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We're back this week to celebrate the second half of 1985 as we dissect July through December. There was a ton of music released in the second half of 1985 and Chris and Aaron are back to bring you some of the best tracks from the year. Without further ado, here are the stories, the people, and the sounds that made 1985 an interesting year for Decibel Geeks:\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuly:\n\n\nJuly 13\xa0\u2013 The\xa0Live Aid\xa0concert takes place in\xa0Wembley Stadium, London, UK and\xa0Philadelphia, USA. The headlining acts at the latter venue included a\xa0Led Zeppelin\xa0reunion, the first since their 1980 disbandment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRough Cutt \u2013 Take Her (Rough Cutt)\xa0\n\n\n\n\nAugust:\n\nAugust 31\xa0\u2013\xa0Richard Ramirez, the serial killer known as the Night Stalker, is captured in\xa0Los Angeles.\n\n\n\n\nMetal Edge Magazine is Launched.\n\n\n\n\nPantera \u2013 I Am the Night (I Am the Night)\xa0\n\n\nDIO - Fallen Angels (Sacred Heart)\xa0\n\n\nKIX \u2013 Sex (Midnight Dynamite)\xa0\n\n\n\n\nSeptember:\n\n\nSeptember 6\xa0\u2013\xa0Michael Jackson\xa0purchases the publishing rights for most of\xa0the Beatles' music for $47 million, much to the dismay of\xa0Paul McCartney, whom he is bidding against.\n\nSeptember 19\xa0\u2013 The\xa0Parents Music Resource Center's (P.M.R.C.)\xa0United States Senate\xa0hearing on rock censorship begin in Washington, D.C.\xa0Heavy metal\xa0singer\xa0Dee Snider\xa0of\xa0Twisted Sister, rock star\xa0Frank Zappa\xa0and\xa0country\xa0singer\xa0John Denver\xa0testify against the P.M.R.C.\n\n\nSeptember 22\xa0\u2013 The\xa0Farm Aid\xa0concert is held in\xa0Champaign, Illinois, USA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKISS \u2013 Who Wants to be Lonely \u2013 (Asylum)\xa0\n\n\nSlayer - At Dawn They Sleep (Hell Awaits)\xa0\n\nVandenberg \u2013 All the Way (Alibi)\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOctober:\n\n\nOctober 18\xa0\u2013 The first\xa0Nintendo\xa0home video game console in\xa0United States\xa0is released by the\xa0Nintendo Entertainment System.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZZ Top - Planet of Women (Afterburner)\xa0\n\n\nThe Cult \u2013 Rain (Love)\xa0\n\n\n\n\nNovember:\n\nAerosmith \u2013 Let the Music Do the Talking (Done with Mirrors)\xa0\n\n\nTwisted Sister - Kill or Be Killed (Come Out and Play)\xa0\n\nDokken - The Hunter (Under Lock and Key)\xa0\n\n\nKing Kobra \u2013 Shadow Rider (Ready to Strike)\n\n\nWASP - The Last Command (The Last Command)\xa0\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\nDecember:\n\nDecember 23\xa0- Two young fans of\xa0Judas Priest\xa0in\xa0Sparks, Nevada\xa0shoot themselves, one fatally, after listening to the band's records. A lawsuit is brought against the group in 1986 claiming that they were compelled by\xa0backwards\xa0subliminal messages hidden in their music.\n\n\n\nBands Formed:\n\n\nBritny Fox, Dream Theater, Drivin and Cryin, Roxx Gang, Guns N Roses, Jane\u2019s Addiction, LA Guns, L7, The Mr. T Experience.\n\n\nBand Breakups:\n\n\nDiamond Head, Hanoi Rocks, Mercyful Fate, The Power Station, Quarterflash, Scandal\n\n\n\n\nBirths:\n\n\nOrianthi, Reggie Bush, Bruno Mars\n\n\nDeaths:\n\n\n\n\nNicolas Colasanto (Coach from Cheers), Margaret Hamilton (Wicked Witch), Rock Hudson (AIDS), Orson Wells, Ricky Nelson\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Music!\n\n\n\nRough Cutt\n\nPantera\n\nDIO\n\nKIX\n\nKISS\n\nSlayer\n\nVandenberg\n\nZZ Top\n\nThe Cult\n\nAerosmith\n\nTwisted Sister\n\nDokken\n\nKing Kobra\n\nWASP\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us!\n\n\n\xa0\n\nRate, Review, and Subscribe in\xa0iTunes\n\n\nJoin the\xa0Fan Page\n\n\nFollow on\xa0Twitter\n\n\nE-mail Us\n\n\nComment Below\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\nCall us on the Hotline! (540) DBGeek - 1 or (540) 342-3351\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices