He achieved fame in the 1970s as a member of the punk rock band Generation X. artist. Staff, They never had a huge mainstream hit, although their cover of Pink Floyd's "Astronomy Domine" got some MTV exposure. Thank you for becoming a member. 6. Terms, Bros of course also originally had Craig Logan as a member but he quit in 1987 after struggling to cope with being in the limelight. However, the music of rock trios is testimony to the fact that rock music is all about passion. POSSESSED Formed in 1983, Possessed is considered by many to be the first death metal band, but they were grouped in with the thrash scene back in the '80s. Despite one terrible misstep when they briefly decided to try their hand at hair-metal on the Cold Lake album, the band was consistently dark and powerful. Lift Up Local, Founded in 1980 in New Jersey, Overkill was relatively popular throughout the '80s and seemed to constantly be on tour with bands I liked. Simon is of course best known as the lead singer, lyricist and musician of the band Duran Duran, but ok, we admit that we’re stretching it slightly calling them a ‘boy band’. New Kids on the Block consisted of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg (brother of actor Mark Wahlberg), and Danny Wood. Back in the 80s and early 90s many gorgeous male faces adorned our bedroom walls, and it’s with that in mind that we’ve made the following list of ‘10 Boy Band Members All 80s Girls Had A Crush On’.

This was another band that polarized listeners, but fans love them for albums like Seven Churches, Eyes of Horror and Beyond the Gates. Unfortunately, founding member and guitarist Mike Scaccia died onstage from a heart attack in December 2012, but his contributions to heavy music are considerable, and won't be forgotten. We use cookies to collect and analyze information on site performance and usage, and to enhance and customize content and advertisements. When you’re growing up and your hormones are all over the place, it only takes one pretty face singing one beautiful love song to suddenly set your heart all of a flutter. Join the Press community and help support independent local journalism in Houston. Scroll down the list below to check out some famous faces you definitely won’t mind reminiscing about! Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth got a lot of attention, they were far from the only popular bands playing fast and aggressive metal. 2. POSSESSED Formed in 1983, Possessed is considered by many to be the first death metal band, but they were grouped in with the thrash scene back in the '80s. Back in the early 90s Robbie was extremely popular, but was the baby faced Mark Owen that stole the hearts of many a teenage girl (remember him singing ‘Babe’?)

Celtic Frost is often cited as one of the earliest influences of the Black Metal scene that would appear a few years later. With the voice and the face of an angel, Morten was of course the lead singer of Norwegian pop group A-ha, who topped the charts internationally with their breakthrough hit ‘Take on Me’. I once saw them play at a club in Pasadena, where Tom Warrior greeted the crowd with "Thank you, Dallas!" The late and definitely great George Michael of course started off as a ‘boy band’ member in the duo of Wham!, but he then went on to have a massively successful and critically acclaimed solo career. Frankly, I've always thought it was silly how rigidly some fans categorize various types of metal and bands, but if anyone is upset that I mention a group as "thrash" and not "technical neo-space action metal," or whatever, well, sorry. Adopting a sci-fi angle and music that experimented in ways most other thrash bands didn't, made them more interesting and cerebral than some others. And who can you absolutely not believe that we haven’t included? The crossover from punk to thrash-metal was obvious and rarely as well-realized as in this band. 3.