Hair Band History (June 25th)

June 25, 1991: L.A. Guns released their third studio album "Hollywood Vampires" featuring singles "Kiss My Love Goodbye", "Some Lie 4 Love", "It's Over Now" and "Over The Edge". The latter was used in the film "Point Break". Release date source: Billboard Magazine - June 1, 1991.

June 25, 1988: Van Halen's eighth studio album "OU812" hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and remained there for the next month thanks to hit singles "Black And Blue", "When It's Love", "Finish What Ya Started" and "Feels So Good".

Late-June 1984: "Stay Hungry", the new album from Twisted Sister, was available in North America (June 8th in the UK). The band had just returned to the States after playing a few dates in Europe and the North American tour would launch July 13th in Hartford, Connecticut.

Twisted Sister "Stay Hungry" release information source: [US] Cashbox Magazine "forthcoming release" - June 16, 1984 and Billboard Magazine Radio Rock Albums survey chart debut - June 23, 1984 (The latter is not a sales chart, only what American radio was playing a week earlier). Finally, the June 2, 1984 issue of Billboard notes a July 1, 1984 ship date for "Stay Hungry". However, with the LP debuting on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart on July 7, 1984 and normally a minimum of 7-10 days of sales needed to chart, it was most likely in US record stores the latter half of June '84; [UK] Record-Mirror - June 2, 1984.

June 25, 1983: KISS played their final show in makeup at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil and would not put it back on until the 1996 reunion tour with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss.

Guns N' Roses single "Patience" reached the Top 5 in America this month in June 1989 and now the ballad was available in the UK. It was a Top 10 hit in six other countries. Kerrang! ad - June 24, 1989

June 1985: Jon Bon Jovi was on the cover of Japan's Music Life Magazine. The band's latest album "7800° Fahrenheit" had already reached the Top 10 of the international artist chart in Japan by the time it made its debut on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in May '85.