Hair Band History (April 18th)

April 18, 1988: Four years after "Love At First Sting", Scorpions released their tenth studio album "Savage Amusement" in North America (early May in the UK) featuring singles "Rhythm Of Love" (with Lee Aaron on backing vocals), "Believe In Love" and "Passion Rules The Game".

Scorpions "Savage Amusement" release information source: [US] Billboard Magazine 'Hot Album Releases' + ad - April 2, 1988; [UK] Debuted Official Album Chart on May 14, 1988.

April 18, 1989: Great White released their fourth studio album "...Twice Shy" in North America featuring smash hit "Once Bitten Twice Shy" (Peaked No. 5, US Billboard Hot 100). One of the models on the cover is Bobbie Brown from Warrant's "Cherry Pie" video.

Great White "...Twice Shy" release information source: [US] Billboard Magazine 'Hot Album Releases' - April 1, 1989; Billboard ad - April 22, 1989 [UK] Kerrang! ad - September 11, 1989.

April 18, 1992: Def Leppard's "Adrenalize" debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart and held the top spot for five weeks. A worldwide success, it also reached No. 1 in Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

April 18, 1987: Whitesnake's "Whitesnake" debuted at No. 72 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. Powered by singles "Still Of The Night", "Here I Go Again", "Is This Love" and "Give Me All Your Love", it would rise to No. 2 in June that year.

April 1987: Europe followed up "The Final Countdown" with "Rock The Night" in the US and the music video was in heavy rotation on MTV as the single began receiving airplay on American rock radio stations. Around the same time, the new single from RATT "Slip Of The Lip", was making gains at rock radio and the video that features character Kitty Galore being sent to a RATT concert to spy on the band for the fictional "Spy Magazine" but ends up making out with Stephen Pearcy, was a sneak preview on MTV.

April 1988: While touring with Def Leppard in Europe, McAuley Schenker Group released "Follow The Night" as the third single from their debut album "Perfect Timing".

Happy Birthday to BulletBoys and King Kobra co-founder and former guitarist Mick Sweda (April 18, 1960).

Happy Birthday to Hurricane co-founder and former singer Kelly Hansen (April 18, 1961). Kelly most recently sang for Foreigner.

April 18, 1986: Faster Pussycat and Poison played the Country Club in the San Fernando Valley, California. Poison's debut album "Look What The Cat Dragged In" would hit stores a month later.

April 18, 1985: With Bon Jovi's sophomore album "7800° Fahrenheit" set for release in Europe and North America the following week, frontman Jon Bon Jovi got the cover of the UK's Kerrang! Magazine.