On This Date, July 25th, in 1980: AC/DC released Back in Black, their first album with Brian Johnson as their lead singer. The album was dedicated to late vocalist Bon Scott and has gone on to sell more than 50 million copies worldwide. To date it is the second highest selling album of all time, as well as the best-selling hard rock or heavy metal album.
On This Date, March 24th in 1973: The Band Called Alice Cooper’s sixth studio album, Billion Dollar Babies (released 2/25/73) entered the U.K. album chart at Number One. The album hit #1 in the US a few weeks later, on April 21st.
On This Date, February 20th, in 1976: All four original members of Kiss placed their booted footprints in concrete outside of Grauman’s (Now Mann’s) Chinese Theater on Sunset Blvd., in Hollywood.
Michael “Duff” McKagan of (deep breath) Guns ‘N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded and Jane’s Addiction was born on this day, February 5th in 1964! Happy Birthday, Duff!
RIP Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson
On This Date, December 10th in 1979: Industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle released their third album, 20 Jazz Funk Greats (Industrial Records). The album’s cover photograph was taken at Beachy Head, a chalk headland on the south coast of England. The cliff located there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 530 feet above sea level.
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