On This Day In METAL History – October 14th…
On October 14th, 1962 – Monster Mash (Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers) was a sensational hit! Monster Mash has since become a beloved Halloween song, even covered by the likes of the Misfits.
On this day in 1974 – London, England’s The Pretty Things sign to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song label.
On October 14th, 1976 – Aerosmith kicked off their first European tour, at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
On this day in KISSTORY – October 14, 1977, KISS released their double platinum album: ALIVE II. This was, in all likelihood, the first album cover to depict a Rock star that is spitting up blood.
On This day in 1978 – Rush began their tour in support of Hemispheres, at the Kingston Memorial Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. To date, this was the longest tour by Rush.
On October 14th, 1989 – Mötley Crüe reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the first and only time with Dr. Feelgood. This fabulous album had a two-week run on top of the album chart.
On this day in 1985 – The double live album, Live After Death, was released by the British Metal legends: Iron Maiden. If you’re like me, you’ll stare at the cover art (created by Derek Riggs) for hours.
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LONG LIVE METAL.
LONG LIVE THE ROOTS AND FAMILY TREE OF METAL.
Stone.
October 14, 2014 at 9:05 pm
“Alive II” ! My first KISS album!
October 16, 2014 at 11:32 pm
Cool!! …And that wasn’t a bad way to start being a KISSaholic! My first KISS album was “Double Platinum”… the greatest hits from 1978 \m/\m/