By Adam Waldman On March 28, 1988, underrated power trio King’s X released their debut album Out Of The Silent Planet. This brilliant debut was admired by rock critics, but failed to achieve much commercial success. It peaked at #144 on the Billboard 200 chart. Neither single (“King” or “Shot Of Love”) garnered much attention […]
This Day In Hard Rock: Scorpions Release ‘Love At First Sting’
By Adam Waldman On March 27, 1984, Scorpions released their 9th studio album, Love At First Sting, the follow-up album to Blackout (which featured “No One Like You”). Building on the success of Blackout, Love At First Sting took the band to another level in America. The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 […]
This Day In Hard Rock: Ratt Releases ‘Out Of The Cellar’
By Adam Waldman On March 27, 1984, Ratt released their first full-length album, Out Of The Cellar. The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA. It remains the band’s most successful album to date. It also features the band’s most successful single in “Round […]
This Day In Hard Rock: Bon Jovi Releases ‘7800 Degrees Fahrenheit’
By Adam Waldman On March 27, 1985, Bon Jovi released 7800 Degrees Fahrenheit, the follow-up to the band’s self-titled debut. Many band suffer from a “sophomore jinx” when they release their second album. This is usually attributed to the time constraint that is caused by a need to write between tours, whereas there is virtually […]
This Day In Hard Rock: Thin Lizzy Releases ‘Jailbreak’
By Adam Waldman On March 26, 1976, Irish rockers Thin Lizzy released their sixth studio album, Jailbreak. This is the album that put the band on the map in America. It’s also the only album that was ever a commercial success for the band in the U.S. For many Americans, most of the Thin Lizzy […]
