It features the title track, which is the theme song of the film Rocky III. The single went to #1 in both the US and UK, while “American Heartbeat” reached … Read more
The Final Countdown is the third studio album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. Released on 26 May 1986 through Epic Records, the album was a huge commercial success selling over 3 million units in the United States alone, peaking at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and reaching high positions in … Read more