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Title: 80smetalman's Blog | A trip through rock and metal history of the 1980s

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In 1991, as a part of the UK’s Channel 4’s “Banned Series,” they showed a documentary called “Dancing With the Devil.” The programme explored America’s religious right’s obsession with heavy m...


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The start of 1990 wasn’t good for Judas Priest. They were embroiled in a criminal case and civil lawsuit regarding their song, “Better By You, Better Than Me,” which parents said the lyrics of said song drove their sons to commit suicide. For...


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While power metal might have originated with the likes of Ronnie James Dio led Rainbow and given a push more towards mainstream in the early 1980s by Iron Maiden, by the latter part of the golden decade and into the 1990s, it was German bands...


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Is there something wrong with me? I ask because it seems that a lot of critics and fans sing the praises of Prong’s second album, “Beg to Differ.” When I first heard it, I thought the album sounded rather bland and hearing it again now, I fin...


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Here’s yet another band where I have to thank my sister Dawn for. Sweet FA’s song, “Prince of the City,” was on the same compilation tape, which she sent me, as artists Steve Vai and Don Dokken. The thing is that “Prince of the City” is one of ...


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