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MAGNUM - ON A STORYTELLERS NIGHT

In 1985 Magnum released the classic album On a Storytellers Night. This album featured well written songs such as How far Jerusalem , On a Storytellers Night , Les Mort Dansant and the single Just like an Arrow. Upon its release in May 1985, On A Storyteller's Night reached 24 in the UK charts and launched the band across Europe .This Album also featured the stunning cover by fantasy illustrator Rodney Matthews.In the 70's Magnum began as the house band at Birmingham’s famous Rum Runner night club, Joining Tony Clarkin and Bob Catley were drummer Kex Gorin and former Uglys and Balls bassist Dave Morgan later a member of ELO. . The success of Storyteller's Night earned the band a major label deal with Polydor, and they embarked on the most commercially successful period of their career opening the famous Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in August 1985, on a bill that also included Bon Jovi, Metallica, Marillion and headliners ZZ Top. The Band then went on to write other classics such as Vigilante, Wings of Heaven, Goodnight L.A, Rock Art and many more.Even today they are still one of britain's hard working bands.
   
   
   
   

 

SAXON - WHEELS OF STEEL

After recovering from the flop of their first album in 1980 Saxon went back to the drawing board and released Wheels of Steel this album was to become the making of the Band.. Wheels of Steel, album displayed a bright metal sound and set the template for the band's most successful albums. One of the greatest New Wave of British Heavy Metal standards, pounding opener "Motorcycle Man with the start of motorycle engines gave that edge when played live. "747 (Strangers in the Night) the all-out metal assault of "Machine Gun," and their finest early ballad "Suzie Hold On." And despite the occasional filler like Stand Up and Be Counted,"and freeway mad which drops it just a notch below the Anthem Wheels of Steel . At nearly eight minutes, the title track is another classic that would become a nightly encore for the rest of Saxon's career. Dispite band changes Saxon are still and always will be the cream of the British Metal scene.
   
   
   
   
   

MOTORHEAD - NO SLEEP 'TIL HAMMERSMITH

Since the 80's Motorhead have always been the no holds barred band taken everything to the limit .No Sleep 'til Hammersmith is the band's most successful in terms of chart positioning, peaking at number 1 on the UK charts, having capitalised on the preceding success of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP and Ace of Spades album and single. Lemmy believes its success was due to a building anticipation from their fan base for a live album, due to the band having toured so heavily in the past, but also considered it "our downfall" due to the difficulty in following up its success . Lemmy has stated that originally they intended it to be a double album but they only had enough material for three sides. At time of the album's release, the band were in the middle of their first North America tour, supporting Ozzy Osbourne.[These days lemmy and the boys are still on top and just completed their motorizer tour.
   
   
   
   
   

KISS - DESTROYER

Destroyer is the first Kiss album to prominently feature outside musicians, such as members of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra. However, one musician was not credited: Dick Wagner, from Alice Cooper's band, replaced Ace Frehley on tracks such as "Sweet Pain" (as Frehley didn't want to interrupt a card game he was playing during recording sessions for the song and even on a song that Frehley himself co-wrote, "Flaming Youth". Wagner also played the acoustic guitar found on the song "Beth". The success of Alive! and Destroyer enabled the band to embark on their first tour of Europe.Throughout the years, "Detroit Rock City", "God of Thunder", "Shout It Out Loud", "King of the Night Time World", and "Do You Love Me?" have become permanent staples on the band's concerts. "Beth" was last played live on the band's Dec. 20, 2003 concert at Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA the last show of the World Domination Tour; after drummer Peter Criss' final departure, the band permanently retired the song from their set list.