Metal weekend continues with some great heavy metal from the 1980's!

Today I thought we might go back to the metal weekend, but for a twist we'll do it 80's style. Hair bands were everywhere, on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles music producers were signing up nearly every hard rock band performing in Whisky a Go Go. I was a teenager in the 80's, it was a great time to be a music fan. Iconic bands like Judas Priest, AC/DC, and Metallica were all huge. Today I thought I'd share some fun songs from three of the biggest bands of the 80's.

First up of course is AC/DC, it's hard to think of heavy metal with out them. Angus Young had been on a flight that was struck by lightning and gave him the inspiration to start writing this tune, that everyone knows well: Thunderstruck

Towards the end of the eighties Guns N Roses were huge. Their only problem was they just couldn't get along very well. Then add fame and drugs to the equation and things got really messed up, and let's face it, Axl Rose is kind of an asshole, but they made some great music. This one is one of their early songs from when they all still liked one another: Paradise City

And last up today another band who were a total drug mess. Motley Crue were the ultimate drugged up band and disasters ensued. Hanoi Rocks drummer Razzle was killed in an accident when singer Vince Neal was driving drunk. They would trash hotel rooms and spend their time off in strip clubs. Nikki Sixx's heroine addiction nearly killed him multiple times from overdoses, apparently on one occasion an Emergency Medical Technician refused to let the rock star die in his ambulance and injected epinephrine straight into his heart to restart it. Supposedly that's where this song came from: Kickstart My Heart

I hope you enjoyed my metal weekend choices. It's always fun to pick out some random great songs from the 80's. Have a great weekend everyone!