Love/Hate

Heavy metal band Love/Hate was initially formed as Data Clan in 1984 by vocalist Jizzy Pearl, guitarist Jon E. Love, bassist Skid Rose, and drummer Joey Gold. The band recorded one EP before changing their name to Love/Hate in 1985. After playing around Los Angeles for a while, Love/Hate signed with Columbia. The group's debut album Blackout in the Red Room was released in March 1990. Two singles from the album -- the title track and "Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?" -- received some airplay on commercial radio and MTV, but by 1992's Wasted in America, heavy metal had bec...