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MUSIC & VIDEO WEEK AUGUST 20, 1983

HEAVY METAL

ELIMINATOR' x-5

'M— TWISTED

SISTER! r'x 'YOU CAN'T STOP ROCK 'N' ROLL' Back into Top gear

I ZZ TOP (above) whose WEA The including support gigs for , Eliminator is being re-launched to co-incide with Ten Years After and . Other * 3iladrfo0b Castle Donington, started out originally as two followed: in 1972, the platinum- Texan outfits. Moving Sidewalk, from , selling in 1973 (which also which featured a young guitarist named Billy spawned a huge American hit single. La Grange), Gibbons, and from , The American , and Fandango in 1974. \ whose line-up included and ZZ Top signed with Warner Brothers in 1978, ® ^ K, )\ drummer . after an 18-month period of inactivity, brought 'SIOGO' Both bands had made records in the late upon mainly by contractual difficulties. Their first e ^ i Sixties, but it was not until after the break-up of LP under the new recording deal was Degueilo that ZZ Top came into being. followed by — their seventh overall — Frank Beard made contact with in which also went gold and platinum. Houston, and they were soon joined by Dusty Eliminator is the 's first new album for Hill. That original line-up has stayed together for two years. A single Gimme All Your Lovin', has 13 years. been lifted from it; both releases are being The band's debut LP, ZZ's First Album, was supported by in-store poster and video released on the London label in 1971, and was promotions, competitions and rock press followed up with various tours by the band. advertising.

FORTHCOMING ALBUM heading 'FUCK OF round-up THE SWITCH' CANADIAN HEAVY metal specialists Anvil plus , Pallas, Magnum, and Marillion will be i among the attractions appear- VAN HALEN LAST YEAR was a period of busiest to date, with a UK ing at the Reading Festival over complications for Motorhead tour, and live dates in the US the coming August Bank Holi- (above). They kicked off by and Japan, all part of the day weekend, August 26-28. parting company with pro- year's hectic programme, not Also joining the line-up are UK 'DIVER ducers Vic Maiie midway forgetting of course their latest bands Ten Years After and through the recording of their album, , Man, plus progressive rock DOWN' iron Fist album, and ended up on . outfit Twelfth Night, the first producing it themselves. The The band have now been Reading band to play the results were hardly a failure — with Bronze for five years — festival for several years. the LP was a top 10 hit in a they signed with the label in The full line-up for Reading dozen countries. August 1978, and issued a festival is, in day-to-day 1982 was also notable for single, a re-make of the Kings- running order: other reasons: guitarist Eddie men oldie, , which 9 Friday — , Clarke decided to leave the made the bottom end of the Big Country, Man, Steel Pulse, group, and was replaced by chart. The tea! turning point Hanoi Rocks, Pallas and FOREIGNER former Thin Lizzy and Wild came in early 1979 when they Kowalski; r Horses guitarist, Brian released the Overkill album, © Saturday - Black Sabbath, WllCf Robertson, who originally produced by Jimmy Miller, Marillion, , Anvil, joined the iine-up for a couple known for his work with the Magnum, Mama's Boys, Heavy of low-key festivals and tours Rolling Stones, and which also Pettin', Wendy and the 'RECORDS' of the US and Japan. How- gave birth to two hit singles, Rocketts, Fortune and Crazy ever, such was the impact Overkill and . Angel; Robertson made within the Subsequent record © Sunday - Thin Lizzy, Little hand that he was asked to successes for the band have Steven and The Disciples Of * become a full-time member. included Bomber, an EP, The Soul, Ten Years After, Climax ALSO AVAILABLE ON CASSETTE After six months out of the Golden Years, and the Ace Of Blues Band, The Enid, Sad DISTRIBUTED BY tJU6Q RECORDS LTD. O A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS CO spotlight, Motorhead returned Spades album which came Cafe, One The Juggler, ORDER FROM THE WEA TELE-ORDER DESK 01-998 5929 OB FROM YOUR WW SALESMAN. to centre stage this year — and straight into the album chart Twelfth Night and The 1983 has probably been their at number four. Opposition. 8 HEAVY METAL SUPPLEMENT