Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s. The band played an important role in the development of speed metal, being part of the German heavy metal scene, which emerged in the early to mid-1980s.
The Soundhouse Tapes is the debut EP by Iron Maiden, and features the very first recordings by the band. Released on 9 November 1979, it features three songs taken from the demo tape recorded at Spaceward Studios on New Year's Eve 1978. The three tracks - "Prowler", "Invasion" and "Iron Maiden" - appear in a rougher form than they would on the first Iron Maiden album and subsequent singles as they were all recorded in one session. Although major retail chains tried to order large quantities of the record, the band only distributed 5,000 copies, available by mail order alone, which eventually sold out in just a few weeks. Because of this, the EP is now a valuable collectors item, which has been sold at up to £800 online.
Iron Maiden, released on 14 April 1980, is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released by EMI in the UK, and a few months later in the U.S., originally on Harvest/Capitol Records and subsequently Sanctuary Records/Columbia Records. The U.S. release also included the song "Sanctuary", only released in the UK as a single. In 1998, along with the rest of the band's pre-X Factor releases, Iron Maiden was remastered with "Sanctuary" added in all territories.
Although Iron Maiden have since criticised the quality of the album's production, the release was met with critical and commercial acclaim, debuting at No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart as well as achieving prominence for the band in mainland Europe.
British Steel is the sixth album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 April 1980.
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Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Power of the Night is the second full-length album by the heavy metal band Savatage and was released in 1985. This record was produced by the hot producer of the time, Max Norman, who became better known as the producer of Megadeth's 1992 hit album Countdown to Extinction.
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry (1984)
Stay Hungry is the third album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Released on May 10, 1984, the album features the band's two biggest hits, "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" and the power ballad "The Price". According to RIAA certification, Stay Hungry gained multi-platinum status with U.S. sales of more than 3,000,000 copies.
E duas pérolas, conseguidas na Galeria do Rock, em 1985, a coletânea SP Metal I e II com bandas brasileiras e, desconhecidas na época.
A loja de discos Baratos Afins, aberta em 24 de maio de 1978, estava com a intenção de lançar diversos álbuns de bandas da efervescente cena do Metal paulistano, já que em meados dos anos 80, o Hard Rock e o Heavy Metal (“Rock Pauleira” ou “Rock Pesado”, como alguns classificavam na época) começaram a tomar força, rejeitando laços com a MPB, como ocorreu com o Tropicalismo. De um lado estavam as bandas de Hard Rock e de outro as mais pesadas do Heavy que, juntas, formavam um circuito que teve um início tímido, mas conseguiu agrupar uma grande legião de seguidores fiéis. O local chamado de Grandes Galerias, hoje conhecido mundialmente como Galeria do Rock, localizado na região central de São Paulo, abrigava pouquíssimas lojas especializadas em Rock, entre elas a Baratos Afins. Lá só existiam as lojas da rede Cartaz no piso térreo, nas duas entradas, e a Wop Bop no segundo andar, que mudou de endereço meses depois. Como Calanca não dispunha da quantia necessária para soltar no mercado todos os lançamentos que gostaria, resolveu apostar em uma coletânea. O resultado todos devem saber, pois as duas edições do “SP Metal” tornaram-se marco da história do Metal nacional. A primeira, gravada entre agosto e setembro de 1984 e lançada meses depois, trazia o Salário Mínimo, Centúrias, Vírus e Avenger. O volume dois, que saiu em 1985, contava com o Korzus, Abutre, Performances e Santuário. ( http://www.downloadcult.com/2011/08/08/sp-metal-1984/ ).
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Oi Irmão, em 1984 eu trabalhava na Baratos e participei de toda essa efervecência do início do metal em São Paulo. Esses dois SP Metal são raridade e muito bons mesmo. Parabéns.
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Fala Pirata... Eu tenho certeza que já devemos ter nos cruzado por aí. Eu ia muito na Baratos Afins, mas era apenas um moleque cabeludo com uma camisa de Rock (como todos, hehehe). Nesta época, eu era muito amigo do Cássio da banda Vírus, da moçada do Antares (meus vizinhos) e de uma banda que não foi selecionada para o SP Metal - Witchcraft, que tinha nada mais, nada menos que Ricardo Confessori (Angra) na batera. Fui em todos (acho) shows na Lira Paulistana, que eram promovidos pela Baratos Afins.... Pelo menos vivemos no mesmo Universo, mais ou menos na mesma época!!!! Um grande abraço Pirata...
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