Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the No. 5 hit "Cum On Feel the Noize" and the No. 31 hit "Metal Health". Metal Health is notable for being the first heavy metal album to reach the top spot on the Billboard 200, replacing the Police's Synchronicity at number one in November 1983. The album went on to sell more than ten million copies worldwide and is considered a classic among heavy metal fans. Some critics, such as AllMusic, describe it as a one-hit wonder, owing to Quiet Riot's relative lack of critical and commercial success with following albums towards the end of the 1980s. The title track was ranked No. 35 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.
Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan, Pete Francis Heimbold, and Chad Urmston.
Life is Killing Me is the sixth studio album by gothic metal band Type O Negative.
Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker is the third and final album by The Joe Perry Project, released in 1983 on MCA Records.
Bang Bang is a 1997 album by American indie/roots rock band Dispatch. It is their second album, following Silent Steeples.
Silent Steeples is a 1996 album by American indie/roots folk band Dispatch. Unlike their future releases, the album contained mostly acoustic folk rock songs.
Chad (Chadwick) Stokes Urmston is an American musician and a human rights activist. He is the frontman for the Boston-area bands Dispatch and State Radio, and released solo music under the name Chadwick Stokes.
Who Are We Living For? is a 2000 album by United States indie/roots folk band Dispatch. Their 4th studio album, it represented a major departure from past recordings. Unlike the first album, Silent Steeples, it is electric; unlike the second, Bang Bang, many of its songs express political messages. Specifically, Open Up, Time Served, Passerby, and Blood have clear political undertones. This could be seen as foreshadowing for the development of Dispatch member Chad Urmston's post-Dispatch music career.
Maniacal Laughter is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "The Ballad Of Johnny X," and "Here We Go." The album also contains a cover of "Born to Lose," which was originally performed by Ted Daffan. "Lamar Vannoy" is included in the opening sequence of Larry Clark's 2002 film Ken Park.
Heartbreaker is the twenty-first solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on July 17, 1978, by RCA Victor. Released following the huge pop crossover success of Here You Come Again, Heartbreaker was designed as an even more direct aim at the pop charts, with several of its songs verging on disco. The title song, a ballad written by Carole Bayer Sager, topped the U.S. country charts, and became Parton's third top-forty pop hit, while the follow-up single was the double-A-sided "Baby I'm Burning"/"I Really Got the Feeling", with "Baby I'm Burnin'" targeted for pop airplay, and "I Really Got the Feeling" for country. The formula was successful again, with the single reaching #1 on the country charts, and #25 on the pop charts.
All Points Bulletin is a 2004 live album by American indie/roots folk band Dispatch. Much like their previous live album Gut the Van, the album was released onto two discs. The first is entitled "Somerville" and captures the band's intimate "warm-up" gig prior to their free performance to approximately 110,000 fans on the second disc, entitled "Hatch Shell." The purchase of the double album also includes a DVD recording of both performances.
Pete Francis Heimbold is a member of the band Dispatch, and is a former member of Woodriver Bandits and Hermit Thrush. He plays guitar, bass, and is a singer-songwriter. He draws his inspiration from his studies of poetry, art, and music from around the world. The style of his music takes on aspects of folk, pop, soul, and rock.
Too Much Yang is the sixth studio album made by the Norwegian rock band BigBang. It was released in Norway, March 19, 2007, at Warner Music and Grand Sport Records. The album was received generally well by critics in Norway, although it is not considered one of their strongest.
Urban Knights I is the debut album of the jazz group Urban Knights released in 1995 upon GRP Records. The album rose to No. 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore is the twenty ninth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in October 1976 on Columbia Records and was produced by Ray Baker. It was Smith's final album released on the Columbia label, before switching to Monument Records in 1977.
Dispatch EP is an EP that was released by Dispatch on May 17, 2011. It is the band's first studio record in over ten years and was followed by the full-length album Circles Around the Sun in 2012. Upon its release, the EP shot to #2 on the iTunes album charts. The track Melon Bend has been released for free download via the band's website and was performed live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on April 27, 2011.
Circles Around the Sun is a 2012 album by United States indie/roots folk band Dispatch. It is their fifth full-length studio album, the first recorded in over a decade. Speaking with Songfacts.com, the band's vocalist and guitarist Chad Urmston said how it felt recording with Dispatch after all that time: "It's always challenging to put an album together with three different song writers. But being 12 years older and taking all that time away helped as we had a better appreciation for each other." The pre-order was made available on June 5, 2012. The pre-order included various bundle packages, and a download of the track "Josaphine". Synthpop artist Adam Young of Owl City did additional programming on the album.
Tim Timebomb is a music project by Tim Armstrong, best known as a member of the punk rock band Rancid. Armstrong has recorded a large number of songs – a mixture of cover versions, including Rancid covers, and original songs, including some tracks from his musical film project RocknNRoll Theater – with a variety of supporting musicians.
The Mission is the sixteenth studio album by the band Styx, released on June 16, 2017 through UMe. It is the band's first studio album since 2005's Big Bang Theory, their first album of original material since 2003's Cyclorama. The album reached #45 on the Billboard 200, propelled by pre-sales prior to its official release date. The album fell off the chart after 2 weeks. The album also reached the Top 100 in four other countries. A concept album, it tells the story of a mission to the planet Mars in the year 2033. The album's story was written by Tommy Shaw and Will Evankovich. Evankovich played a significant role on the album, serving as producer and co-writing all but 1 of the full length tracks.
America, Location 12 is a 2017 album by United States indie/roots folk band Dispatch. It is their sixth full-length studio album, the first recorded in five years.
