The 80s Metal Hang

You just got lucky by finding part two or our look at the monster month of September 1984 with Kiss, Dokken, Motorhead, Fates Warning, Zebra, Autograph, and even Black Flag. So, feel our heat; we're taking you higher on Episode 28 of The 80s Metal Hang.

It's September of 1984 and Queensryche delivers a classic full-length debut; Mercyful Fate honors the Oath, while Waysted and The Cult make appearances during a very Iron Maiden month as the legendary Powerslave album is released. So, jump in the cockpit and start up the engines, it's episode 27 of The 80s Metal Hang!

This week we make some scary connections between Heavy Metal and Halloween. What metal scared us? What metal scared you? Were the flying monkeys from Wizard of Oz metal? Was Cronos from Venom just a regular guy? Did Black Sabbath invent Horror Metal? What was Kiss doing on TV with the Wicked Witch of the West? We intend to create havoc on Episode 26 of The 80s Metal Hang.

The summer of 1984 heats up as Slayer haunts us, Krokus blitzes us, and WASP, VoiVod, and Black and Blue release their debuts. All of this plus Hanoi Rocks, Iron Maiden, and big concert happenings in Poland, Japan, and Castle Donnington England on Episode 25 of The 80s Metal Hang.

This week it's part two of our July 1984 blockbuster - a sequel of sorts, as we ride with Metallica, worship with Metal Church, rock with Y&T, and fire it up with Fastway. All of this plus Loudness and Pantera on Episode 24!

It's July of 1984 and this month is summer blockbuster of metal as we rock with Dio, attack with Stryper, go crazee with Quiet Riot, and drive too fast with Sammy Hagar. All of this plus Helix and Icon on Episode 23 of The 80s Metal Hang.

It's the Spring of 1984 and Twisted Sister is hungry for success. The Rods say let them eat metal. Lita Ford dances on the edge, while Lizzy Borden gives them the axe. All of this plus Alcatrazz, Sammy Hagar and Kick Axe on Episode 22 of The 80s Metal Hang.

This week's episode is an exercise in self-indulgence as we decide to just talk about why we love Rush. Join us as we describe the way these Canadian legends have influenced our lives and attempt to chronicle their 50-something year career in 50-something minutes.

This week Rush shows some grace, Venom goes to war, Saxon goes on a crusade, Corrosion of Conformity releases their first, and Grave Digger has a German heavy metal breakdown on The 80s Metal Hang.

Yngwie becomes a solo force, Great White says Stick It, Trouble spreads the Chicago doom, and Warlock lights a metal fire in Germany. All of this plus Hanoi Rocks, Van Halen, and Spinal Tap.

This week we leap back to 1984 as Scorpions, a Ratt, a Metal Queen (Lee Aaron), and a bunch of vikings (Manowar) take over the hard rock heavy metal scene. All of this plus Exciter, Europe and Aerosmith on The 80s Metal Hang.

This week Van Halen jumps into a new year, Judas Priest defends the faith, Anthrax serves up their first fistful, while Whitesnake takes it slow and easy. All of this plus Steve Vai and Bon Jovi as The 80s Metal Hang goes back to January 1984.

This week we look at the metal moments present in the movies of the 1980s. So, put on your spiked wrist band and reach into the popcorn because The 80s Metal Hang is going to the movies. Artists discussed this week include Ratt, Judas Priest, Slayer, Eddie Van Halen, Dokken, Dio, Extreme, and AC/DC. Oh yeah!

This week we share our personal opinions and top 3 lists on the best of the best, the rest of the rest and anything metal in the year 1983: the albums covers, the musicians, the videos, the concerts, and the hidden gems from classic heavy metal. Join us as we close out our discussion of 1983.

This week we go back to December 1983 as Slayer shows no mercy, Ozzy barks at the moon, and Accept goes balls to the wall. Also, the Killer Dwarfs, Slade, Van Halen on this installment of The 80s Metal Hang.

This week is an episode of extremes as the hard rock/heavy metal pendulum swings from the melodic Night Ranger to the demonic Mercyful Fate. Somewhere in between lie Alice Cooper, Girlschool, Blue Oyster Cult, Alcatrazz, Girlschool and Witchfinder General. We discuss them all as we look back at October and November of 1983 on The 80s Metal Hang.

This week, on the one-year anniversary of his passing, we look back at the legendary life of Ozzy Osbourne in the 1980s. Join us as we discuss all the albums, all the tours, and all the musicians in the first decade of his amazing solo career. Let the madness begin!

This week, it’s part two of our deep dive into September 1983 as Motley Crue, Dokken, MSG, and Y & T are shouting, breaking, destroying, and getting mean - but in a nice metal way.  All of this plus Ron Keel, Yngwie Malmsteen and Diamond Head on The 80s Metal Hang.

This week, we go back to September of 1983 as Kiss gets reinvented, Rainbow gets bent, and Black Sabbath gets Reborn - again.  All of this plus a dive into Joe Perry’s past, Rush’s past and even Rush’s present with a report from an  eyewitness who was at  the Rush  50-Something tour kickoff in Los Angeles - on the newest episode of The 80s Metal Hang.

This week we go back to August of 1983 for the month of the EP as Ratt, Queensryche and Armored Saint release their debut recordings, ACDC switches things up, and Whitesnake headlines the 1983 installment of the Castle Donnington “Monsters of Rock” festival in England. All of this and more on the 80s Metal Hang - a classic heavy metal podcast.

This week Manowar puts on the loincloths for a glory ride, Suicidal Tendencies releases their first album and Metallica starts building a metal militia with  “Kill em All”, their debut album. Also, Lita Ford , Coney Hatch, and more on The 80s Metal Hang! 

On this week’s episode Motorhead barrels on without Fast Eddie, Exciter brings in metal mania from Canada, and some Texas Teenagers make the first recordings of their band, Pantera. All of this plus Wild Horses, The Rods, Nazareth, Guns and Roses and Kiss on The 80s Metal Hang!

Join us this week as we go back to May 29th, 1983 for Day 2 of US Festival '83 in California, famously dubbed "Heavy Metal Day." Rob and Craig will be watching videos of all the bands that day and giving you the play-by-play forty-three years in the making.

This week we take a deep dive into Dio's debut album and serve up a big piece of Iron Maiden history. Plus, Uriah Heep, Blackfoot, and Rush on The 80s Metal Hang - a heavy metal history podcast.

This week we go back to April 1983 as Fastway and Savatage release their debuts, Anvil forges forward, Krokus goes headhunting, and Twisted Sister proves You Can’t Stop Rock and Roll. All this plus Ozzy and Dave Mustaine on the 80s Metal Hang - a Heavy Metal history podcast.