"Arena rock trend of the 1970s continued in the 1980s with bands like Styx, Rush, Journey, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, ZZ Top, and Aerosmith which were popular into the early 1980s, with glam metal taking their place later. Traditionally associated (and often confused) with Hard rock, heavy metal was also extremely popular throughout the decade, with Ozzy Osbourne achieving success during his solo career ; bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Dio were also widely popular North American acts. Speed metal pioneer Motörhead maintained its popularity through the releases of several albums. Underground scenes produced an array of more extreme,"
"and the Nightriders. They enjoyed three years of hits with singles such as ""Night of Fear"", ""I Can Hear The Grass Grow"", ""Flowers in the Rain"", ""Fire Brigade"", and their only number one success ""Blackberry Way"". In their early years the Move had a stage act which occasionally saw Wayne taking an axe to television sets, or chainsawing a Cadillac to pieces at the Roundhouse, London, during ""Fire Brigade"", an escapade which resulted in the Soho area being jammed with fire engines, and the group being banned for a while from every theatre venue in the UK. But by the"
"United States. Westworld (British band) Westworld was a British pop rock/rockabilly band of the late 1980s, best known for its 1987 UK Top 20 hit single, ""Sonic Boom Boy"". Named after the sci-fi film ""Westworld"", it was formed in 1986 by former Generation X guitarist Bob ""Derwood"" Andrews and American vocalist Elizabeth Westwood. The line up was completed by drummer Nick Burton. Before the recording and release of their third and final album, Burton left the band and was replaced by Gary ""Gaz"" Young and Tracey ""T.J."" O'Conner, making them a quartet. Visually the band were styled in a way"
"After the Fire After the Fire (or ATF) were a British rock band that transitioned from playing progressive rock to new wave over their initial 12-year career, while having only one hit in the United States (""Der Kommissar"") and one hit in the United Kingdom (""One Rule for You""). Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the early 1970s in London, England. After the Fire then went through several personnel changes before settling on Banks, guitarist and vocalist Andy Piercy, bassist Nick Battle, and drummer Ivor Twidell. This line-up enjoyed local success in London, and released an album,"
"Gruntruck Gruntruck is an American rock band formed in 1989 in Seattle, Washington by vocalist Ben McMillan and drummer Norman Scott, both previously from early Grunge pioneers Skin Yard. While in Skin Yard, Norman also briefly joined Soundgarden, and collaborated with Chris Cornell on a lesser-known band, the low frequency power trio Bass Truck. Lead guitarist Tommy Niemeyer from metal thrashers The Accüsed and bassist Tim Paul, previously of PDX hardcore punks Final Warning, rounded out the initial, classic line-up. Their sound is described as grunge, and the band focuses more on the metal side of the genre. While on"
"Mass Production (band) Mass Production is an American funk/disco musical group, best known for their 1979 hit, ""Firecracker"". Based in Norfolk, Virginia, the ten-piece group had a series of minor R&B hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ""Firecracker"" is commonly misattributed to the similarly named (and sonically/stylistically similar) band Brass Construction. The band consisted of Kevin ""D'No"" Douglas (bass and vocals), Joseph Robinson Smallwood (trumpet, flugelhorn, and vocals), Agnes ""Tiny"" Kelly (lead vocals, vocoder; later replaced by Dee (DeeDee) Henderson), Larry Marshall (lead vocals, percussion), Gregory McCoy (saxophone), Emmanuel Redding (percussion), Ricardo Williams (lead vocals, drums, percussion), Tyrone"
"Tank (band) Tank are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1980 by Algy Ward, a former member of The Damned. The band is known as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. Tank was often compared to Motörhead as both bands, trios fronted by singing bassists, played a loose, almost punk-styled metal music with often colourful lyrics. Their 1982 debut album, ""Filth Hounds of Hades"", was positively received by both punk and metal fans as well as most critics, regarded now as one of the best albums of the NWOBHM movement. Allmusic critic, Eduardo Rivadavia; described"
"Rocket 88 (band) Rocket 88 is the name of a United Kingdom-based boogie-woogie band formed in the late 1970s by Ian ""Stu"" Stewart, Charlie Watts, Alexis Korner and Dick Morrissey. The band is named after the 1948 Pete Johnson instrumental ""Rocket 88 Boogie"" and is also the title of their 1981 live album, recorded by the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. The first known use of the phrase ""Rocket 88"" was for the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 car introduced by General Motors in 1949. The continuation of an ad hoc band formed by Stewart, Watts and Bob Hall, George Green, Colin Smith,"
"Westworld (British band) Westworld was a British pop rock/rockabilly band of the late 1980s, best known for its 1987 UK Top 20 hit single, ""Sonic Boom Boy"". Named after the sci-fi film ""Westworld"", it was formed in 1986 by former Generation X guitarist Bob ""Derwood"" Andrews and American vocalist Elizabeth Westwood. The line up was completed by drummer Nick Burton. Before the recording and release of their third and final album, Burton left the band and was replaced by Gary ""Gaz"" Young and Tracey ""T.J."" O'Conner, making them a quartet. Visually the band were styled in a way reminiscent of"
"Their controversial name (translated as Fuckoffpolicecar), statements and behavior drew much public attention, making them a symbol of the Afrikaans Rock revival movement. Lead singer Francois Van Coke and songwriter Hunter Kennedy have gone on to explore other genres of music also not previously popular in Afrikaans and have ventured into more commercial routes. Shortly after the arrival of this and other rock acts, the first Afrikaans television music channel (MK89) was opened which focused mainly on rock music. The Afrikaans (and English) rock and alternative music scene has been booming ever since. Bands like Battery9, Terminatrix, NuL, K.O.B.U.S. and"
"like NighTrain, The Gossip, The Black Tones and Thee Emergency, which feature soulful vocals, heavy drums, a driving, intense rhythm and blistering guitar. This revitalization of interest in the AfroPunk and girl group-inspired soul music was received well outside American borders, leading to the departure of some of these groups to European countries. In the late 1980s, a form of alternative rock called twee pop was popular in the United Kingdom. A small cult following around bands like The Orchids and Heavenly formed in the U.S., centered on Olympia's K Records and the band Beat Happening. Arguably the most famous"
"Air Traffic Air Traffic are an English alternative rock band from Bournemouth. Formed in 2003, the band consists of Chris Wall (piano, lead vocals), David Ryan Jordan (Drums), Tom Pritchard (guitar) and Jim Maddock (bass guitar). The band's name originated from when they used to rehearse in an industrial unit next to Hurn Airport, where air traffic control signals could be picked up on their amplifiers. Their music features heavy use of piano, and they have been described by ""NME"" to be like ""Supergrass covering Little Richard"". The band have received minor success with the release of their single ""Shooting"
"Eruption (band) Eruption were a popular British disco, R&B, and soul recording act in the 1970s and 1980s. They are best known for their covers of Ann Peebles's ""I Can't Stand the Rain"" and Neil Sedaka's ""One Way Ticket"", which were big disco hits in 1978 and 1979, respectively. The band was formed in 1969 as a school band in the United Kingdom as Silent Eruption, and consisted of musicians of Caribbean origins. The group changed the name to Eruption in 1974. In 1975 Precious Wilson joined the band as a backing singer and they won the RCA Soul Search"
"Xentrix Xentrix (pronounced ""zen-tricks"") are an English thrash metal band from Preston, Lancashire. Formed in 1984 under the name Sweet Vengeance, Xentrix were one of the leading lights of the British thrash metal movement. They had music videos for their cover of Ray Parker Jr.'s ""Ghostbusters"" as well as the songs ""Crimes"", ""For Whose Advantage?"" and ""The Order of Chaos"", which had regular air time on ""Headbangers Ball"". Although Xentrix never gained global notoriety, they had many underground performances with audiences of over 2,000 to 5,000 people in attendance. By 2006, Xentrix had sold over 500,000 records worldwide. The band"
"England. Other notable British rockabilly bands of the 1980s included The Jets, Crazy Cavan, Matchbox, and the Rockats. Jason & the Scorchers combined heavy metal, Chuck Berry and Hank Williams to create a punk-influenced style of rockabilly, often labelled as alt-country or cowpunk. They achieved critical acclaim and a following in America but never managed a major hit. The revival was related to the ""roots rock"" movement, which continued through the 1980s, led by artists like James Intveld, who later toured as lead guitar for The Blasters, High Noon, the Beat Farmers, The Paladins, Forbidden Pigs, Del-Lords, Long Ryders, The"
"Engines were an influence on many bands that followed, including Franz Ferdinand and The Rapture, with Meat Whiplash and The Candyskins both taking their names from Fire Engines songs. In August 2017 the band reformed to play a benefit for Leith Theatre along with Irvine Welsh and Ewen Bremner. ¹ from John Peel session tracks ""Discord"" and ""Candyskin"" The history of The Fire Engines from 1979 to 1981 is covered in 2015 documentary film Big Gold Dream, which takes its name from the band's final release on the Pop:Aural label. The Fire Engines The Fire Engines are a post-punk band"
"bands. Prior to the release of their debut album, they were prompted to change their name yet again, this time to Hard Stuff, due to a legal threat from a US band also called Bullet. Hard Stuff toured across Europe, particularly in Germany and Italy, often as support to Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. Their career was curtailed by a car crash in which Du Cann and Hammond were badly injured. Although the release of a second album went ahead, the band were soon to fold. Harry 'Al' Shaw eventually resurfaced in the early 1980s with Liverpool-based NWOBHM band Export."
"""as part of their national tour with Tiger Army."" Fireballs (band) Fireballs are an Australian psychobilly band formed in May 1990 by Eddie Fury on drums and vocals, Matt Healy on guitar and Joe Phantom on bass and vocals. The trio issued three albums, ""Terminal Haircut"" (1992), ""Life Takes too Long"" (June 1994) and ""So Bad It's Good"" (1996), before disbanding in October 1997. The original line-up reformed in November 2005, after an eight-year absence, to support Mötley Crüe and Motörhead at the Blackjack festival in Perth. They subsequently played shows around Australia and Japan, and in 2007 Healy was"
"of his own material during the sets. The band continued to perform, with an annual mini tour. However there appeared to be no activity post 2013 as of 2018. After the Fire After the Fire (or ATF) were a British rock band that transitioned from playing progressive rock to new wave over their initial 12-year career, while having only one hit in the United States (""Der Kommissar"") and one hit in the United Kingdom (""One Rule for You""). Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the early 1970s in London, England. After the Fire then went through several"
"That Fucking Tank That Fucking Tank are a two-piece alternative rock duo from Leeds, England. Andy Abbott (baritone guitar played through multiple amplifiers) and James Islip (drums) met in the early 1990s whilst they were still at Primary School, and aged 14 played their first gig together in Matlock as part of a short-lived band called Grin. Since 2003, they have been known under the name That Fucking Tank. Across over 10 years of performing, they have become one of the most notable two-piece rock acts in England, as well as long-term advocates of the DIY ethos in music. They"
"New Fast Automatic Daffodils New Fast Automatic Daffodils (later shortened to New FADS) were an alternative rock group from Manchester, England, active between 1988 and 1995. The band was formed in 1988 by former members of the punk rock group Pariah. Dolan Hewison, Justin Crawford, Perry Saunders and Icarus Wilson-Wright were former students at Manchester Polytechnic, while Andy Spearpoint attended drama school. The name comes from a poem by Adrian Henri that mixed an advertisement for a yellow Dutch car with a Wordsworth poem. Often associated with the 'Madchester' scene of the late 1980s, but never really part of that"
"get it. It has been said that some have reached as far as Japan and Mexico. The band have changed the names of several of their songs from the demo and touring stages to the time of release: The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (often referred to as Eighties Matchbox, 80s Matchbox, TEMBD, TEMBLD or shortened to just Eighties or 80s) were an English rock band from Brighton, England, formed in 1999. They have released three full-length albums, ""Hörse of the Dög"" (2002), ""The Royal Society"" (2004) and ""Blood and Fire"" (2010). Originally formed in 1999,"
"& the Bluesbreakers and Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac also developed this more instrumental, but traditional-based style in the UK, while late 1960s and early 1970s groups, including Ten Years After, Savoy Brown, the Climax Blues Band and Foghat became more hard rock oriented. In the US, Johnny Winter, the Allman Brothers Band, and ZZ Top represented a hard rock trend. Although around this time, the differences between blues rock and hard rock lessened, there was also a return to more blues-influenced styles. In the 1980s, the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan, recorded their best-known works and the 1990s saw"
"Fat Truckers The Fat Truckers were a British electroclash band from Sheffield, comprising Ben Rymer, Mark Hudson and Ross Orton and briefly augmented by Jason Buckle and Ginger Dave as a part-time members. They toured in support of Jarvis Cocker, apparently wielding light sabres on stage and described themselves as writing songs about ""cheap motorbikes, import-export business and multiplex cinemas - we're a social comment on modern living"" and having a fondness of Henderson's Relish. The band split up in 2004. Orton now works in production with Pulp's Steve Mackey, and has recently worked with M.I.A.. Rymer DJs as part"
"DVDs & videos Charged GBH Charged GBH, commonly known as GBH, are an English punk rock band which was formed in 1978 by vocalist Colin Abrahall, guitarist Colin ""Jock"" Blyth, bassist Sean McCarthy (replaced by Ross Lomas after two shows) and Drummer Andy ""Wilf"" Williams. GBH were early pioneers of English street punk, often nicknamed ""UK82"", along with Discharge, Broken Bones, The Exploited and The Varukers. GBH have gone on to influence several punk rock musicians, as well as metal such, including the early Bathory albums. The name GBH was inspired by then-bassist Sean McCarthy's trial for grievous bodily harm."
"Ace (band) Ace were a British rock band, who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. Their membership included Paul Carrack, who later became famous as the co-lead vocalist of Mike + The Mechanics and as a solo artist. Ace are best known for their hit single ""How Long"", which was a top 20 single in the United Kingdom in 1974, and reached no. 3 in the United States and Canada in 1975. The band was formed in December 1972 in Sheffield as ""Ace Flash and the Dynamos"", but the name was soon abbreviated to ""Ace"". The members were assembled from"
"Starfighters (band) Starfighters are an English heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal movement founded in Birmingham, England, in 1979. They attracted a strong British cult following but were not able to translate this into any lasting success, producing just two full studio albums in the early 1980s. Ex-member Stevie Young brought in some attention to the group after he joined the iconic hard rock band AC/DC in 2014. Initially called Savage (named after the original lead vocalist, Phil Savage), the founding members, Stevie Young and Barry Spencer Scrannage changed the band's name to Starfighters and"
"Meat Whiplash Meat Whiplash was an alternative rock band from East Kilbride, Scotland, that were amongst the first to be signed to Creation Records. The line-up was Paul McDermott (vox), Stephen McLean (guitar), Edward Connelly (bass guitar) and Michael Kerr (drums). They took their name from a B-side track by The Fire Engines. They then became The Motorcycle Boy when female singer Alex Taylor (of The Shop Assistants) joined the group in 1987. They only had one record released, ""Don't Slip Up"", which spent 19 weeks in the UK's independent music chart, where it reached the No. 3 position following"
"The Cult The Cult are a British rock band formed in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band, with singles such as ""She Sells Sanctuary"", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as ""Love Removal Machine"" and ""Fire Woman"". According to music critic"
"The Lambrettas The Lambrettas are an English mod revival band, first active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Named after the iconic Italian Lambretta scooter brand popular among Mods, the band was formed in Lewes. Their original line-up consisted of Jez Bird (singer/guitarist), Doug Sanders (guitarist/vocalist), Mark Ellis (bassist) and Paul Wincer (drummer). Their biggest hit was in 1980, with a cover version of the 1950s Leiber and Stoller song, ""Poison Ivy"", which reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart. They scored a #12 hit with the follow-up, ""Da-a-a-nce"". In the same year, they released the album ""Beat Boys"
"album and tour. Starfighters (band) Starfighters are an English heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal movement founded in Birmingham, England, in 1979. They attracted a strong British cult following but were not able to translate this into any lasting success, producing just two full studio albums in the early 1980s. Ex-member Stevie Young brought in some attention to the group after he joined the iconic hard rock band AC/DC in 2014. Initially called Savage (named after the original lead vocalist, Phil Savage), the founding members, Stevie Young and Barry Spencer Scrannage changed the band's name"
"The Fire Engines The Fire Engines are a post-punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland. The band was a part of the same literary art-punk scene as the Scars and Josef K. The Fire Engines comprise David (Davy) Henderson (vocals/guitar), Murray Slade (guitar), Graham Main (bass), and Russell Burn (drums), the band name inspired by a 13th Floor Elevators song. Henderson, Main, and Burn had previously been members of The Dirty Reds, along with Russell Burn's brother Tam Dean Burn, while Slade had played in Station Six. The Fire Engines' debut release was the ""Get Up And Use Me""/""Everything's Roses"" single, released"
"kit by a stagehand, and removed after the song's conclusion. The song shares similarities with Canadian band Warpig's ""Rockstar,"" released on their self-titled debut album in 1970. Czech heavy metal band Arakain covered the song on their album ""Legendy"" in 1995, as ""Karambol"". This version is a half-step lower than the original, and does not feature keyboards. Fireball (Deep Purple song) ""Fireball"" is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple, from the album of the same name. It was Deep Purple's second single release in 1971, and peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles chart. It is"