VIVIsectVI (pronounced “Vivisect Six”) is the fourth album by Skinny Puppy. The title of the album is a pun associating vivisection with satanism. This is the only Skinny Puppy album on which Dave Ogilvie (credited as “Rave”) is given songwriting credit and listed as an official member of the band. This was also the only … Read more
Blow My Fuse is the fourth album by the glam metal band Kix. Released on September 19, 1988, on Atlantic Records, the album feature’s Kix’s only hit, which is the power ballad “Don’t Close Your Eyes”. The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was co-written with Bob Halligan Jr and Crack … Read more
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today is the third studio album by American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies. It was released on September 13, 1988 on Epic Records, the band’s first album on that label. It was also their first album recorded with guitarist Mike Clark and their only release … Read more
As riveting as Rhyme Pays was, Ice-T did hold back a little and avoided being too consistently sociopolitical. But with the outstanding Power, the gloves came all the way off, and Ice didn’t hesitate to speak his mind about the harsh realities of inner-city life. On “Drama,” “Soul on Ice” (an homage to his idol … Read more
“Them” is the third studio album by King Diamond released in 1988 on Roadrunner Records. Them is the first album to feature guitarist Pete Blakk and bassist Hal Patino. It is the first of two fictional concept albums about King and his mentally ill grandmother, the second of these being Conspiracy. King falls into a … Read more
Truth and Soul is the second album by American funk-rock and alternative-rock band Fishbone. It was released on September 13, 1988. As is typical of the band’s history of music the album features a wide array of genres including punk, ska, reggae, soul, funk, and blues. Additionally, Truth and Soul includes the bands earliest foray … Read more
State of Euphoria is the fourth studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. It was released on September 19, 1988 through Megaforce/Island Records. The album was produced by Anthrax and Mark Dodson, with Alex Perialas engineering. The album reached #30 on the Billboard 200 chart in late 1988 and was certified Gold by … Read more
Tender Prey is the fifth studio album by Australian post-punk band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 19 September 1988 on Mute Records. Produced by Flood, the album was recorded during several sessions over the course four months in West Berlin—where the band were based at the time of its release— and London … Read more