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20 hours ago · Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax.
20 hours ago · Three guilty-pleasure songs, if you will, from the genre that still at times gets stuck in our heads. Indeed, these are three embarrassing hair metal songs we actually still love. “Every Rose ...
20 hours ago · 1986 in country music; 1986 in heavy metal music; 1986 in hip hop music; 1986 in jazz; Events. January 30 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, holds its first induction ceremony with many rock pioneers attending. February 25. The 28th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Kenny Rogers.
20 hours ago · November 26 – Quiet Riot 's Metal Health album tops the US album charts, the first heavy metal album to hit #1 in America. The Uday-Ustav Festival, a tribute to Uday Shankar, is staged at the instigation of Uday's younger brother, Ravi Shankar. Michael Jackson 's 14-minute music video for Thriller is premiered on MTV.
20 hours ago · 50 years after its original release, a cover version of "The Sound of Silence" was released by American heavy metal band Disturbed on December 7, 2015. [66] [67] A music video was also released. [68] Their cover hit number one on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs [69] and Mainstream Rock charts, [70] and is their highest-charting song on ...
20 hours ago · On pedal steel guitar, the most common tunings on double-neck instruments are the extended-chord C6 tuning and E9 tuning, sometimes known as the Texas and Nashville tunings respectively. [75] On a double-neck instrument, the neck nearest the player will normally be some form of C6, and the furthest neck E9.
20 hours ago · January 1 – Townes Van Zandt dies of a cardiac arrythmia. January 6 – Scottish band Texas release first single, "Say What You Want" from their 6× Platinum album "White on Blonde" [1] January 7 – The Spice Girls release their debut single, "Wannabe" in the U.S. and premiere the music video eighteen days later.
