Metal Insider top 12: metal albums of 1984

And just like that, 2014 is half over. Hard to believe it’s gone this fast, right? At any rate, instead of listing our top ten records of the year so far, we thought we’d look back – 30 years back – to celebrate some of the best albums of 1984....

Stephen Pearcy quits Ratt

For the third time in the band’s career, singer Stephen Pearcy has left Ratt. The  band’s last album, 2010’s Infestation, was well-received, and it was thought that the band was working on a new album. While they may be doing so, it will be with a...