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@themetalvoice One or two decent tracks at most. Herman Rarebell saw the writing on the wall beforehand and split. All Klaus wanted was pitiful ballads.

Scorpions 'Pure Instinct' Released May 21 1996 Pure ? Today on The Metal Voice Note Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album

Let's see your answers or live album covers in comments!

@EddieTrunk Stargazer and A Light In the Black have to be 2 of the top metal songs of all time.

Happy 50th today to this masterpiece !

@landofthe80s DLR. every day of the week. they were just another hair metal band after that. ballads etc.

Who do you choose as your lead singer for Van Halen in their prime? Roth or Hagar?

@symeew13 rockin' with Dokken

Which one are YOU playing first?

@TheExtremeMusi1 tough call but can't go past red pill with Ozzy, Priest, Maiden, Motorhead, Dio, AC/DC and VH on it.

Which pill do you choose???

@themetalvoice 10/10 Best songs - Winter's Call, Hard Driver, Rumblin Train, Devil's Stomp, High Wire. No filler for me.

Badlands Debut Album Released May 11, 1989 Best songs? Ok songs? Filler? Today on @themetalvoice Note The album had sold 400,000 copies by 1990

@mitchlafon wish they would release some soundboard recordings from DLR period.

Finally available on Amazon!

@MonstersOfRock wish i was there. what a line-up

1988

@EddieTrunk By releasing almost half the album as singles before the album comes out, the remainder of the album might as well be an EP. Especially given the bugger-all physical sales.

I will never understand in this age of ultra short attention spans why artists / labels promote and start press for new albums many months before people can actually buy the product. Making the day people can actually get the album an afterthought. Often resulting in the album gone after its first week. Half the album is usually released as singles already, all the press happened, actual release becomes a non event.

Just saw the great film on Iron Maiden - Burning Ambition. All the ups and downs from mid 1970s to mid 2020's. Awesome stuff. Up the Irons!

@HairMtlMessiah under-rated guitarist and vocalist.

Thoughts?

Facts!!!

@allrockmusic A Light In the Black !!

What’s your favourite track on this album?

@HairMtlMessiah their best album. 10/10

Thoughts?

@HairMtlMessiah Eddie Van Halen George Lynch John Sykes Glenn Tipton / KK Downing Adrian Smith / Dave Murray Dave Meniketti Matthias Jabs Joe Perry Mick Mars Jake E Lee

Alright Degenerates! #HairMetalMessiah has a question for you fuckers! Here’s a list of 10 guitar players that influenced me the most! Robbin Crosby Neal Schon Jeff Beck Carlos Cavazo Jake E. Lee Randy Rhoads Warren DeMartini Dave Meniketti Wolf Hoffmann Who’s on your list? Let’s hear it! Pass it on! It ain’t easy being Sleazy! #JLos @TheHunterCarnes @LFCMFighter @FreddieH73 @groovesvillewkd @MetalheadRen @Nico8x8

@mitchlafon Sounds like the book ignores the Van Halen history after David Lee Roth departed in 1985 as per Alex's previous book. I would be happy with that. 😀

Book News! Van Halen By Alex Van Halen “Written by Alex Van Halen, VAN HALEN is the official chronicle of the band. The book traces the brothers’ journey from their childhood in Pasadena, California, and the band’s early days playing backyard parties, to the release and world tour of their chart-topping album 1984. Featuring a dynamic blend of iconic photography alongside rare and never-before-seen images, and with exclusive access to Alex Van Halen’s private archives, VAN HALEN offers a personally guided tour through the band’s legendary rise. VAN HALEN opens the Van Halen family archive for the first time. From the brothers’ arrival in California from Holland in 1962 to backyard parties in Pasadena, their 1978 debut album and the chart-topping success of 1984, the band’s story is told through an extraordinary collection of correspondence, tour memorabilia, album artwork, press material, musical equipment, unpublished photographs and much more. Featuring photography from the band’s early years on the Sunset Strip, their first tours to Japan in 1978, and landmark performances including the US Festival in 1983 and 1984’s Monsters of Rock, VAN HALEN brings together rare archival material alongside the work of celebrated photographers.” Shipping from November 2026. ISBN: 9781917734080 Genesis Publications.

@MonstersOfRock Masterpiece. no filler. best album. Even better than Toys in The Attic.

On this day in 1976, Aerosmith unleashed Rocks — one of the nastiest, tightest hard rock albums ever put on wax 🔥 Stacked with killers like “Back in the Saddle” and “Last Child,” the record pushed Aerosmith to another level, landing three singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and going platinum fast (eventually 4× platinum in the U.S.).

@HairMtlMessiah Masterpiece. title track, Heroes End, Beyond The Realms of Death, Exciter, Better By You Better Than Me.

Thoughts?

@punt_rd Ozzy Osbourne Rob Halford Bruce Dickinson Ronnie James Dio

Who’s in your Heavy Metal Mt Rushmore!?