Where Legends Live

13/07/2024

Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 13, April 1982, and the regular chart comes from Bob C at the Top Pop Cellar in Omagh and features 'The Biggest Song Of All Time' in the Number 2 slot!
Bob's got his finger on the pulse, showcasing the 18xPlatinum (according to Forbes, our second favourite magazine) Don't Stop Believin'!
https://youtu.be/x3idGV-7kSQ?si=tlPfY-MuJE6Gu_Y7
It's a slightly calmer chart, compared to Issue 12's rowdy Colwyn Bay heavy metal night, and features other Kerrang! favourites such as Grand Prix and Krokus, and of course Iron Maiden... For more metal mayhem from Issue 13, head over to https://wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/issue-13/
Kerrang! Journey Robin McAuley Krokus Iron Maiden

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10/07/2024

Kerrang! Issue 13, April 1982! Check-out our latest blog at https://wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/issue-13/
Motorhead! Diamond Head! Girlschool!
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Kerrang! Official Motörhead Diamond Head Girlschool

11/06/2024

Well that’s about it for Kerrang! Issue 12, March 1982 🤘🤘🤘 Our Issue 13 blog will be out soon, where we see if ‘Britain’s loudest rock mag’ can keep up the current run of awesome issues with the promise of a Southern Boogie special??!! (Spoiler alert - no, it can’t) 👍👍👍
Check-out more metal mayhem and Spotify playlists from Issues 1-12 at http://wherelegendslive.co.uk 🥳

04/06/2024

Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 12, March 1982 🤘
What looks like a relatively quiet Armed & Ready - Kerrang!'s regular showcase for up-and-coming bands - requires a second glance! Two members of Treason - already enjoying some minor success in 1982, but most concerned about raising enough money to buy a decent van - will go on to join UK glam metal faves Tygertailz! Vocalist Steve Denham will change his name to Steevi Jaimz, and will be joined on Tygertailz' 1987 debut LP by drummer Ace Finchum (no name-change required) 😎
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Kerrang! Tigertailz

Promo clip from this Welsh glam metal band. This version has Kim Ho**er on vocals.

02/06/2024

Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 12, March 1982! 🤘
Kerrang! continues to base its chart on anything but actual sales, and for Issue 12 they turn to the Colwyn Bay Pier Heavy Metal Night playlist! 😎
Looks like a pretty good night, and AC/DC take the Number One spot with the awesome live b-side to Let's Get It Up, included here in live video form, recorded in Maryland the previous year👍
https://youtu.be/HQywr-PBR_o?si=7AQjFksLJfuZsfpF
For more metal mayhem from Issue 12, check-out https://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/
AC/DC Ian Gillan Official Site Status Quo Van Halen The Michael Schenker Group Official Motörhead Iron Maiden Kerrang!

01/06/2024

Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 12, March 1982!
Scorpions make the front cover with the release of their 8th studio album, Blackout... The LP would be certified Gold in the US by June👌
But it wasn't all plain sailing, with Don Dokken helping them out with the initial demos, while Klaus Meine underwent surgery on his vocal chords... Coincidentally, Dokken's debut LP Breaking The Chains, is also reviewed in Issue 12.
Enjoy this superb live version of Can't Live Without You (there's 3 minutes of audience participation before it really gets going 😄), a track described by Klaus in their Kerrang! interview - "I realised that we can't live without touring and our audiences" 👍
https://youtu.be/IMSyIZhJMRU?si=eCHCQDrJLcHkRr92
For more metal mayhem from Issue 12, check-out https://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/
Scorpions Kerrang!

Scorpions performing 'Can’t Live Without You' live at the German TV show 'Rockpop In Concert' in December 1983.Footage licensed from ZDF Studios. All rights ...

29/05/2024

Kerrang! Issue 12, March 1982! Check-out our latest blog at http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/
Scorpions! Rose Tattoo! Vardis! Iron Maiden!
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Scorpions Rose Tattoo Vardis Iron Maiden Kerrang!

18/04/2024

Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 11, March 1982!
Rock legends Magnum have finally released their Chase The Dragon LP, 2 years after recording it, and 4 years since Geoff Barton's 5-Star review of their debut album in Sounds. CTD get's a less enthusiastic response, claiming on the one hand the band are "a one group festival of 70's rock", at the same time suggesting "the whole package is aimed mainly at American radio"... 😐 The album is - of course - superb, and with a Rodney Matthews sleeve and timeless tracks like Soldier Of The Line, it would become Magnum's highest charting album in the UK, and still sounds great today 🤘🤘🤘
MAGNUM
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Provided to YouTube by BMG Rights Management (UK) LimitedSoldier of the Line · MagnumChase the Dragon℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG CompanyReleas...

17/04/2024

Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 11, March 1982!
The legendary label Heavy Metal Records, releases the Soldier 7" single, Sheralee / Force, also available as 'HM Pack 2', with singles from Shiva and The Handsome Beasts too, and live colour photos! 😃
Check out more metal mayhem from Kerrang! Issue 11 at https://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/
Heavy Metal Records

The second single by the legends of NWOBHM bearing the name Soldier, released in 1982. As requested by Felipe Albuquerque Nunes. Enjoy!Tracklist:01. Sheralee...

15/04/2024

Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 11, March 1982!
Tank release their iconic debut album Filth Hounds of Hades! Featuring ex-Damned bassist Algy Ward, and produced by Motorhead's Fast Eddie, there is a LOT to be excited about here!! But it's a slightly luke-warm review from Dante Bonutto, however he cannot deny the "...brute force...and tight song structures..." and the album will go down well with both punks and metalheads alike, and become a big influence on the upcoming thrash scene... 🤘🤘🤘
Check-out Struck By Lightning, and then check out more metal mayhem from Issue 11 at http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesStruck by Lightning · Tank · ALASDAIR MACKIE WARD · PETER JAMES BRABBS · MARK BRABBSFilth Hounds of Hades℗ 2020...

13/04/2024

12 Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 11, March 1982!
AC/DC, Motley Crue, Joan Jett, Marillion, Venom and more!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YZNDzFaZExnH1hmSonB1G?si=bff1492e569248fa
And check-out all our playlists for Issues 1-11... More metal mayhem shared on Spotify for each blog release from http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/

11/04/2024

Killer Kutz from Kerrang! Issue 11, March 1982 🤘
Marillion make their first appearance in the 'new music' Armed & Ready section, describing their sound as "...combining the complexity of early 70's music with the aggression and honesty of punk..." Soon to be classic prog-rock revivial tracks Forgotten Sons and Garden Party are both referenced in the article, although at that time, the latter was known as The Great Cucumber Massacre of 1982 😃
It's a year later, but this classic performance from The Old Grey Whistle Test showcases that energy and excitement perfectly...
https://youtu.be/W3353dbkWt4?si=r0s1fo9bbw-D2JGR
Check-out more metal mayhem from Issue 11, including Saxon, AC/DC and Magnum at http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/
Marillion Kerrang!

Marillion perform Forgotten Sons from their debut album, Script for a Jester's Tear. Edited repeat from "The Whistle Test Years"10/5/13 - Fish commented on t...

09/04/2024

Kerrang! Issue 11, March 1982, and the momentum-building Motley Crue are Number 3 in the Top 30 Kutz with Piece Of The Action, taken from their import-only debut LP, Too Fast For Love! 👊
Top 30 Kutz has become a regular feature of the magazine, and the chart (compiled by the Virgin Megastore, London) features Anvil, The Rods, Girlschool, Kiss, Magnum and Cirith Ungol... 🤘 To check-out the full list, head over to our blog at http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/
Crüe Kerrang!

Provided to YouTube by BMG Rights Management (US) LLCPiece Of Your Action · Mötley CrüeToo Fast For Love℗ 1981 BMG Rights Management (US) LLCReleased on: 198...

08/04/2024

Kerrang! Issue 11, 1982! Our latest blog is now live at https://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/
AC/DC! Saxon! Venom! Marillion! Glenn Hughes!
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01/04/2024

A History Of Metal, Told Through The Pages Of Kerrang!
Blogs for Issues 1-10 at http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/welcome/ and Issue 11 goes live on April 7 🤘🤘🤘
Kerrang! Kerrang! Radio

26/11/2021

Striktly For Konnoisseurs - Issue 10 ⚡🤘⚡

Yesterday SFK brought you Rex and his cracking album 'Where do we go from here?', today we pass the baton to his brother, Michael Lee Smith, and the acclaimed - Starz. Unlike Rex’s musical legacy, the legacy of Starz is pretty formidable – recognised as a key part of the Sleaze Rock blueprint, Starz have been regularly name-checked by Motley Crue, Poison, Bon Jovi and Twisted Sister, and it’s easy to see why…

Find out more: http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/feature/sfk-10/

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupBoys In Action · StarzStarz℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 1976 Capitol Records, LLCReleased on: 1976-08-21Produce...

25/11/2021

Issue 10 sees a welcome return to one of our favourite features, Strictly For Konnoisseurs!

First up is Rex and 'Where do we go from here?' The lead singer of Rex is Rex Smith… In 1985, Rex Smith plays the lead – Jesse Mach – in the action show Street Hawk! If that’s not enough to get excited about, the LP itself is excellent too – energetic hard rock from the same management stable as Aerosmith and Ted Nugent.

Find out more: http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/feature/sfk-10/

Provided to YouTube by Columbia/LegacyDo Me · Rex SmithWhere Do We Go from Here?℗ 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music EntertainmentComposer: Lars...

24/11/2021

Kerrang! Issue 10, February 1982, Armed & Ready! 🤘
Check-out Kerrang!s regular showcase of new talent, featuring Chemical Alice, Dawn Trader, Turbo and Lazy at wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/feature/armed-and-ready-10
Nottingham rockers Dawn Trader have been supporting Def Leppard, Magnum and Krokus and an excitable Steve Smith describes their demo track Angel as one of the best tracks he's heard all year... There's loads of great footage on YouTube from Rock City and elsewhere at the time... The band reformed in 2009 to finally release their Castle LP 👍
Kerrang! Dawn Trader

Track taken from Nottingham's band debut album called "Castle" (2011, CD by From the Ashes, LP by Obscure NWOBHM Releases). Dawn Traded were created in late7...

23/11/2021

Kerrang! Issue 10, February 1982, Armed & Ready! 🤘
Ten issues in and and we've already spotted some hints of the forthcoming Thrash and Sleaze rock movements to come, but Kerrang!s regular showcase for new bands heralds the birth of another sub-genre - the Neo-Progressive Rock scene! 👍
Marillion will become the champions of the movement (and fans should keep an eye on our K! Issue 11 blog!), but it's their keyboard player's original band Chemical Alice that get the first mention in the hallowed pages... Check-out the whole story at wherelegendslive.co.uk/armed-and-ready
Kerrang! Marillion

Rare psychedelic/ prog rock album 'Curiouser and Curiouser..' by Chemical Alice 1981. Mixed down from the line output of a record player from the same era an...

13/11/2021

Daily Killer Kuts from Kerrang! Issue 10, February 1982! 🤘
10 Issues in and still not a word written about British rockers Magnum in 'Britain's loudest rock mag'... Jet Records take matters into their own hands with a full page advert for their upcoming new album Chase The Dragon, their UK tour, and a Sword Of Chaos pendant offer 👍
Back To Earth wasn't released til September 1982, but does feature on the CTD re-release, so we just about get away with sharing this classic track here...🤘🤘🤘
Check-out more from Issue 10 - including our Spotify playlists for all ten issues so far - at wherelegendslive.co.uk 👊
Kerrang! MAGNUM

Probably in my top 2 Magnum songs ever recorded. This was only released in 1982 as part of a 4 track double single and originally (and strangely) didnt appea...

12/11/2021

Daily Killer Kuts from Kerrang! Issue 10, February 1982! 🤘
As far as we are concerned, any excuse to play The Rods, and early issues of Kerrang! give us plenty of opportunity to do so, riding a wave of positive reviews and publicity, and about to tour the UK with Iron Maiden 👍
But the Issue 10 interview with Rock Feinstein is most enjoyable due to tales of retiring from music and building a log cabin in the woods - accompanied by a pic of a bare-chested Rock, on-site with his chainsaw... 👊
For more from The Rods and from the whole of Issue 10, check-out our latest blog at wherelegendslive.co.uk
Kerrang! David "Rock" Feinstein Iron Maiden

Artist: The RodsSong: Rock HardAlbum: The Rods

11/11/2021

Daily Killer Kuts from Kerrang! Issue 10, February 1982! 🤘
We've hit double-figures, but still no cover story for Iron Maiden... They do get a double-page colour spread, with Dante Bonutto meeting up with the band at Battery Studios in London, putting the final finishing touches to their Number Of The Beast LP, with new singer Bruce Dickinson... There's also an exciting competition where readers can win Run To The Hills picture discs, and Bruce's studded wristband!! 🤘👊👍
For the full story and more from Issue 10, check-out wherelegendslive.co.uk
Kerrang! Iron Maiden

The Official Video for Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills Iron Maiden’s 17th studio album 'Senjutsu' Is out now - https://ironmaiden.lnk.to/SenjutsuTaken from I...

10/11/2021

Daily Killer Kuts from Kerrang! Issue 10, February 1982! 🤘
Kerrang! readers often refer to the infamous Prince and Phil Collins covers with joyful disbelief, and while the Meat Loaf cover of Issue 10 isn't quite in that category, it is an interesting choice for 'Britain's loudest rock mag', originally created to champion the NWOBHM... and similar to Thin Lizzy from the cover of Issue 9, Meat featured nowhere in the 1981 Readers Poll... BUT! Bat Out Of Hell is close to the hearts of most metal fans, and had been in the UK charts non-stop for 150 weeks and counting. The follow-up LP - Dead Ringer, four years later - had hit the number one spot in the UK (which BOOH never did), and Meat is on his way here to tour, so who are we to argue... 🙂
Catch-up on the full Meat Loaf article and more in our Issue 10 blog at wherelegendslive.co.uk
Kerrang!

Watch the official music video for "Dead Ringer for Love" by Meat LoafListen to Meat Loaf: https://Meatloaf.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to the official Meat Loa...

09/11/2021

Daily Killer Kuts from Kerrang! Issue 10, February 1982! 🤘
It's early '82 and the UK gets it's first glimpse of Motley Crue in the pages of 'Britain's loudest rock mag', Kerrang! And they are not just mentioned once, but three times! Live Wire pops up at Number 9 in the Kerrang! chart; the Too Fast For Love LP (on import) gets a glowing review in Kuts; and Vince Neil gets a colour poster to himself!! History in the making, Kerrang! have gone early with hearty praise and generous coverage for the soon-to-be megastars... 👊
Check out the full story in our Issue 10 blog at wherelegendslive.co.uk
Kerrang! Motley Crue

Official music video for 'Live Wire' by Mötley Crüe.Stream or Buy 'The Dirt Soundtrack' - https://motleycrue.ffm.to/thedirtWatch 'The Dirt' on Netflix!Follow...

08/11/2021

🤘Issue 10🤘- Now Online!!

It's February 1982 and Kerrang! finally makes double figures. With Issue 9 offering a fresh and promising new feel, expectations for Issue 10 are high!! Our favourite mag has suffered during it's conception due to lack of consistency and what K! HQ really needs is to get the readers onside and start firing on all cylinders to justify its fortnightly appearance on newsstands.

Find out more over at.... http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/issue-10/

Join us all week for Killer Kuts from Kerrang Issue 10.

Coming Soon! Armed and Ready - Issue 10 and an unexpected return of Striktly For Konnoissuers.

Double figures!  Kerrang! is ten issues old but still struggling to keep its foot on the gas consistently…  After an excellent Issue 9 – regular features, some great writing, up to the minute news, Issue 10 feels like a bit … Continue reading →

02/11/2021

RIP Malcolm ❤️👊🤘

https://www.kerrang.com/amp/malcolm-dome-1955-2021

Kerrang!’s Phil Alexander pays tribute to his friend and legendary music writer Malcolm Dome, who has passed away at the age of 66.

08/10/2021

Issue 9 Feature - Girlschool

Where Legends Live favourites get a 3 page feature in Issue 9.

Titled ‘Shock Treatment’, the feature kicks-off with the story of Kim McAuliffe being almost fatally electrocuted by a dodgy mic in Copenhagen – “…I was stuck to the mike and nobody knew… I was lying there getting electrocuted, screaming my head off thinking I was going to die…” The article provides a fascinating insight into their world and , although depressing at times, it illustrates what a force of nature Girlschool really were.......read more here:

http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/issue-9/

Enjoy a bit of Girlschool here: https://youtu.be/BYNWo93fPG8

Girlschool

07/10/2021

More than...Armed & Ready 9

The second featured band from Issue 9's 'More than...Armed & Ready' is Stampede. Formed in 1981 and featuring the songwriting partnership of Laurence and Reuben Archer. The band signed to Polydor and released their debut EP, 'Days of Wine and Roses' in 1982. They would later employ the services of Magnum's Mark Stanway, before splitting in 1983 with Stanway and Laurence Archer joining Phil Lynott in Grand Slam.

Check out our blog...http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/issue-9/

Enjoy some Stampede!! https://youtu.be/ogsQXWxCxoU

06/10/2021

Armed & Ready 9

Issue 9 of Kerrang! saw a few much needed changes to its format. We were also treated to an extension of our much loved feature 'Armed & Ready' via the obviously titled 'More than...Armed & Ready'. In its first incarnation we are given an in depth introduction to Tytan and Stampede courtesy of Karen Harvey.

Tytan were born from the ashes of WLL faves, Angelwitch and have recently acquired the services of ex-AIIZ guitarist, Gary Owen. Check out our Issue 7 Blog for a more in depth review of their work here: http://wherelegendslive.co.uk/blog/feature/armed-and-ready-7/

Enjoy a bit of Tytan here: https://youtu.be/iH90X5iZG7E