Magnum

A venerable Birmingham, England-based melodic hard rock outfit, Magnum emerged in the early '70s, and over the decades developed a sound that straddled the line between heady art rock and commercial pop. Tangentially tied to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the late '70s and early '80s, the band found success in 1982 with the release of their third studio LP, Chase the Dragon, which spawned a handful of hit singles in the U.K. They reached their commercial zenith in 1988 with their seventh effort, Wings of Heaven, which cracked the Top Ten at home and also made ...