Mapping Influences Over Time
Aric picked up Accept’s follow up to Balls To The Wall. It was called Metal Heart and it picked up where Balls To The Wall left off. The opening track appealed to my love for classical music. Here in the intro of Metal Heart was the fusion of classical and metal. How cool was that. …
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On May 27th, 1984, Brian and I were at the American Rock Festival at the Timber Ridge Ski Resort in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was an all day show. The concert goers were spread out all over the ski slope and the stage was set up in front the base lodge. It was certainly a festival …
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The Metal Years continue with Accept who were a little heavier than Mötley Crüe. Coming out of Germany, they brought with them a certain sense of mechanical industry. With guys with names like Udo Dirkschneider screeching those lyrics in a German accent, how could it not be metal. The only thing they were missing was the …
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