Hair Band History (April 13th)

April 13, 1987: Norwegian hard rockers TNT released their third studio album "Tell No Tales" in North America. Featuring their biggest hit "10,000 Lovers (In One)", it was their best-selling LP in the US and outsold Def Leppard in Norway and Sweden. Release date source: [US] The Hard Report radio trade publication - March 27, 1987.

April 1989: "Going Home With Bret Michaels"... most had to settle for the latest Rock Beat Magazine, but you also got centerfolds of Winger, Tesla and Def Leppard, plus read about '80s rock stars getting old. Wait, what!?

April 13, 1985: With the release of their debut album "Ready To Strike", Carmine Appice's new band King Kobra were getting attention in the UK with Sounds Magazine calling the "guitar sound gloriously filthy" and "just grab Appice of this!"

April 13, 1984: Managed by Wendy Dio, Rough Cutt played a one-off show in the UK at London's Marquee Club. The band would get a record deal with Warner that same year and issue their debut album in February 1985. -Kerrang!

April 13, 1991: Riding high on the success of their debut album "After The Rain", including US No. 1 single "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection", Nelson were touring America and stopped for a show at Universal Amphitheatre with opener House of Lords. -Kerrang!

Remembering Femme Fatale guitarist Bill D'Angelo, who would have celebrated a birthday today (April 13, 1963). Bill died in 2005. R.I.P.

Remembering Van Halen manager [1979-85] Noel Monk, who passed away April 13, 2022. R.I.P. He also worked with VH as their tour manager in 1978. His book "Runnin' With The Devil" is a must-read.

April 1988: MTV in the US began showing the music video for "Turn On The Night" from KISS off the album "Crazy Nights". It was written by Paul Stanley and Diane Warren (Cher, Celine Dion), who hadn't written many hits yet, but Paul believed in her.

April 13, 1989: Poison brought the "Open Up And Say...Ahh" Tour to Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada with special guest Tesla.

Featuring future Europe guitarist Kee Marcello, Swedish glam rockers Easy Action released their first single "We Go Rockin'". Four years later the band's record label would file a plagiarism lawsuit against Poison, claiming their hit single "I Want Action" was a direct rip-off of "We Go Rockin'". -Kerrang!