Remembering KNAC, the pure rock heavy metal radio station of the ’80s and ’90s
KNAC was credited with exposing or launching bands that would go on to great success: Metallica, Megadeth, Soundgarden, and ...
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10 Old Metal Bands That Won't Have Been Popular Now
Metal benefitted greatly from the mainstream in the 80s and, to some degree, in the 90s. There were a lot of bands that ...
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Why does metal love Vikings so much? We interviewed Grand Magus, Wardruna and a college professor to find out
Grand Magus’s JB Christoffersson, Wardruna’s Einar Selvik and mediaeval history lecturer Simon Trafford explain why heavy ...
“I don't think the term ‘Heavy Metal’ was used for Led Zeppelin”: What was the first metal album to hit No 1?
“I don't think that the term ‘Heavy Metal’ was used for Led Zeppelin,” Frankie Banali said, “although I could be wrong.” ...
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Remembering KNAC, the pure rock heavy metal radio station of the ’80s and ’90s
Heavy Metal. Pure Rock KNAC launched on January 8, 1986. The station was designed to attract a younger audience, and it did. I recall numerous kids wearing Pure Rock T-shirts or those of bands ...