![]() ![]() The band had their biggest hit with the song “Anytime” on the Save Yourself album, which also received heavy rotation on MTV.įormed after Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine was let go from the band, Megadeth represented everything Mustaine had wanted to do, but now as a leader and vocalist as well. The band released two albums during the 80s: Perfect Timing (1987) and Save Yourself (1989) with a final studio album in 1990 simply called M.S.G. However, Mass never able to achieve mainstream success as Stryper did.įormed by members Robin McAuley (vocals) and Michael Schenker (guitar), Robin McCauley was originally going to be the replacement at vocalist in the Michael Schenker Group, but Michael Schenker decided to change the name of the band to The McCauley Schenker Group to celebrate their partnership, still keeping the initials MSG. ![]() The band hailed from Massachusetts and signed with Medusa Records which distributed their album “Take You Home” and found the band going down a similar path to Stryper who signed with Enigma records. The band was comprised of Gene D’Itria guitars, Joey Vadala drums, Louie St. ![]() All in all, Alex Masi has released 17 total solo albums since disbanding the original “Masi” band.Ĭhristian metal band Mass released the following albums during the 80s: Mass (1985), New Birth (1985), Take You Home (1988) and, Voices In The night (1989). Alex Masi moved on to release his first solo album Attack of the Neon Shark (1989) which was nominated for a Grammy in the “Best Instrumental Rock” album category. Downtown Dreamers featured the hit single “God Promised a Paradise” and the video brought them a great deal of attention courtesy of MTV. They signed to Metal Blade Records in 1986 and released two albums Fire in the Rain (1987) and Downtown Dreamers (1988). Masi was the band created by guitarist Alex Masi to showcase his abilities. Manowar has sold over 20 million records worldwide and still continues to this day. The band’s slogan “Death To False Metal” has been used to differentiate the band from other metal bands that they consider to be pretenders or posers. The band made it into the Guinness Book Of World Records for the loudest concert and also set a record with the longest concert performance at five hours and 1 minute in Bulgaria. During the 80s the band released the following studio albums: Battle Hymns (1982), Into Glory Ride (1983), Hail to England (1984), Sign of the Hammer (1984), Fighting the World (1987), and Kings of Metal (1988). The band was clad in everything from leather to animal skins giving the band a sort of medieval warrior look. While the band was never considered commercially successful in the U.S., they remain a favorite among metal music collectors.įormed in 1980, Manowar featured metal songs concentrating almost entirely on fantasy and mythology. Sadly, Tommy McManus died in 1991 from complications from bone marrow replacement surgery. Mama’s Boys released the following albums during the ’80s: Official bootleg (1980), Plug It In (1982), Turn It Up (1983), Mama’s Boys (1984), Power and Passion (1985), and Growing Up the Hard Way (1987). The band’s Power and Passion album broke into the Billboard top 100 in the US. “The Professor”, John (bass vocal), and, Tommy (drums). Mama’s Boys was an Irish metal band featuring the three McManus brothers Pat, a.k.a. If you prefer to see the entire list on one page in alphabetical order click HERE!Ĭlick here for Part 1, here for Part 2, here for Part 3, here for Part 4, and here for Part 5 Of This Featured Article We’ve put together a huge list of over 200 (241 to be exact) of the best hard rock and metal bands from the 80s that you need to check out and hopefully give a listen to. The metal scene during this time period was crowded with bands all vying for attention and radio/video airplay. Regardless of which sub-genre you preferred, there was no doubt that heavy metal music absolutely ruled the 80s music scene. The genre was split into sub-genres like Glam Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Traditional Metal, and more. The 1980s saw heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. ![]()
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