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    ee Pan oy ACCEPT “| COULD SSeS el Ne Ass AS Propurtmec inti i URIAH al F Nelo\aiied 3 DISHARMONY B WE'VE GONE ey Sch Nci=c4e lai RICE UCU ECL SANT PINTS EES NE CH aE Seed ERIC MARTIN'S LOVE OF FREE Pear rideds Neamt Rect ce eatin ts) oy aus eee ECE Lui] ra — 2 — 00” a eV ns as elu eee s Vile me EL UT Lis “AS | SIT HERE listening to a vintage Ted Nugent album (‘Cat Scratch Fover’ on vinyl) and looking through the Dee oe genase et eee Sc eee Moen era eed placed your order) it occurs to me that we've hit yet another milestone. Baby steps for sure, but Issue 3 of Rock Candy Magis yet ancther move towards a certain kind of nirvana fhe, not the bard!) and setting out our stallin the broadest way possible, Of course it's thanks to you for getting Us to this point, helping to confirm that all our yesterdays weren't spent in vain obsessing about these great bands, And your support, dear readers, warms the cockles of our hearts ‘When the idea of featuring the SEOrplons as oUr issue 5 cover stars first loomed into view we could hardly contain Ce go Ce eee see eee The Scorps were promoting their milestone ‘Blackout’ album - youlknow the one, the cover featuring a head- bandaged Rudi Schenker lookalike with forks covering his eyes. I's probably the most stunning cover the band ever had and the music was just as breathtaking, including stone cold Klassics such as ‘Can't Live Without You', ‘No One es ee ee oo Re on eee eed keeping the headliners on thelr toes andl whipping the crowd (many waving confederate flaus aloft) into a frenzy of Sere ir eae te ei Raney (easels en ea cea er emery Mayhem feature, a meda-fofensic examination of the Canadian rock scene of the Seventies and Eighties, and another chance to reflect 6n Saga mainman Michael Sadler's positivel magnificent moustache, Come on Michael, let the whiskers sprout oncé miore for old time's sake. Your publie’demands it. Oh, and check out the very amiable Eric Deena coe ee ee Cv eer eects erie etree amet ac eet area ame entered amazing thrashers Panteral J be ork otner-mosth orvinthn — “PYanhk ©) THis ISSUE'S BIG QUESTION “What Was YOUR FAVOURITE ROCK GIG EVER? ‘uiner and Publisher Derek enon The Maya Pik Production: Loulse Johnson Web Guy: Ross Sampson ‘Jon Hotton Alison Joy ave Ling Dave Reynolds Xavier Russell Dakland, California Getty Images FeontePix tmoneweisspuygalionzcom ROCK CANDY MAG 6 ROCK CANDY WRITER PLAYLISTS F seressinen Songs about lights, forgotten European bands, Seventies rock maiesty and the genius of Trust. ook Cary Reser Rock Candy writer playlists: doing the hard yards on YouTube s0 you don't have to. 8 FROZEN INTIME - HUMBLE PIE in Bock Condy Mag? WE Ean Ciiine ors Better way to pay tidute to Steve Marriott's astonishing rock voice than by Erna sharing this incredible, iconic image of Humble Pie Ealtorlalsrockcandymag.com 10 STEP BACK IN TIME - FEBRUARY - MARCH 1980 The big stories that were shaking us up in the world of rack back at the start of 1980. Ronnie Dio joins the Sabs, Diamond Head are touted as the next big riffing thing, Angel Witch get a shocking album review, and April Wine talk from Texas 18 PERSON OF INTEREST - BRENT MUSCAT {The prety boy guitarston Ife nthe Sunset Strip bubble back inthe 00s- P @) and how ines: lets you knovr who your friends ar. 20 CLASSIC ALBUM SLEEVE - MARILLION’s ‘rucazr’ 7 Mark Wilkinson explains how Hobnobs and Vesta curries helped him create this legendary cover. 22YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT UP - JUDAS PRIEST GO TO COURT OVER BACKWARD MASKING When two US teenagers shot themselves after listening to ‘Stained Class’, Rob Halford and Co. ended up defending Priest's workin court in 1990 against a charge of planting suicide-inducing messages ~ backwards! 24 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - ROBERT PLANT Rock Cancy’s Malcolm Dome gets into a heated debate with the former Zep frontman over footy ~ and ends up losing out on SO auial 25 MY FIRST GIG- KIPWINGER 7” ‘The rug-chested rabble-rouser tells us how a soft rockin’ bassist and vocalist gave him the inspiration to make music his career. 26 LETTER FROM AMERICA - UFO Former Sounds and Kerrang! writer Steffan Chrazi explains how time spent on the road inthe US with UFO set him Up Tor a now hfe in San Francisco. 28 NWOBHM SINGLE SLEEVES Rock went back to its roots and it suddenly felt like anyone could doit again, DIY meta single sleeves from an unforgettable era Enjoy these classic ‘Paso Covey ons Pa Berman ay Petey way Nc Gnoge. Content pags pote: Coy ageing ABD Coty iagn Sian M.Page Coy ingen OC ees 30 DARK DAYS - URIAH HEEP Brit rockers Uriah Heep had to deal with not one, but two changes of ‘vocalist after David Byron went of the ras, Malcolm Dome talks to bultarist Mick Box about some troubled tes 36 EYEWITNESS -THE RISE OF PANTERA Pantora’s hyper-aggressive brand of heavy metal wasn’t finding friends st record Companies Buk Rock Canoys Derek Olver= working in AGR at thettie-krew a good thing when he heard Heres the story of how Re feloed the Texes Utd ond th mar ek 42 ACCEPT -TEUTONIC TITANS Back n 1988 Rock Cond editor Hoso trovled 15 hours to Germany to write # kerrangy cover sory ote ning German band How 34 yers arn Rooks us ath guitars Wall Hoffmann vo ascssthowo fro Gays 48 OVERLOOKED - MANOWAR Rock Cancys John Nicholson investigates what its about this enduring tal act that so vides oprion, 52 THE ROCK CANDY Q&A - DENNIS DEYOUNG 7 The erstwhile sty frontman folks about how he helped inet the power baad Tra why he'd ove to sone mere tour wih the onal bord 54SCORPIONS 2 ‘career spanning rfore than SO years fs wort celebrating propery Rudolf Schenker, Klas Meine and Mathias abs ve ust parton Stores band some iene nage, 64 INSIDE STORY - MAPLE LEAF MayEem 7 @ There nasa time when Canadian reck musle was imply unstoppable, with great bands and albus appearing almost week, Fock Corts Canuck rock expert Poul Sur fncs aut why tne selcts Ns 80 oveatest Hope Lot evi albu, 116 RAPID FIRE RECALL - JACK RUSSELL OF GREAT WHITE P One of roc peat eurvvors opens upon Nils ike masshsoling alu) and lows ike pcan sentences) 80 UNCOVERED - STEVE PERRY'S STRANGE JOURNEY Jon Hatten ets Under the oun of tre sourncy ontmenyero ear cute ustfably clam tobe the timate voice of AOR ER ve, 88 REAPPRAISED - VAN HALEN’S ‘1984’ Synths on a Van Halen album? How does that setsmic sonic chenge stand Up over 30 years later? 90 ROCK CANDY REISSUES Check out these four fantastic rock re-eleases from our mother label, Rock Candy Records 92 REVIEWS The most interesting old schoo! music. books, and DVDs go under the Rock Candy microscope 94'THE INSIDE TRACK - ERIC MARTIN ON HIS?” @ OBSESSION WITH FREE ‘The Mr. Big vocalist gives you his highly personal views on each of Free’s album releases 98 CROSSWORD Eyes down ladies and gentlemen, i's time for that tricky old Rock Candy Mag crossword 99 SUBSCRIBE TO ROCK CANDY MAGAZINE We need your support to keep the music we al ove alive! CRS thy You Tube GEMS WATER PCATLITE THERE’S GREAT ROCK MUSIC ALL OVER THE PLACE ON YOUTUBE, FROM UNDISCOVERED CLASSICS TO FANTASTIC LIVE PERFORMANCES. THE PROBLEM IS FINDING IT. SO LET US TAKETHE PAIN OUT OF SEARCHING WITH OUR EASY-TO-ACCESS PLAYLISTS. SIMPLY TYPE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS INTO YOUR YOUTUBE SEARCH BOX... AND ROCK! FIVETUNES THAT WILL HELP YOU SEE THE LIGHT ‘Chosen by Xavier Russell ere erg ea) lta ners eee ea eae Ee album, ‘Lights'is the song that broke Journey big in America, Band manager Herbie Herbert pulled off a masterstroke by bringing in Roy Thomas Baker to produce the Pera te te ee oe ec te cna aera eee eee i in I ee cee item tote mc iat time nari ee UFO - ‘Lights Out’ (UFO1 Lights Out. The Roundhouse, London 12-6-1977) Tenet nner en an ey a eee ean See nh aan oe et tere ia) ‘on bass, Andy Parker on drums, Paul Raymond on guitar and keyboards, and Michael eee ee Ce ec ee etary] Pete he cer ee eC ts Poo ee oko en aL ere tet Sena Cree Een ee Piper ete eee ene ee ee ree er eee eet noes eer e hee ue thei etid neuen Cc ene inne ice nee eaee really GS eee ea a See nee Mn en eos Se eR eee me ear) weir nee ear ia ee Mn ar en enh GUO nen Powers. ‘Van Halen I had just been released and was tearing up the album charts. It's always been considered the band's party Poteet ao aa ne ON aver et ei en nic tee Rae Perea ea errata ace ae a cee a ee Pat Travers Band ~ ‘Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)’ (Boom Boom Out Go The Lights Mark Tuttle) ‘Watching this live clip bought back fond memories of seeing Pat and his band on the ‘Crash & Burn’ tour at the Hammersmith Coenen nee a een re emer eet Mera eet esi ace eigen eet Preset ae tention ty ie meee an nee EC retca nats Rae ei eee ket Tee Un ai Nest ag ee ac) FNP AU STE LSS CO GL S BL Le HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT Cee aCe eis Dee eke es ee} Pear tr eee see ee ey eterna ca Meta it beyond the superficial youll get to. truly stunning song. Seriously, this Danish band had itall and ‘'m Alone" is easily one of the best AOR tunes of the time. Had Uppland li mse i ee ee ee eee This song fs powerful and melodie, but you can't help feeling that the band are ete en rr eee tenor ete ee er eee a huge production, Sadly, though, it looks like it cost about a fiver. The band were Peer ea een eee ar ris ea eee mee ea cscs Fe eae da etnias ene ee nate et ron Perro gee ne roo) Europe may have stolen their thunder, but for a while atthe start of the '20s these Swedes were the country’s pre-eminent hard rockers, They boasted both anthemic power and pristine musicianship and, as you can see for yourselves, there was no shortage este See ae an ORCS ae Meee nee Te ed Roty Vista - Rosy Vista Documentary (Rosy Vista documentary) ‘The UK had Girlschool, America had Vixen and Germany had... Rosy Vista, These all-female rockers were signed to Noise Be eRe ea ecg ae eA ae eee ee oe Is este ene tae Cc en en ie eee hoa Nr eee) Ser ictaa a ence et cee oe co RR Sake Love'is taken. Veraat’s band featured future Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer and bassist Tom Croucier, brother of Ratt’s Juan, The ower trio set-up realy sulted the guitarist and vocalist. This song has plenty of NWOBHM inferences, which you might have expected given the period, and it drives along nicely, With alittle more luck and focus, maybe Vie could have been big Creeps: cert etry ‘Les Brutes' (Los Brutes Live Cologne 8/17) Taken from a live performance in Cologne, Germany that was flmed fer Rieeatier en ein ote aay apie ete a hace an ake ee ret ey See ee gee een eo err ean acs Dera ea era er ree eens ter eT eT Coreen et ce ett eMac ‘Cortitude... Solitude’ (Trust Cortitud... Solitude...) A primitive video features vocalist Bernie and basclst Viv in black and Puree eae eT) were up to, but they clearly weren't avalable, so there's only a short burst Beers cain meron err a een from Marche Ou Creve’ can survive an average vid, no problem, ee rey Reet asa nila ele ee eae eee eC ee eur ee Eas Pere ee Rea ga a Ee Te eee ag Serre Se ea ee a ee ee Deegan eae Oy ee eee ee eg eee ae ee ee een ee ey CSAs etn ee eee ue iri Laie ron Secon eRe) a5 on this biack and white performance for a French mainstream entertainment show. The presenters look positively scared! BO CeCe Cn a oe a ee eS) ‘A moving montage and tribute to the band's friend Bon Scott, this song starts off as a blues noodle before moving into a low= slung groove that's as insistent as it's menacing, The song shows that Trust in their pomp had all the rock bases covered and could etfertiessly turn their hand to everything. A slow burner par excellence Comment og ree cet Ree ee emo ee This s all about vocalist extraordinaire Dan McCafferty, whose voice is lke cieeereatnrremn rare eke ear not forget Manny Chatiton’s imperious slide gultar. Allis perfectly captured on this Old Grey Whistle Test appearance, The studio looks tiny, but the band {and the music are bursting at the seams with rock excellence Robin Trower - ‘Bridge Of Sighs! Bridge Of Sighs’ 1974 UK TV) The closest anyone got to the sound of Hendrix, Trower was panned for the Immilaity, but wielded a secret weapon in vacallst/bassist James Dewer Trower wrung his Stratocaster dry with liquid solos and starting Use of Perea Neer tee Tee eee et Lee ustream ae re fol ate Budgie - ‘Broadfan’ (Budgie - Broadtan) Teeny rene mtn avy gultar riffs, but Tony Bourge stands sh ote eect arenecer nt eee eet eer hee ene nn ie reecnten dds off-the-chart vocals, This promotional video was exhumed a few years ago fo the delight of die-hard Budgle fans Se Ree ac gE) east ae tee eT etapa et at eee eet undeniable, providing Ted with a platform to solo endlessly on his weapon of choice, a Gibson hollow body Byrdland This ea Ae EA ope aes a ed ela le aol Montrose - ‘Bad Motor Scooter’ (Bad Motor Scooter (Live @ Old Grey Whistle Test 1974) Another gem from the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test, capturing eatly Mont ul light. Vocalist Sammy Hagar In mile-wide lo pants, guitarist extraordinaire Ronnie Montrose coaxing prote metal riffs Gibson Les Paul, and Denny Carmassi battering his drumiit. Fourth man in the mix is legendary bassist Bill Church, Wa i's easy Lo see why Montrose are so rever ‘na aT Tic iwi rel errs This shot of Steve Marriott, leader of his very own pack Cl aicole Suelo eM ola oa et Dee aac Ey ee eae Sek ean ecu aeur ea Comat soe ssg ee ee eee ke el Arar hom ais eee ee ee aa enone ec CECE a aaa cosas aes Peer nT and ferent Rte oma London, Marriott had first found fame with ieee eee Sune nec ee eee utes as Pe ean ke Se sey Ee RRC uence uence for a minute and listen to the voice, This is rue eee ee ne eT siete acme en) Pre eo eee Pes ecieh tcr Is Nea eee Reece) Renee Crescent as See ecco ea ee eles tan eR Serene ree ene eee) eee ee a aca Reena aang eee eee Meare) eae meee aay emt ae eae terete came together in Essex in January of 1969 Pe ee ees first booming bass rumble from Ridley’s Se ce a aga It was obvious that this sound was going Coe oem us Rieu nae ee er RCs fee aire ale aan CMU eaee eee ee te aerta) just kept on rolling on. Cen ay pipe cleaner thin, but when he opened his on eee Taree ac) Geer earn econ Pes ea gna cereus BE eee ten Rec neu} vem CMR knee) Rees eae aed Renee see une ricry Ge enced ee ree Ee ole eee ee) Rie ee eae kel ea Etna ts es echoes eee sae eee cee eee Cer ee Written by tke and Tina Turner and recorded (ogee eae ts artes ene I, you don’t need us to point out what the song is about. Not once you've heard those ire acne eke ate one er R ees: eg echoes ata) yourself a favour. Put it on repeat, Oe eae Peer eeu ety got the better of him, Full of drink, as eee on eg Se Ce age Arkesden, Essex on 20 April 1991, when he was just 44 years old. It appeared the fire was caused by a cigarette that Marriott had lit before falling asleep. What a stupid, tragic Pee ace eee man be singing were he still alive today? BUT LET'S not dwell on the negative. Let's epee Nae Ree eee ee Sere eee Sarees rae | ea ea Reeser Mae riety ee ec oe en) EOC) L223 Co) vb T i Pieler deni ace eNaeke peace p obs cctsea error me os sasixoeam g ee ee tena) Corrs Net RenToeee Lat \ ING LEAFS THROUGH STEP BACK IN TIME ie i 5 q Pics THE BACK PAGES OF wit UK Da ae! SUL i AT Z 8 MARCH 1980 Kola SR a Monee os ees ete er gcd elected to fire their larger-than-life singer in 1979 after drink and drugs had brought Sabbath to its knees, that Mae ae ener ures et eee eee ete a eee Caen ena ee era geen ail el conn eh eae eto etn eee eres Accent ca oe Ste a ean eer ee ae ees cn Peer ees ise hc Pee a ae za Ngee ee i ey tee kn ER eks auc Cerne DESPITE THE fact that Sabbath had been given a new Peoria iit ay bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward, who was au UC ac Ce Sp ec nee Rete a i eee act) elle ae se ude Cena the bassist dlowered sulleniy the alrbort" Facing a rachael eee oozes Sa se Ie eee a ee ears A Cr cos Sg Wee ie ee eee eo Ma al MN ore ae ro Ree eae ae he eee eee) Se i we ee eos oe iy pen tae acces Ser aia eet east RT ee Me me mc Rare he apparently didn’t own a single Black Sabbath album, Journalist Roberston was a Strange choice to discuss epee sa arse ssc Br Re eee a rea Ne yan eres et Se eng ms Hepeniiis 4 5 (SSUES aide, Ward en si ne ee ecu ol tne ES eg eae eal Pe Mae ars a Ee Sete eee es Holl’ was released on 25 April 1980, people who hadn't : eee Le Cech sepia hau are urea an eee ¥ eg See ut ate Rae ne Ro eS Re a en Pee ana ho oe oe er em wear Dee TERR enc eh nee eee Te hte Pegged ae gen eee eee Ieee Secs coun sca tee ae Ce ee Rona fesiyle had played a huge part beyond us with Ozzy." was lommi's honest assessment. eet ees es ear doe RRC Rect ene cece at Dee gee og See ae Cae ao ER like that. t's the reason why {the singer's a ero) ro ms aie ROM ae em ee a Bre ee Cun eye ise a ee ee Butler were tampering with the levels of his voice during Cet Neca een et oc ee _ “Pearimian, than the group's internal bickering. Reariman, confrontation and that resulted in his exiting the band. See ence eter sacar re trn sete reg one ‘and record company executive from New of principle - whether or not to open for his forerunner e ‘also oversaw the affairs of Blue"Oyster Cult, Ozzy Osbourne - would cause further bad blood, Re len Ree UC Rona aa es Sukarno ue aT} x see Cen eee Web RRC nae eee aCe soe Tice a ce CS a aes ¥ RO MRC a st FES ae oo aU ee Ag a Cece acu ea eee ee ea ae eared ene ao eee eC meen Bien ce Nas Tenet sey are a ae Fe eeaaae Citeelien Pee ecu ein Coens ours Sl ee Led en ele ua Pye a ROCK CANDY SAYS ae eer) ON eC eee nee ee eee eee eget na ee ea ne eee eee ee soo ony aR eee eee te ee ee SRC Catan ecg a ee Se eee en cc eae? Pe Sane eee ee he coed oC ees Se eee sae eee eer eae of tuneful gravitas without sacrificing the heaviness the Black Sabbath album of band's brand had been founded on. When Heaven And them all 6 ee or L233) \eY 12 oe eC eer cr a Duncan Scott (drums), Sean Harris (vocals), Brian Tatler (guitar) ‘ om A Spee STEP BACK IN TIME Pe ae er iar Leta Px =U aL Lene Si ye SOUNDS Nad ea gay peer tien isa almost as memorable as the band he was writing about. See nec ene ae Head song than there.are in the first four Black Sabbath eC cE ee gas Pe Maus Men aca Pea heme sas ee ee gat are ee eee Perera ony eae eae eee eet cust Loa ete ie Cea esos eae eRe eT ek ace) Bente Mata ec Semester cian Pee ieee eal, Maiden and featuring Praying Mantis as special guests. According to Barton, Diamond Head were ‘very much Dede en em siesc rg eee ee ee te nee eee ere) ee ee ee eo acs blitzkrieg display on the tour confirmed the writer's ee ee ee ee eet aaa een a) eee mms Nenad erties * ara Ban ee Cn an ge as Snare aCe te ay x Retikonon a ec 3 Roa ee utes Bite $ i ee sossrong itmakes the Crossrovds ‘ ee acca ae pe le Cac ee Bere ct meee ee ee Ste enn eo Bae e a bead et eke near tostick them all in {to @ song] We can't waste them, re ey Gu ee See eae ee sae engenaet! Eo a ee oes den giee Tea Cae cue eM een had been used to performing for no more than two or ee eee meu ear Bre areas Mei ct Ra ueue tea Nae ee ae record contract.as so many of their contemporaries had Pie ae ee tee oe ee aa oe ee eee Digit e ee ea va ed i f, O) pee ee ee eee Teo cr gsee eC eey og eae ok ad $ err eerrencerer ia | Crear ur utc array eee ott eet et eee eee tee eer eee ene ee cen . DTT ee oi eS ea ROU ea WR RCSL er 7 Se eee ee a ee eet eee a c eee re ete ee ee eee ee ene ke ents tee a a ee cect ee 5 ee eee eee an ee ee eee ad : Peters eee neo eet We SRR Boy 2004 to 2014, - es ee ee CE ee ee : cee er ee eed eke a eee ec eee nee Ree eee rere ot Some eT ey eter eer. * Rees ee Sie he Te Smeg ee eC R Ceca ens MCA, but during the troubled recording sessions for the legendary name in decades, Men en eee cts eer ca) > the band to change their drummer. The band acquiesced THE PATRONAGE of Metallica, who have covered several |= Pre Meu ee tessa ee tate namo ee ae cee ee ede enn put bread and butter on the table. Of course, it could Bee eee na ae eae iat become a better band,” Tatler pointed out sadly. counterparts wholesale, though Tatler insists there is no ie tea ee eet ace kay Jealousy at all Tete Ce ee et Re en ae! Dune and Col were the heart of this band and their Pree ee ce ese Ty ea een oe that he figured out who was the best manager and what Re eee eae eg cea aCe er eae) eee eee eee De Ue nce a eee Re cen ce ee gurront STEP BACK IN TIME | eerrrerpreaferitedieninint teatand eee prey es ee Cr to rr wy" WRITER SUTER DESTROYS. AREEL WHT MARCH 1980 Ryele/ oy re Tea ka eee) POM tee arr Rene ie esac beat. Once named by the Guinness Book Of Records ee eee ee nee ec eee oh eer heme) Cee nae re ect n ae eee ee kn eee) Reeder ect Ree ce hace cose eer Reece cert hae ea ey band would find out to their cost, mud sticks. eee ene er ania hea ae LUE Pree ie ache ence Eee ics eee ee Cet Ny Reet Reena presence of 17-stone bass player Kevin Riddles in the On Ee eee eam ee once) Con er ren ae et Presa ses ae tal seek ete Tarn a eet eee ae og) Ot ol a ae eg} fashionable. As guitarist and vocalist Kevin Heybourne told me back in 1998: “There was more of a glamour Brera anaes ener) Deemer ere nee hace ke ae an there were Fatty and Skinny (himse/f] up at the front and »& a Sree ee eI ace nas Was a bit weird, but we never pretended to be anything een Renee eareee em Saeegter ) Pye eee eC Rene ee Cees from Polydor and Arista. And then along came Paul See Et ee eC eed ema enue ect ie Canadian and/or female-fronted. Angel Witch weren't eee ar er ae ey a) definitely wasn't a woman, How ‘Angel Witch’ found its eee rene ie eae ken But whatever the reason, blood was spilled, Bree Wee Me ne MCE eegcrs CeO ieee ees eae Oh ees Undiluted torture... the aural equivalent of a Blackburn tee eee eee ecu te ene ee ere ee eee tea ere he ME Wet en Reg ete een a ec summed up: "Let's face it, Angel Witch and I stand far perce ste ane acacia Pre i A ea en Ee eae CM ine en ec me soe st i Pryera rey PN POU ae Pre Nene ne ieee acne ta reached the racks than the band were echoing at least. Cee ee nesta eae cn eee oe Se aC eee icae) ere eae Cee eee eee difference between the way the record sounded and TR ie ee eee a) Dee ECC ue Oa Re Reena Rae ate Heybourne left the blame at the producer's door. Martin Smith had worked with the Electric Light Cee eee ase teen taney Rr Re ee ec ad Beat ace Ceca ea eee ee After a UK tour with labelmates Girischool, Hogg left Cea ene ee eras eee ec Witch struggled on for a while longer before internal ee nee eC) Ee ene ees Cas ee eet Sema ee aes ee eu ad Pee MC ae area RC ee aoe ty oe eae Bee eer ea eeu ECs Eee Ee cr ental saa a cd ea Nas ‘WETAL FOR MUTHAS' ALBUM “A JOKE” FEBRUARY 1980 Ror Te a a chee oe eens es Ce eed cee rene Beas Pee era) ease back into the eee eerats pee) oe ec ec Death/ ers oe ara) Pistols no EUR e aT ae nee Rh eee A ee SED nic ne ec EY kind of cult status. And while people are still demanding to hear its songs without the OTT production, Angel Witch the band will continue to play on. So perhaps, See ete reg er att a ee (ere a cee eee Nem nce eee Tu aa Pea eee ere em ae na Ca me eee ey Swedish group The EF Band. Mantis's song, ‘Captured City’ was declarad “weaker than Clark Kent carrying ere sean ee ee eck eee ae eee epee either.” Summing up, Barton said: “Of the nine bands concerned, only Maiden can emerge with thelr heads focus aa FEBRUARY 1980 eT Oe Rea eae aaa ene ac nae ‘one of their frst major features, Paul DV”Anno was in buoyant mood, predicting his group would "blow: the bollocks" off Judas Priest during an imminent support tour, declaring: “We're the only real NWOBHM band Seeten tan eee te een eee ee te ts ee CU RLEL ROLLING STONE ‘The execution of Alice Cooper's fifth solo album wasn't “nearly as good as the iclea behind. David Fricke, Rolling Stone praised the fact that ‘Flush The Fashion’ contained some of the singer's “feistiest ree Naa eu aid aC een eae ee Beem rece ee eri Ra et eens tera eR Le eee Cooper a run for his money, this comes as too little too late,” was the overall verdict. gurrront STEP BACK IN TIME eee Eg) Te a a 8 MARCH 1980 so De Sree mn er ona ete eo espe eer ee eae eee ge 1) that also included Touch, Riot, Saxon, Scorpions, Judas, Priest and headliners Rainbow. It Said much about the Canadian -band’s growing Pot ea sar eeu iri | cnet ta tr Rue ueremaa te is included a slot at London's Hammersthith Odeon on 8. REMAN Meee unr them in this country, issuing 2 special four-song EP to Comarca hres cea RC eter Se eee courts, ea Semen Meese cate eet ke ue Reena pent ire eet cle ec eee ence mai rar Sena with April Wine’, Sounds writer Sandy Robertson wrote: Peete aed reeee a minh ler re ery eee een sold ‘an appetizer for those British dates, a plot foiled by the es een ee ny Recut earn et eae the camp of headliners the Outlaws é Ca Cae eee at cena Reker se icar ere ae CoCkae Paar a ence me ear ie tei eee eee ee eer eke kets that dated back to 1969. And even though Capitol now: seemed firmly behind the band, Robertson made a lot CeCe en naeg eet Ae tuctesti tt re ete ieee ee) Pees econ Oa ae ecu) ae een ao ac 1} Scat tree Benue) Pee sce eg ink ao racy ale Se eee el ae Bech Lee SMa en Ree ae eM Geter tO %: ‘x Pees ei Re ie ate Reece tena Bersih ruer wer aneey ie) oe eae iter aa Ru eet er eee memes oe ue eee cake eae Boe ta wd nro cee eae et Bo ete ¥ a ie eee April Wine had been forced to reinvent thernselves in the first plate:tlt seems you can't be'subtle these days, ie aie es Cee el »e" ROCK CANDY SAYS... since 2006's ‘Roughly Speaking’ though, and three Renee eee et ae ec ad TT aod ener) ee eater ee ea eee ne es et ei set an aca Casa Pee ae ae ao eae cee ee eet et alee eae Ceca ac eee) BIC ane tcKome Comoe were all decent records and the latter even sold a million copies accor rag by the success of the song ‘Just f Pear Lea Ee) Pet een Ue eae ster ei g eee aati Poe era) Cre eke counca) ~ REE eg Sse Penge ancy eee eae Care eetceLy Pear eer wet) fragmented after ‘Animal Grace’ in 1984 Sr ay Cee ene Pe kee has continued to front April ene ne a oleate eS aay eee nue Cee ein won ue a eee SHIPPETS — aT Pr 3H rn Fa ie TT rp CAP SRE Pa at Drone) Ty . ee ee eee eh ce eee ea een “pretty serious” reasons for pulling a series of UK dates due to have begun at the Portsmouth Guildhall on 10 February. Hagar’s N-year-old son, Aaron, had been hospitalised, and so Sam was going to stay home. Hagar revealed that he would, however, be starting work on a new album with a working titled of net Sterna erent nee cent ey CRS a a MARCH 1980 e ROLLING STONE E A ridiculously youthful Def Leppard issued their debut album after a 14-date UK club tour that took them to Breeton ene ae keer iar cece Cee cee Boat Club. Rolling Stone's David Fricke gave the band respect for “displaying wisdom beyond their years” Ooo cee cep cae eee a ec ait era gurrront PERSON OF INTEREST ROCK CANDY SALUTES THE ROCK STARS WHO DID THINGS DIFFERENTLY. Dc ee mote) ee mares eter pe eer en Ge eee ae oes Strip metal scene, The Decline Of Western Civilization Pt. 1 (The Metal Years), has many memorable scenes. But Se eee een een) featuring Faster Pussycat. Trying desperately hard to ooze Sern ees anes ue race) Pee ene ee ae re re rs thelr major record deal. “We tried to get Brent to blow the Oe tee ae) eer ase ar eee eae ac) en eat Peet wna) ay pee ae neem ee Sy Peete eee) certainly feminine looking. His See eee ee) leanne eet cans trying hard to make sense of this bizarre rock world and not Seer ie) Ms. Ce ee a ae Rock Candy. "He's @ genius who wrote amazing funk Pee eee oa Peas eee a glam, androgynous and artsy. | guess | wanted to 18 eee ee eee) Poorer emetic) Cena teem Me ccna clothing stores in LA and started meeting guys from the Bee eee ore ee Reno) ‘when | was very young... maybe 16 or 17, and that led to ee eee ut Ogee ae ee ee eee eh eeu ees ncaa aa egotists prepared'to trample on ereuentecs: euckeas Cree eee ee on Dac neg Pi mC eee) (te occas When Faster Pussycat started Crh eureka) Cees eelunuere DU een Recta eee Ree Radel eee eee Ree Eero. eee eee ease Ne ea) Cee Dal eset eee Se ea ee ae Brent reckons he suffered more than most from jealousy. Boerne ae a mer en one ce ee een rom eee a ts Maybe because | was so young and pretty and the girls liked me, It could get to be a Se nee nny Sea et aon what the hell is your problem?” BS aga eee Tg Meta R on mna Mc preemie scene) td ee eet eee ere Chena esac Ge me een geen Pre ha se mae ause Reece ere a eect ou cue as oe cic ele ieee ena: ee Peete eee eek ed Did bands that weren't G N'R, Warrant, Métley or Ratt Benes Siete nC nie ns Nee a era) eae eee eet s me my first house and I'm very proud of that.” De oe ee aa Renee eee Rens ae eM es a cc? Reece eee ae eee ona) pegs a eu eRe ree re em RU nT Pee ee ane age COT ene nea eee ers my first love") with two bands, The Saints of Las Vegas and Alley Cats LV, which features Takashi O’Hashi from fee cea eee eee ele ra Sinful Sundays with Brent Muscat, featuring quests from the world of rock and listener call-ins. “It’s been lots of fun to do,” confirms Brent. “And it’s eee eae a aon ees ee ae React) Bane ee eee Pretty ironic, huh?” @ ‘You can fisten to Brent's radio show on radiovegas.rocks Cae Ce 19 gurrxont CLASSIC SLEEVES DISSECTED jy Top sleeve designer Mark Wilkinson takes you to the creative eer Colma Raison a cero mse loo ee seconale LL eeu} aT) poet etn Scr R acter aCe sachs with sor foran Hee oreuey Bite ee aaah aerator Ties een ae nes Mitel haan ec Se aR Sma oe Cae eee nnd Pee ea ees oe ee cee hand ore eae ne my first major commission for three Ee Ue Ue Roos Se eee ens Poe our Pa Cen eI) ete nee ge Sse i ae bee Ta ol at atc Ba eae cri omen na een the ‘Fugazi’ sleeve should look like. We sat in the Cerca ae eee of consciousness, explaining that the album title was Beets eee nena ea un Gente ce eee ee aici See ee aera Meas Tee conflict. But then talk shifted to the pristine clean lines of siack built into the sched Pee cae era ea ee ee Dense ess cscs a Re Ore ek eg ene Peete nea CeCe a Re eee ee ume age Marillion - ‘Fugazi’ Drege Coa Ta) Deleon erect eS e4 ed YOU COULDN’T INSANE TALES FROM THE ANNALS OF ROCK MAKE IT UP! Do these men look capable of creating subliminal messages on a record? Priest ‘members in cour in Reno, 1980.1-R-Glenn Tipton (gular), XK Downing (guitar), Waa» Tan Hill (base) and Rob Halford (vocals) Er DATELINE: JULY-AUGUST 1990 ~ 22 When two young American Judas Priest fans spent a night getting high things ended up going tragically wrong. But events got truly surreal when the metal band ended up in court de: eee eee ie Coe coe OneecOheitctnen tet ch emanate ia foal ocr eh ence: TWO YOUNG HEAVY META fans getti and weed andlligtahing to their fayourite albums, It's a scene thatiBlayer! SubERGL sem sChtine tno ugbouthie "80s, mbstly witholeny serious con Sequeniess. But things ended tragically fof 1e-year-Gid Rayraohd Balknapp and 20-year-old James Vance 07123 December 1985| The two hidh/sch66! friendshas abparettly spebt sie hoursysmoking weed, drinking eopious amountsf beer anflistening €6 Jucias Priest's ‘Stained Class’ album over and over. One song in particular - ‘Better By You, Better Than Me’ (opl@inallyprritten and recordecyby Spooky, Tooth in 969) Seemed to have a profBind effect eA the two fiietalbeatiseTne higiter thet, gb themmora tfiey begagffo thinkthey WeraK caring Somethiné beyordithe song’Stiespphrasesi<é "Dit", ‘Try Suicide! and Let's be dead™ CleglilStemsouhc pin] Belkoapp anchvanee eventually tookallgsecuce shot6unieha Headed to a local playground by a church in their hometown of Sparks, a small place just outside Reno in Nevada. Belknapp put the shotaun under his chin and pulled the trigger, dying instantly, Vance then took the gun and repeated the action, miraculously surviving the incident that blew half of his face away. Horribly disfigured, Vance lived for another three years before dying in 1988. ending eee UNDER NoRMADETEURstane™saf's event would have been seen fr tag tage INciderfelt clearly was, two Bogths causedlBy risa c¥entue Bubifhenpefed at a Time when the DS Yas working ser ne 4lathepover Eh lyrical coftent of heavy metal ancifap fetofes. The Parental Musle Resptrce Centéi had teen formed in 1985 BiFour “Washington Wika? Ted by Tipper Gorehthe wife oP Senator Al Core the PMRC whipped sizeable portion of America into a frenzy about the impact that violent, drug-related fr sexual iyrcal contegt on albums might have oj The nation’s children. Of course books anc! fsa! cotaingd,suchymaterialan sarely pagents’atittices ridtTons

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