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Hair Band History – VIXEN, 1987
The 80’s. When men looked like women and women tried to keep up. One of my favorite band names, VIXEN originally formed in 1980 in Los Angeles and played the club scene for seven long years before breaking out with the release of their self-titled debut.
Did you know the first single and VIXEN’S biggest hit “Edge of a Broken Heart” was written by Richard Marx? (He makes a cameo appearance in the video).
That debut album sold millions, but like a lot of hair bands at the end of the decade, their follow up ‘Rev It Up’ (1990) didn’t fare as well. VIXEN broke up the following year.
‘Rage’ Demo Develops Into ‘Mindcrime’ Masterpiece
Before Queensrÿche’s ‘Anarchy-X’ became the killer opening track on ‘Operation: Mindcrime‘ (1988), it almost became another song on their previous release. METAL SHOP listener James Kocher in Micanopy, Florida discovered this YouTube gem (view below), a track written for the ‘Rage for Order‘ (1986) album, but never actually released. According to Wikipedia, Queensrÿche…
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W.A.S.P.’s Lawless regrets “Animal (F*** Like A Beast)”
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Happy Birthday To Us!
This Day In History (Dec. 6, 2003): METAL SHOP signed on 9 years ago today and HAIR BAND RADIO 5 years ago today! We’re just excited we’re still here. Thanks to everyone who makes this go, including Ralph in L.A. bringing us the front row view at all the big shows. Most important though are…
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