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This Day In Rock Music History…June 17th

Bobby Caughron June 17, 2024 1 min read
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This Day In Rock Music History...June 17th

The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II was released on June 17th, 1988

The film by Penelope Spheeris presented the 80s Heavy Metal and Hard Rock scene that was at its peak during that time.

The documentary featured performances of the following songs:

Lizzy Borden – “Born To Be Wild”, Faster Pussycat – “Bathroom Wall”, “Cathouse”, Seduce– “Crash Landing”, “Colleen”, London – “Breakout”, “Russian Winter”, Odin – “Little Gypsy”, “12 O’Clock High” and Megadeth – “In My Darkest Hour”

And interviews with Lemmy, Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, London, Odin, Seduce, Poison, Tuff, Vixen, Faster Pussycat, and W.A.S.P.

You can watch the entire movie on YouTube for free with ads at the link below:

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Bobby Caughron

Bobby Caughron is a music journalist and Editor-In-Chief for XS ROCK. He began a life-long fan of hard rock and metal music after hearing KISS as a kid. He is still an avid fan of the 80s metal scene and continues to discover and write about new music in all rock genres today.

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