— ) ) ) CASH BOX MICRO 1111 HEAVY METALS CHART EVEN THOUGH THE END of the year is normally a slow time for signings, several hard rock bands received record deals as well- deserved '88 Christmas gifts. San Francisco’s most notorious HEAVY street-wise pretty boys, Vain, went with Island—several majors METAL bid on these guys. CBS has signed Love/Hate—rumor has it that a hefty sum of money was involved. New to Geffen are New York’s King of Kings, signed by Tom Zutaut, while Vicky Hamilton has inked a Canadian artist, Steve Napoleon, to a development 1 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (Geffen ghs 24148) GUNS N'ROSES DEBUT deal. Napoleon’s music has the same quirky quality that made 2 OPEN UP AND SAY...AHH! (Enigma/Capitol Cl -48493) POISON DEBUT Cheap Trick and Queen standouts, and he’s currently in L.A., 3 HYSTERIA (Mercury/PolyGram 836345-1) DEF LEPPARD DEBUT finalizing his band’s lineup. 4 G N’R LIES (Geffen GHS 24198) GUNS N' ROSES DEBUT A few bands have done some label hopping in recent months. Both 5 REACH FOR THE SKY (Atlantic 81 929-1 RATT DEBUT Motorhead and Death Angel, who gigged together in December, 6 LONG COLD WINTER (Mercury/PolyGram 834 612-1) CINDERELLA DEBUT have made changes—Motorhead is now with Enigma, while 7 OU812 (Warner Bros. 25732) VAN HALEN DEBUT Death Angel left Enigma for Geffen. Canada’s Voivod left 8 SMASHES, THRASHES & HITS (Mercury/PolyGram 836-427-1) KISS DEBUT Noise/Epic and signed with Mechanic/MCA, who reportedly of- 9 ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (Elektra 60812) METALLICA DEBUT fered them a highly lucrative deal. Meanwhile, Noise has added 10 NO REST FOR THE WICKED (CBS oz 44245) OZZY OSBOURNE DEBUT German thrashers. Destruction to its roster. For others, ’89 has 11 WINGER (Atlantic 81 867) WINGER DEBUT gotten off to a rocky start. Amidst much inner turmoil, guitarist 12 BEAST FROM THE EAST (Elektra 60823) DOKKEN DEBUT Jeff Young has left Megadeth. The details concerning this are 13 DREAMING #11 (Relativity 8856-1 JOE SATRIANI DEBUT very sketchy, but whatever the cause, Dave Mustaine and co. are 14 BULLETBOYS (Warner Bros. 25782) BULLETBOYS DEBUT in search of a new member. Bassist Josh Pappe was ousted from 15 BRITNY FOX (Columbia BFC 44140) BRITNY hardcore outfit D.R.I. after the band’s European tour, with Gang FOX DEBUT 16 VIVID (Epic BFE 44099) LIVING COLOR DEBUT Green opening. Junkyard is wrapping up the recording of their debut LP with producer Tom Werman, best known for his work 17 PRIDE (Atlantic 81 768) WHITE LION DEBUT with Motley Crue. Mixing will begin at the end of the month 18 BLOW MY FUSE (Atlantic 7 81877-1 KIX DEBUT this indicates a spring release. And what is going on with the Crue 19 GEMS (Columbia FC 44487) AEROSMITH DEBUT these days? After all, it’s been a year and half since the release of 20 RADIO ONE (Rykodisc RCD 20078) JIMI HENDRIX DEBUT their last album. Girls, Girls, Girls. The boys should start record- 21 STATE OF EUPHORIA (Megaforce/Island 91004) ANTHRAX DEBUT ing their next opus with producer Bob Rock at the helm, just as 22 SURFING WITH THE ALIEN (Relativity/lmportant8193) JOE SATRIANI DEBUT soon as Aerosmith finishes up at Rock’s Vancouver studio. There 23 NOW AND ZEN (Atlantic EsParanza/Atlantic 7 90863-1) ROBERT PLANT DEBUT are also rumors that Crue songwriter/bassist Nikki Sixx plans to 24 A SHOW OF HANDS (Mercury/PolyGram 836 346-1) RUSH DEBUT publish a book of poems and lyrics. Betcha didn’t know he was such 25 QUIET RIOT (Pasha/Epic OZ 40981) QUIET RIOT DEBUT a sensitive guy, eh? Well, you might be surprised. 26 FEEL THE SHAKE (MCA 42235) JETBOY DEBUT Enigma’s been busting some ass on the home video front. The com- 27 OVER THE EDGE (Enigma 73320) HURRICANE DEBUT pany has signed a North American distribution deal with 28 SAVAGE AMUSEMENT (Mercury/PolyGram 832 963-1) SCORPIONS DEBUT Polygram Records and the first four titles being released are all 29 IN GOD WE TRUST (Enigma/Capitol D1-73317) STRYPER DEBUT 8529-1 by hard rock/metal acts: Stryper, Live in Japan and In the Begin- 30 KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PART 1 (RCA -R) HELLOWEEN DEBUT ning, Lizzy Borden, The Murderess Metal Road Show and D.R.I. 31 NO SLEEP AT ALL (GWR/Enigma 75405) MOTORHEAD DEBUT

Live at the Ritz. Also in the works is the first longform home video 32 WHY PLAY AROUND? (Profile PRO 1254) WARGASM DEBUT

for Poison. • u SURF NICARAGUA (Metal Blade/Enigma 73359) . SACRED REICH DEBUT of is currently on tour in the Midwest, opening up House Lords 34 SOUTH OF HEAVEN (Det Jam/Geffen 24203) SLAYER DEBUT for Cheap Trick. This is the Lords’ first tour and the pairing is a 35 DANZIG (Def America/Geffen 24208) DANZIG DEBUT logical one—after all, the two bands share the same manager, Ken 36 CIRCUS OF POWER (RCA 8464-1 -R) CIRCUS OF POWER DEBUT Adamany. Not only that, the Lordly Gregg Giufffia and the 37 HOW WILL 1 LAUGH TOMORROW WHEN 1 CAN’T EVEN SMILE TODAY DEBUT Tricky Rick Nielsen have written several songs together—the (Epic 44288) SUICIDAL TENDENCIES results can be heard on both the House of Lords’ debut (“Slip of the 38 THE DARK SIDES (Roadracer RR2455) KING DIAMOND DEBUT Tongue”) and Cheap Trick’s Lap of Luxury (“All We Need Is a 39 OPERATION:MINDCRIME (EMI Manhattan Ell H-48640) QUEENSRYCHE DEBUT Dream,” which is scheduled to be the next single). 40 FROLIC THROUGH THE PARK (Enigma 73332) DEATH ANGEL DEBUT Anthrax has been winning new fans with their second-billed slot for Ozzy Osbourne. This thrashing fivesome is loaded with per- sonality-plus, and the arenas are beginning to fill up very early. On a less grandiose scale (unfortunately), Metal Blade’s Anvil WEEKLY EAR-RINGER has been touring the West Coast with labelmates Liegelord. This has been Anvil’s first trip to this neck of the woods and for many GREEN: I81B4U (Roadrunner) This combination of people, this was their first chance to experience singer Lips’ wacky GANG hardcore, heavy rock and funny-as-hell lyrics makes for a win- persona. The dude resembles a metalled-out Harpo Marx, and if ning five-song EP. Harpo could talk, he probably would have come up with some of Lips’ lewd between-songs raps—not to mention Anvil’s-off-the wall OTHER RELEASES lyrics. This Canadian group has been around for years and was kept back by some not-so-hot label choices. Now that they have a EXODUS: Fabulous Disaster (Combat) Lean, mean, classic record company that loves them, and a live album in the works, thrash from NoCal quintet. Includes a crunching version of War’s maybe they’ll get the attention they deserve. “Low Rider.” The Party Ninjas’ benefit for Find the Children has been UFO: Ain’t Misbehavin' (Metal Blade) Classic AOR-style rock postphoned because of scheduling! from the band’s Misdameanor days. Six songs make this record short problems. The Santa Monica Civic| but sweet. show was originally slated to hap- pen January 5th. Now, January] METAL CHURCH: Blessing in Disguise (Elektra) Uneven third 28th is the official date. Appearing] LP features a talented new lineup that needs to go back and will be members of Motley Crue,( rework its focus. AC/DC, Dio, Dokken, Heart,

Pat Benatar, Vivian Campbell I HITTMAN: Hittman (RC/Roadracer) Solid, melodic metal from * NYC up-and-comers. Several tracks show potential to break out and special guests W.AS.P. Find | - market and into play. the Children is an organization of the metal AOR | that helps locate missing kids. ^ Janiss Garza megachanges

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