Wallo Machado

Iron Maiden enjoying a pint outside the Island Queen pub in Islington, London, in 1982: Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Clive Burr. Bruce had joined from Samson in late 1981, replacing Paul Di'Anno, and his air-raid siren voice changed everything. Released in March 1982, The Number of the Beast went straight to No. 1 in the UK and gave the band "Run to the Hills" and the title track, along with the epic "Hallowed Be Thy Name." It was also the end of an era. Drummer Clive Burr left after the Beast on the Road tour, and Nicko McBrain joined for Piece of Mind in 1983, setting the classic lineup that ruled the rest of the decade. Captured by Michael Putland. 🎸 The Number of the Beast was Clive Burr's last album with Maiden before Nicko McBrain took over. Which Maiden singer do you prefer, Bruce or Paul Di'Anno? 🎸

Brian Johnson and Angus Young of AC/DC at The Summit in Houston, Texas, on October 30, 1983, on the Flick of the Switch tour. After three albums with producer Mutt Lange, the band went back to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and produced Flick of the Switch themselves, with Angus and Malcolm Young at the controls. It came out that August. Drummer Phil Rudd had been fired during the sessions after finishing his parts, so this tour was the first with Simon Wright behind the kit. Fastway opened the Houston show, and AC/DC played a set packed with Back in Black songs, plus "Sin City," "The Jack," "Let There Be Rock" and "Highway to Hell." ⚡ The Houston show opened with "Guns for Hire" and ended with "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)." Did you see AC/DC in '83? ⚡