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09/09/2025

On this day in 1997, the Fleetwood Mac LP “The Dance” went to #1 on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart (September 7)

This live album featured the band's most commercially successful lineup of Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks, who had not released an album together since 1987's “Tango in the Night”, a decade earlier.

It was the first Fleetwood Mac release to top the US album charts since 1982's “Mirage”.

Recorded during a concert on 23 May 1997, “The Dance” became the fifth best-selling live album of all time in the United States, selling a million copies within eight weeks, spending more than seven months within the Top 40, and selling over 6,000,000 copies worldwide.

It’s choc-full of classic Fleetwood Mac hits, including “The Chain”, “Dreams”, “Big Love”, “Everywhere”, “Rhiannon”, “Landslide”, “Tusk”, “Don’t Stop”, “Go Your Own Way”, “Say You Love Me”, and “You Make Loving Fun”.

The album also peaked at #4 in Australia and the Netherlands, #12 in New Zealand, #15 in the UK, and #20 in Germany.

Click on the link below to watch “The Chain” from “The Dance”:

https://youtu.be/kBYHwH1Vb-c?si=GYr2a4Gp8u9-uImX

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09/09/2025

Ronnie James Dio

09/09/2025

On this day in 1975, the Eagles released the single “Lyin’ Eyes” ( September 8 )

The song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey was the second single from their album “One of These Nights”.

Frey said of the writing of the song: "...the story had always been there. I don’t want to say it wrote itself, but once we started working on it, there were no sticking points.
Lyrics just kept coming out, and that’s not always the way songs get written."

During the Eagles 2013 concert tour, Frey stated it was written in just two evenings.

"Lyin' Eyes" is the only song on the “One of These Nights” album that Frey sang solo lead on.

The single version of the song was shortened considerably from the album version, removing the entire second verse, the second chorus and four lines in the middle of the third verse.

It peaked at #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #3 in Ireland, #7 in New Zealand, #19 in Canada, #23 in the UK, and #34 in Australia.

The Eagles received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for "Lyin' Eyes", and were nominated for Record of the Year.

Click on the link below to watch:

https://youtu.be/PqccEpqvwPY?si=6ChWeAQKIpec7_p1

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09/09/2025

You only have time to play someone one song from Led Zeppelin's 'Houses of the Holy', which do you choose?
Murray's rounding off the request show with a pick from it, plus more of your requests!
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09/09/2025

September 5, 1975
with Lynyrd Skynyrd & Peter Frampton in San Bernardino, CA

09/09/2025

⚡️💀⚡️💀 METAL MERCH DAY 2025 IS ON ITS WAY!!!

This year 'Metal Merch Day' lands on the 24th October. The idea is simple, take a photo of your fave merch item and post if online - represent the world of rock and metal and shout about all the good it does in the world!! 👊

As proud official ambassadors for the epic folks at Metal For Good we will be showcasing their very own Metal Merch Day range - every item sold will help fund even more incredible community projects using music to unlock young potential and amplify underrepresented voices.

Baz and Adam have been fortunate enough to 'tour' primary schools in NW England with the 'Forget The Haters' anti-bullying show, and it's thanks to Metal For Good and it's supporters that we can continue to do this (HUGE shoutout to the Lancaster Music Festival team for getting it off the ground a couple years ago 🙏)

Take a look at the official MFG tees, designed by Rory Petts/GraphicFix and also the collaborative range of merch (including items from ourselves, Rob Halford, Rival Sons & more). As we say, it ALL goes to make a real difference.

The date is 24th October but get your new favourite merch NOW!! Fly the metal flag high brothers and sisters 🔥🔥🔥

💀 Be a Metal legend and order your t-shirt here:
https://metalforgood.org/merch/

😈 Be a double legend and support the Just Giving page here:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/metalmerchday25

02/09/2025

02/09/2025

On this day in 1980, the AC/DC LP “Back in Black” debuted on the Australian album charts (September 1)

Brian Johnson’s first record with the band after the passing away of Bon Scott was massive.

According to Angus Young, the album's all-black cover was a "sign of mourning" for Scott.
Atlantic Records disagreed with the cover, but accepted if the band put a grey outline around the AC/DC logo.

Over time it has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide, and is the second best-selling album in music history.

It’s success was immediate, debuting at #1 on the UK albums chart and reaching #4 on the US chart—which Rolling Stone called "an exceptional showing for a heavy-metal album". It topped the UK chart for two weeks and remained in the top 10 of the US chart for more than five months.
In Australia, it reached #2 on the ARIA Charts.

In 2012, the album was ranked #77 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and in 2006 “Back in Black” was included by “Time” magazine in its list of the “100 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

In December 2021, the album was listed at #1 in Rolling Stone Australia's "200 Greatest Albums of All Time" countdown.

A true Australian classic….

Click on the link below to watch “You Shook Me All Night Long”:

https://youtu.be/zWCINQn6k0s

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02/09/2025

The Mighty Saxon are pleased to announce they will be at Neuborn Open Air Festival in 2026!!

We will see you there 🤘⚔🔥⚡

02/09/2025

02/09/2025

Foreigner are coming to the UK in June 2026 for two arena shows celebrating their 50th anniversary.

The concerts at Manchester AO Arena and London OVO Arena Wembley are Foreigner's first on UK soil with Luis Maldonado on lead vocals.

Foreigner will perform the biggest anthems from their back catalogue a including 'Cold As Ice', 'I Want To Know What Love Is', 'Juke Box Hero', 'Double Vision', and 'Hot Blooded'.

More details at the link below 👇