Genre Tourism · 12/01/2023
202 days till W:O:A 2023. Today I am writing about yet another metal classic: Jag Panzer's debut album Ample Destruction from 1984. Jag Panzer formed in 1981 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They started playing under the name of Tyrant at first, but had to change their name as this one was already taken. Vocalist Harry Conklin kept his nickname "The Tyrant" though. In 1984 the band recruited Joey Tafolla as their lead guitarist and shortly after recorded their debut album. Ample Destruction was...
Genre Tourism · 09/05/2022
Manowar - the self-proclaimed Kings of Metal. Yet another band that plays a significant role in the history of heavy metal. In 1980 Joey DeMaio worked as a bass technician for Black Sabbath and Ross Friedman aka Ross the Boss played guitar in Black Sabbath's support band on the Heaven & Hell tour. By suggestion of Ronnie James Dio they formed a band together with drummer Donnie Hamzik and vocalist Eric Adams who was a friend of DeMaio. They called themselves Manowar. Eric Adams and Joey...