Conspiracy is the fourth studio album by King Diamond, being the second part of a story that begun on the album “Them”. It was released August 21, 1989 on the Roadrunner label. The song “Cremation” appears in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend. Conspiracy is the last album to feature drummer Mikkey Dee who left … Read more
“Dream Evil” is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Dio released in July 1987. The album is recorded at the Village Recorder, Los Angeles (USA) in the same year. Engineered by Angelo Arcuri.
QR III is the fifth studio album released by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot in 1986. The name of this recording is short for “Quiet Riot III”. Despite the title, this is actually the band’s fifth studio album. However, it is their third major label/worldwide release and the band’s first two releases were titled … Read more
Screaming Blue Murder is the third studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool. It was released on Bronze Records in 1982, and featured one line-up change in bassist Ghislaine ‘Gil’ Weston, formerly of The Killjoys, replacing the recently departed founding-member Enid Williams. Nigel Gray, who had previously worked with The Police, produced the album.
Stay Hungry is the third album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Released on May 10, 1984, the album features the band’s two biggest hits, “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock” and the power ballad “The Price”. According to RIAA certification, Stay Hungry gained multi-platinum status with U.S. sales of more … Read more
The Headless Children is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released by Capitol Records in 1989. The album demonstrates a certain maturity from the band, with lyrics of a political and social nature. Track 6 in particular “The Neutron Bomber” is about recently retired US President Ronald Reagan. “Mean Man” is … Read more
Under Lock and Key is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 22, 1985, through Elektra Records. The album reached No. 32 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for 67 weeks. Two singles also charted: “The Hunter” and “In My Dreams”, both reaching No. 25 … Read more
Inside the Electric Circus is the third studio album by heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in October 1986 through Capitol Records; a remastered edition featuring two bonus tracks was reissued in 1997 through Snapper Music. The album is the band’s first to feature singer and bandleader Blackie Lawless playing guitar, having switched from bass to … Read more
Balls to the Wall is the fifth album by the German heavy metal band Accept. European label Lark Records released the album in December 1983, but its US release was delayed until a month later in January 1984 as to not compete with the band’s then-current album Restless and Wild, which had arrived in the … Read more
The Warning is the first full-length studio album by the American progressive heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on 7 September 1984 through EMI America. The album was re-released on 6 May 2003 with three bonus tracks. The Warning shows the band in an early stage of development, playing straight heavy metal songs unlike later albums … Read more