The Last Command, released on November 9, 1985, is the second album by heavy metal band W.A.S.P.. The album was produced by Spencer Proffer, who was perhaps best known for producing the six-time Platinum selling album Metal Health by Quiet Riot in 1983. The Last Command is the first W.A.S.P. album to feature the work … Read more
Silvertone is the first album by Chris Isaak, released in 1985, and named after his three-piece backup band. The US edition includes the song “Another Idea’” (track 13), and early CD editions of the album utilized CD+G technology.
Dinosaur is the debut album by Dinosaur Jr., released in 1985. The album exhibits a folkier side of the band than on future releases[citation needed], but some of the tracks on the album showed off a much heavier, more hardcore punk-based side to the band in songs such as “Does it Float”, “Mountain Man”, and … Read more
First and Last and Always is the debut studio album by English gothic rock band the Sisters of Mercy. It was released on 11 March 1985 through the band’s self-financed Merciful Release label. The band was founded in 1980 by Andrew Eldritch and Gary Marx in Leeds. Up to 1983, the band produced five singles … Read more
Radio is the debut album of American rapper LL Cool J, released November 18, 1985 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States. It serves as the label’s first full-length album release. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1984 to 1985 at Chung King House of Metal in New York City. The album … Read more
Welcome to the Real World was the second album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister. Released in 1985, it climbed to #1 on the Billboard album charts during early 1986. Two singles from the album, “Broken Wings” and “Kyrie” both went to #1 on the US singles chart. Another single from the album, “Is … Read more
Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released in June 1985 through Combat and Relativity Records. During the beginning of 1985, the band was given $8,000 by Combat to record and produce their debut album, but this proved to not be enough and … Read more
Club Ninja is the tenth studio album by the U.S. hard rock group Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). The album was intended as a comeback for the band, whose previous album The Revölution by Night failed to attain Gold status following the success of 1981’s Fire of Unknown Origin and … Read more
Seven Churches is the debut album by death metal band Possessed, released October 16, 1985 on the Combat label. The title of the album refers to the Seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation. “The Exorcist” begins with producer Randy Burns’ version of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, arranged and performed as it … Read more