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Back in 1980, very longtime HardRadio friends TWISTED SISTER were still a few years from superstardom. They'd already been around since 1972, growing out of a band called Silver Star, who styled themselves as New Jersey's New York Dolls. A year later, though, they changed their name and shifted their direction as well. Constantly gigging, forever sharpening their sound, and undergoing a veritable plethora of line-up changes, Twisted Sister as we know them best would not emerge until 1982. But already they'd made appearances on major label comps, and they'd recorded, too, the first couple of live shows. Now the most ferocious of those performances, from West Islip NY in 1980, makes its stand-alone debut as Hammerheads. Around 18 months later, two of the songs featured here, "What You Don't Know" and "Under The Blade", would feature on the band's first ever release, the UK-only Ruff Cuts EP, and hit #2 on the UK metal charts. Others - "Bad Boys (Of Rock'N'Roll)" and "Destroyer" - would make it onto their debut album, Under The Blade; one more, "I'll Never Grow Up," would be added to the album when the band was picked by Atlantic Records.
KREATOR are thrilled to announce their return to US soil. The band will embark on a headline tour of the US with stops at key festivals. Special guests are CARCASS and COLD STEEL. Tour dates: May 7 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live. 8 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome to Rockville. 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade. 11 - Knoxville, TN - The Mill & Mine. 12 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz. 14 - Worcester, MA - Palladium. 15 - McKees Rocks, PA - Roxian Theatre. 16 - Columbus, OH - Sonic Temple. 18 - Davenport, IA - Capitol Theatre. 19 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue. 20 - Chicago, IL - Romova Theatre. 22 - Baltimore, MD - Maryland Deathfest. 23 - Huntington, NY - Paramount.
