Some thrash bands, most notably Metallica (Enter Sandman) and Megadeth (Symphony of Destruction), successfully experimented with a streamlined and commercially palatable direction. Read full article. The biggest issue with this album would have to be the sound production, which comes off as a terrible mix considering the artists involved. Theres almost nothing separating these guys from a boy band except their long hair, but My God, what glorious locks they were. They changed their name to Shotgun Messiah, fired their singer and eventually went industrial metal. 1. Not to be confused with the German metal band Helloween, Halloween commanded quite a cult following. Sound Barrier broke the color barrier in heavy metal by being one of the first metal bands to have all black members. The original lineup came and went throughout the years ultimately disbanding in the late 90s. Tim Skold would later go on to join industrial rockers KMFDM and perform with Marilyn Manson as well as a solo artist with his own band SKOLD. Break Out is currently out of print and is a sought-after collectors item by metal fans. The band reached the pinnacle of their success with MTV airplay for the song Ill Be There For You. Black Sheep fronted by Willie Basse released their debut album Trouble In The Streets in 1985 on Enigma Records. Legendary rock band TESLA released the lyric video for Time To Rock (Live) today. The band originally started in 1986 with Kelly Keeling handling the vocals after switching from the guitar. Saigon Kicks big album, The Lizard, was on constant rotation in every Trans Am in America for about three months. Sadly, Great White became far more popular in later years for tragedy than their music when pyrotechnics ignited a fire during one of their club tours in Providence, Rhode Island, killing 100 people, including the bassist. He then formed a solo band called DiAnno that released only one album. Priest (Diamond Rexx), and Billy Dior on drums. They also received radio airplay with the singles Try to Find Me and Peace in Our Time. The band followed up Shattered Hearts with Dont Touch Me There in 1989. In an untimely and unfortunate accident, drummer Mark Edwards suffered a broken neck which lead to the band breaking up a month later. They went on another hiatus and then reformed again in 2015. This all-female metal band was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1980, when lead guitarist and founding member, the late Jan Kuehnemund, was still in high school. Rumors have swirled recently that Tim Skold may be planning to reform Shotgun Messiah. The band featured incredibly talented musicians with License To Kill being the epic album that failed to put them over the top. If you think the best Florida heavy metal band is missing from the list, then feel free to add it at the bottom so it's included with these other great acts. Keeling would later go on to record and perform with King Kobra, MSG, John Norum, George Lynch, and many others. The band will be releasing a live album this summer TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT LIVELOUD 2023 Tom Keifer (Cinderella) and Winger and John Corabi (Motley Crue, The Scream) will hit the tour circuit in 2023. The band was featured on several movie soundtracks including Fright Night, Thrashin, and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. For every Axl Rose or Nikki Sixx, there were hundreds of also-rans, buffoons and no-hopers who crashed and burned before they had a chance to leave any lasting mark. Black Sabbath. Three junkies and alcoholic,is how Sea Hags own manager described them, to which sandpaper-throated frontman Ron Yocom responded: Nah, it was two junkies and two alcoholics. Either way, it goes a long way to explaining why these Bay Area sleazebags failed to set anything other than their own trousers on fire. TKO released In Your Face in 1984. . Kid Rock could re-record the entire album "Little Caear" and no one would bat an eyeseriously. For every Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Van Halen, There were many other bands that were really good, but somehow didnt quite make it to the top. Once Play Dirty gets going, it doesnt take long to realize that this is a killer album. The band is filled with talented musicians and this is heavy metal guitar shredders dream. Still a great piece of melodic metal for those who can find this hidden treasure. Enuff ZNuff delivered one of glam metals most impressive debuts. Most of you probably know Josh Britny Fox was formed in 1985 with Dizzy Dean Davidson on vocals, former Cinderella drummer Tony Destra, former Cinderella guitarist Michael Kelly Smith and Battle Axe Burn This Town Burn this town? It would have been great to see this group continue because this album showed real chemistry between the players involved. The band disbanded before ever finding mainstream success. The band has also released two other albums which featured vocalists Marc Storace of Krokus and Rob Rock. Another band to unfortunately release their debut album at the end of the glam/hair metal era was Cats In Boots. Their songs are catchy, somewhat depressive, and overused in wild parties. Think of it as a heavier Black N Blue with a slightly modern twist. The band went through many different lineups and released several albums throughout the 90s and 2000s. Dave Everley has been writing about and occasionally humming along to music since the early 90s. ), $2.1 million dollar record deal with Capitol Records in 1990; then ended up changing their name to Wildside due to a cease and desist related to the Young Guns movies. Kai Swans vocals were incredibly powerful. It ushered in a new and fresher taste for sure, but by 1992 the whole Hair Metal scene had truly worn out it's welcome and was pretty ridiculous. The band was featured prominently in the film and performed two songs in it Little Gypsy and 12 OClock High. The band still does select live concert appearances. Hurricane is notable for having the brothers of Carlos Cavazo and Rudy Sarzo from Quiet Riot, Tony Cavazo, and Robert Sarzo as bassist and guitarist. Fans regard all of their albums as quality releases and they are still collected heavily by metal fans. Vinnie Vincent's first solo disc fucking hammered!!! The band wasnt on a secular label like Stryper and therefore were only available in Christian bookstores. Seduce released a second album Too Much Aint Enough in 1988 and it was well-liked by fans and critics alike. The band would break up in 1988 but returned again in 2017 to release the album Monstrosity. Motley Crue. A great hard rockin, melodic metal band featuring the highly under-rated vocalist Kelly Keeling. The band imploded due to personal differences after releasing only one studio album. Although they did quite well in the rock community, they couldn't manage to pop on a mainstream level. Hey, you never got that with Warrant. The spectacular story of '80s Hair Metal! Gutter-level anthems Come Down Sister, Underground and Ocean Of Love were edged with goth and psychedelia that placed them closer to The Doors and pre-arena rawk The Cult than Van Halen and Motley Crue though they could still kick up a bar-room shit-storm as the comedy-tough Its Not The End Of The World proved. While its hard to find, collectors pay top dollar for this one. Savatage was started by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva from Tarpon Springs Florida. Sadly, Tommy McManus died in 1991 from complications from bone marrow replacement surgery. Releasing the album, Saraya (1989), the band found success with the single Love Has Taken Its Toll and eventually released a second album in When the Blackbird Sings (1991). And while it was a hit with fans, it was a little too late to gain the attention of mass record buyers as the scene was moving toward grunge and alternative rock. The band released several albums after this with a different vocalist, A More Perfect Union (1987), Right Between the Eyes (1989) but it just didnt have the same magic that Night Of The Crime did. In the '80s some heavy metal became mainstream, but throughout the years it been mainly an underground phenomenon. Unfortunately, the band could never seem to duplicate the same formula in later releases. Recently, Hurricane has reunited with only Sarzo and Cavazo as the original members and has plans to record new material in the near future. They are also a staple act at the annual M3 Rock Festival in the bands home state of Maryland. Cold Sweat was poised to achieve fame and fortune. . A completely different lineup appeared on a later release called Feel My Pain (1998). Bon Jovi, Warrant, Poison, Motley Crue and many more play all hour to get you in the mood to have a great Saturday night. This one-off project released on Shrapnel Records is pretty amazing. Where Are They Now? 50 names. While Law Of The Order was well received by the bands fans it simply didnt get much promotion because of the changing musical climate. Shok Paris released the album Go For The Throat in 1984. The band went into obscurity from 1992 onwards but got back together 2000 to 2008. Dont do drugs, kids. Formed in 1983, this band had a pretty bright future ahead of them when they released their album Rat Race in 1990 under Chrysalis Records, produced by big-time music producer Howard Benson. Davy Vain made his name producing Bay Area thrashers Death Angel, but he had a glam metal heart. Ranging from Mtley Cre and Guns N' Roses to Van Halen and Def Leppard, these hair metal bands play an important role in music history, producing some of the best music ever across all genres. Respected vocalist and guitarist Mike Tramp has announced the upcoming release of Songs Of White Lion, via Frontiers Music Srl on April14, 2023. While still hard rocking in its tone, it had a bit more of a classic rock n roll style similar to the Rolling Stones. The band reformed with a different lineup and have released three more studio albums in the 2000s. Life, Sex & Death had it all: a bunch of Cheap Trick-on-steroids songs, the muscle of a major label behind them and a homeless guy on vocals. To be released on vinyl by the mysterious Katafalque label, which also plays home to drummer The Terrific Don McKinnon and vocalist Rat Deveaux's more traditional black metal outings as Gallows,. The band received rave critical reviews but success eluded them. 03 Warren Zevon With songs like "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money" you'd think David Letterman's favorite artist would have been a shoe-in . A demo produced by Metallicas Kirk Hammett was followed by a self-titled debut album full of dirtier-than-a-used-hypodermic tracks like Doghouse, Too Much T-Bone and semi-immortal single Half The Way Valley. Video unavailable Raspy-voiced vocalist Brad Sinsel gave the band a decidedly heavier sound, while still being melodic. Hellion released their self-titled Ep in 1983 and the album Screams in the Night (1987), and another EP, Postcards from the Asylum (1988) during their run in the 80s. Vocalist Bernie K went on to sing on the critically acclaimed Fire In The Rain album by guitar virtuoso Alex Masi. Formed in 1985, Slave Raider released two albums in the 80s: Take The World By Storm (1986) and What Do You Know About Rock N Roll? After relocating the group to Los Angeles in the mid-'80s, Vixen quickly made a name for themselves and scored a record deal with EMI. The Bar Vice Squad says: We like to include a song thats very different from our usual style on each album for example Goodnight England LIMITED TO ONLY 500 SETS SHIPPING MID-2023 You asked for it You got it. The self-titled album had some great tracks like Sleaze if you Please, Take It or Leave It and Tonight, Tonight. Save Your Prayers had a more commercial radio-friendly appeal to the sound but also failed to sell a large number of albums with limited promotion. They mostly disappeared, but released three albums in 2010 of repurposed material (demos, live recordings, etc. And if you dig beyond Motley Crue, Ratt and Bon Jovi, there's still plenty of brilliance to be found amongst the scene's lesser lights. They would release Concrete Killers in 1989. I think they opened for VVI. What's funny is that in 1990, these guys had an image problem that stopped them from achieving more success. Hericane Alice Heres a band who were poised for success in the glam metal world, but the timing was just Too Late, referring to the great song of the same name on this album. Vocalist Stevie Rachelle looked like Brett Michaels of Poison with more muscles. As a kid, I remember seeing the album cover depicting two skeletons having sex in a way that formed a peace sign, and knew I had to buy it. However, despite that fact, the band never found mainstream success. and the Bulletboys. Vocalist Brad Sinsel went on to front the band War Babies which released their only album in 1992 and had a minor hit with the song Hang Me Up. One of the best albums to come out in the 80s its criminally underrated. Our mission and passion is promoting forgotten and underrated glam metal, 80s metal, hard rock, melodic rock and AOR bands. The album is available through Metal Blade Records and is still sought after by glam metal collectors worldwide. Smashed Gladys couldve made it big had they not been crowding along withGuns N Roses,L.A. It sounds like a joke, but it isnt. Kik Tracee While Kik Tracees fame was short-lived, their debut album received decent airplay thanks to MTV with their cover of Mrs. Im sure it is very profound. Guns N' Roses. The band released a second album in 1993 but it failed to capture the spirit of the original album. Most experts put its beginnings in the late '60s and early '70s. The record buying public just wasn't ready for a band covered in that many tattoos. Diamond Rexx is a unique band. Sure, it lacked big-budget gloss, and original singer Steevi Jaimz sounded like he was ready to chin anybody who dared look at his pint wrong, but Young And Crazy bristled with the kind of attitude every pack of Sunset Strip poodles would have sold their grannies to have. Not exactly household names or Hair Metal , but I think both Kim Mitchell and Brian (too loud) Macleod (RIP) can be added..In the case of Brian Macleod, listen to some old Headpins, which were a raw in your face female fronted hard rock band..He had a real ferocious stripped down Strat in a Marshall tone, and was a master of using volume swells . They last released an album in 2009. Where Are They Now? Highlights: "She Likes It On Top" (It would have been a great single/video), Fools Paradise, My Number (killer cover of a Girl song), Show A Little Love (the video single), "Ghost Of Winter" ( If would be great if a more heavy band do a cover of . The band released only two albums in the 80s: Fighting Back (1986) and Children of Madness (1987). Stream songs including "Cum On Feel the Noize", "Sweet Child O' Mine" and more. They were cool. While similar to Kix in sound the band did develop its own personality. Odin is now recognized as one of the bands featured in the Penelope Spheeris documentary, The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. They didnt release their second album until 1991 and by then the 80s metal genre was already in decline due to changing tastes in music. Its a shame that they didnt receive more acclaim. Christian metal band Rage Of Angels released their only self-titled album in 1989. Their hedonistic lifestyles, outrageous personas, and distinct aesthetic sense were mainstays . The band had their first taste of success with the single Call To The Heart which helped push the album to #26 on the U.S. charts. White Tiger was notable for featuring former KISS guitarist Mark St. John who played on the Animalize album, only to be released by the band and replaced by Bruce Kulick after being unable to play with acute tendonitis. Warrior released the space-themed album Fighting For The Earth in 1985. Vinnie Vincent Invasion Steelheart Vanadium Tokyo Blade Rough Cutt Loudness Kik Tracee Little Caesar Lord Tracy Shotgun Messiah Big (Long) Hair Metal Bands of 80s Big (long) hair, mullets, and tight pants were all the rage in the 1980s thanks to the big hair metal bands. Formed in Detroit, the band was outside of the glam metal scene that took Hollywood by storm. The music and song structure was an extension of the hard rock of '70s bands like Aerosmith and the partying of Van Halen, with the theatrics and flair of artists such as Kiss and Alice Cooper (all of whom had minor comebacks as a result of the genre's popularity). Singer David Glen Eisley drew comparisons in vocal style to that of Journeys Steve Perry. (The debut album was actually released in 1989 but is included in this list because it suffered the same fate as most of the bands of this genre released after 1990). ! The band was critically acclaimed and developed a fan base rather quickly, in part from fans of Whiteheart and then new fans from MTV and radio airplay. That is not a joke (although, its one stop above Jackyl, who shtick was using a chainsaw as a musical instrument). The bands biggest success came when they opened 30 dates for Van Halen in 1980, but they never could make it much further in a crowded field of metal bands. And while their image was right in line with the glam/hair metal scene at the time, musically the band had more of a power metal sound. Pair-A-Dice, a band from Los Angeles seen here in 1988, was a typical hair metal glam band. Def Leppard. Tuff, however, created some great albums and should still appeal to fans of the genre. With over 100 million records sold, KISS is one of the biggest rock bands of all time. Young And Crazy was a fantastic debut, but the band parted ways with Steevi Jaimz after this release. Another great hair metal band that has gone totally underrated. Britny Fox was in the same league as Poison and Cinderella in the hair metal band corner of rock in the 80s. The band received another shot at stardom in the U.S. with the album Save Your Prayers which featured future Tyketto vocalist Danny Vaughan. 7) Little Caesar - There's nothing "Hair Metal" about these guys either, but they get lumped into the genre anyway somehow. Hard Rock & Metal, Alternative / Punk
I'm a punk rock kid." . But when youre young, from a small town, and you dont know any better, theres a tendency to get caught up in the music of the times, and for few of my formative years, I listened to all of that awful, terrible, no good, lousy music. Heavy Pettin is a Scottish band that released its debut Lettin Loose in 1983. If you can find this one, you should get it. Trixter The biggest problem with Trixter was they appeared to metalheads as a glam metal version of New Kids On The Block. and Classic Rock, Associate Editor on Q magazine and staff writer/tea boy on Raw, not necessarily in that order. The bands sound was often similar to that of early Def Leppard material. After White Sister, three of the band members would go on to form another band called Tattoo Rodeo. However Femme Fatale didnt release a second studio album with MCA records. The song The Calling was a great anthemic metal track that propelled this album to reach new fans. MCA could be the one to blame for possibly just not having the promotional chops at that time to get it done, but I'm not sure. However, Wolf would find success on a much larger scale later with Kingdom Come. In 1998 Warrior released the album called Ancient Future with McCarty. This 80s pseudo-thrash band released Citys Gonna Burn (1984), No Stranger to Danger (1985), Know Your Enemy (1987) and Annihilation Principle (1989) during their 80s run. The band released a music video for the song She which received some airplay on MTV. Electric Boys Swedish upstarts Electric Boys took a different approach to melodic metal by merging a bit of 70s rock and interesting rhythms to create something unique. They have a much more seasoned, rootsy sound than most of the Sunset Strip bands from that era. Swedish glam metallers Shotgun Messiah impressed a lot of people with their trashy, sleaze sound on their self-titled debut in 1989. The band briefly featured Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford, Motley Crue) and Leonard Haze (Y&T). Smashed Gladys hit the L.A. glam scene and released 3 great singles from their album Social Intercourse. People didnt give a shit then either. Obviously, that's simply my opinion, but to me these guys seemed like they were poised to become the next big household name. This English heavy metal band hit the scene in 1982. Its great on every level. Like nu-metal, hair metal eventually tried hard to escape the 'metal' tag and become 'glam rock' or 'arena rock.' But Quiet Riot were always ready to embrace their chosen genre, titling their 1983 album Metal Health and adorning their record sleeves with an asylum inmate in a steel mask. Basically, when I entered high school, guys had long hair, ripped jeans, earrings, and terrible, terrible taste in music, but by the time Id left high school, we were all wearing flannel and Doc Martens and bathing had become less of a priority. The image problem was tattoos! lead guitarist Chris Risola, rhythm guitarist Frank DiCostanzo, and the now-deceased drummer John Fowler would go on to form the original lineup of the glam metal band Steelheart featuring vocalist Miljenko Matijevic that was released in 1990. Malice hit the L.A. metal scene in the early 80s and developed a great following. The band releases a second album Time Will Tell but eventually disbanded afterward. The band was prolific at releasing albums in the 80s which included: Sirens (1983), Power of the Night (1985), Fight for the Rock (1986), Hall of the Mountain King (1987), and Gutter Ballet (1989). Early on their sound was closer to that of AC/DC but later albums went in a more commercial, radio-friendly version. Rachelles voice was much deeper and added a darker sound to their version of glam rock but just couldnt catch up to the rising tide of alternative rock that was taking over at the beginning of the 90s. Merely a flash in the pan, Sweet F.A. The band had top-notch talent and delivered four great albums for Geffen records. Many of these bands are underground favs for fans of the 80s metal scene and their music still lives on today. Sadly London is more famous for being a stepping stone for other band members that went on to bigger things including Blackie Lawless (WASP), Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue), Steven Adler (Guns N Roses), Slash (Guns N Rose), Izzy Stradlin (Guns N Roses) and Fred Coury (Cinderella). The band seemingly combines glam metal, sleaze, and punk all into one unified sound. Love/Hate Blackout In The Red Room hit in 1990 and this band seemed to have the swagger of a young AC/DC. It's the genre that critics loved to hate and fans have kept around to this day: hair metal. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1985. While the band was never considered commercially successful in the U.S., they remain a favorite among metal music collectors. Guns share Shattered Glass, the second single from their upcoming studio album, Black Diamonds which will be released on Metal fans have been eager to hear what the new collaboration,ELEGANT WEAPONS, sounds like, after the formation of the band comprised of Rainbow 25 Great Hair Bands That Debuted In The 90's, Songs Of Forbidden Love By Motley Crue, KISS, and Winger That Seem Super-Cringey Today, 400 + Hard Rock And Metal Bands From The 80s And 90s That You Should Hear. However, by the time of its release, the scene had withered and not many people had the chance to actually hear them. They signed to Metal Blade Records in 1986 and released two albums Fire in the Rain (1987) and Downtown Dreamers (1988). When the band signed with Enigma Records and released Known Your Enemy, it was a much-needed shot in the arm for the band and saw them get larger record distribution. Why? Tuff Tuff was the epitome of the 80s glam scene. They scored a radio hit with the single Ill See You in My Dreams. It's a pretty strong album front to back. There was a sea of hair bands back in the day and only a few really stood out. While the band had musical talent and decent songwriting ability, they were often derided for being un-original. Heres how it works. Records and is considered by many fans to be the bands best work. We were true power-pop but we got signed at the worst possible time in the whole metal frenzy, ZNuff vocalist Donnie Vie said in a 2011 interview. Sadly, they just never seemed to make it big into the mainstream. The Bar Vice Squad says: We like to include a song thats very different from our usual style on each album for example Goodnight England LIMITED TO ONLY 500 SETS SHIPPING MID-2023 You asked for it You got it. Dirty Blonde is a diamond in the rough. However, lead singer Mike Tramp is back to making albums as a soloist now. Sweet Pain was a decent glam rock band that literally disappeared overnight. Unfortunately, their geographic location probably kept the band from being big. Carmine Appice is currently performing with his brother Vinnie Appice in Drum Wars. Its pretty obvious what genre they wanted to be categorized under, having put metal in their band name. 3) Company Of Wolves - Company Of Wolves released their debut in 1990, and honestly aren't really a "Hair" band. A list of Underrated, Obscure And Cult Heavy Metal Bands mainly from the end 70's To Start 90's most from the Golden 80,s era . Sweet Savage was a glam band based out of Texas that just never reached the next level. Today Helsinkis longest serving gothic rock vampires THE 69 EYES arise from their crypt announcing their new studio album As one of the most respected bands of the EBM movement, its almost hard to fathom that Front 242 has only released a total After making global headlines with the announcement of their eighth studio albumProject Regeneration: Vol. All in all, Alex Masi has released 17 total solo albums since disbanding the original Masi band. This Canadian metal band released two albums in the 80s: Standing Alone (1984) and, Endangered Species (1986). While they made the scene briefly, they never achieved real mainstream success. Both Shy Boy (David Lee Roth) and Addicted To That Rush (Mr. Big) were written by Sheehan while in Talas. Before we get started, I'd like to acknowledge that I don't really feel that Grunge was completely responsible for the implosion of Hair Metal. Thrash and hair metal made for strange bedfellows, though nobody told Two-Bit Thief. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. From 1971-75, they . As Los Angeles-born heavy metal icons ALCATRAZZ today unleash their ferocious new single, Dont Get MadGet Even (Feat. Heavens Edge did release a second album entitled Some Other Place Some Other Time thats also a great testament to their sound, incredible songwriting ability and musicianship. Their debut EP was produced by none other than Dana Strum, who later go on to play bass in the Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter. The album as well as the follow-up, Annihilation Principal both received good critical reviews and the band hit the tour circuit with bands like Metallica, Anthrax. If theyd been born 30 years earlier, Station would have been as big as Def Leppard, or at least Trixter. Sadly, guitarist Bill DAngelo died of a heart attack in 2005. Their debut album was really quite good and featured great melodic metal hooks. The band always had great songs and arrangements to make any metalhead go wild, but the band seemed to die a slow death with very little promotion. The LA band had been kicking around the Sunset Strip for a decade by the time they released Law Of The Order, and lost classics like Paris Calling and slow-burning semi-ballad, Why Should I Believe were slicker, smarter and classier than any of the candy floss being churned out by most of the chinless bozos who came along in their wake. The lead singer, meanwhile, spent his downtown publishing poetry, because of course he did. Should These Songs Have Been Guns 'N Roses' "Ultimate Illusion"? David Glen Eisley and Craig Goldy reunited in 2017 for an album called Blood, Guts, and Games. While these guys were part of the Bay Area metal scene, they have never gotten the recognition that bands like Metallica, Testament, Death Angel, and Megadeth have. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Towards the end of the 80s and the very early 90s, there were so many bands coming out with albums, it was impossible to consume it all. Masi was a band created by guitarist Alex Masi to showcase his abilities. The title stands for (Tony) MacAlpine, (Tommy) Aldridge, (Rob Rock), and (Rudy) Sarzo or M.A.R.S. Featured Articles. Shark Island debuted their major label album Law Of The Order in 1989 for Epic Records. Discussion in 'Old School Metal Discussion' started by TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash, Jun 16, 2005. They make the list because they didnt really get known on a more mainstream level until 1990. The band is famous for having more than a few members that would go onto greater fame in other bands including Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big), Slash (Guns N' Roses), Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford, Motley Crue) and James Kottak (Kingdom Come, Scorpions). Unfortunately, they only released one album, the self-titled release in 1989. 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