With over 100 million albums sold Worldwide across an incredible 50 year career, German Heavy Metal giants Scorpions are one of the most successful international rock bands of all time. We chart their meteoric journey from post war Germany, to headlining Madison Square Garden and living out their American dream. After establishing themselves as one of the iconic Heavy Metal acts of the 1980’s the band’s attention turned elsewhere and Scorpions played a leading role as the Winds of Change brought the Cold War to an end. But as is so often the case when a Rock Band realizes its ambitions, trouble is never far away. Find out the true story, told by the Scorpions themselves, of how excess, money and power-struggles within the band turned its American Dream… into a Heavy Metal nightmare.

Skid Row burst onto the rock and roll scene in 1989, with a leg up from their friend Jon Bon Jovi. United in their sheer ambition and drive Skid Row stormed the stage, set the charts ablaze and brought MTV metal to the masses. Marketed as ‘the new bad boys of rock’, Skid Row’s unpredictable frontman Sebastian Bach, did his best to live up to the label. But as tales of controversy stalked them, Sebastian’s behavior began to jeopardize everything the band had worked towards. Skid Row’s charismatic, sex-symbol frontman became a double edged sword, pushing the band’s popularity up, but also pushing them closer to the brink of break-up. As Skid Row’s fame grew, power struggles and clashing egos destroyed the brotherly bond that had propelled them to fame. And a band already self-combusting had no choice but to pull the plug on their nine year rock and roll roller coaster.

With a combined fortune of 900 million dollars and a band life spanning four decades, Metallica is one of the biggest selling heavy metal bands in history. Their 1991 sixteen-times certified album ‘Metallica’, known as ‘The Black Album’ changed the course of heavy metal and plunged the young quartet to megastardom. But, it hasn’t always been an easy road. Struggles with aggression, addiction, jealousy and the death of a much loved band member have plunged the band in and out of darkness for as long as it’s been a unit, and yet Metallica continues to thrive. ‘Breaking the Band: Metallica’ reveals the inside story of the trials and tribulations of one of the biggest, baddest metal bands on earth.

“Guns N’ Roses: America’s Most Dangerous Band” explores the rise of one of the most notorious rock bands of the 1980s. With sales of over a hundred million records and fans all over the globe, Guns n’ Roses are one of the biggest acts in music history. Multiple American Music Awards, acclaimed as World’s Best Group by the World Music Awards and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame… Guns n’ Roses have done it all. But the stats don’t begin to tell the whole story. The band’s infamous bad behavior, including drug use, public feuds, and on-stage meltdowns earn them a wild reputation. And their dangerous appetites threaten their own destruction.

Vince Neil, the lead singer of Superband Motley Crue, gives us an exclusive insight into his life. We get up close and personal, as Vince tells us the real story of his road to stardom and the many bumps in the road that accompanied it. He tells all about how he became a singer to how hard he partied and all the benefits that he took advantage of. Vince lets us in to how he navigated the road to super stardom but also about the heartbreak of losing a child. We learn, as well, about his arrest in a car crash, where one of his best friends is killed on his watch. We hear great tales from those closest to him including his son and daughter, his bandmates, and others who have documented his ride through today. Motley Crue’s Vince Neil: My story is an exclusive, 2 hour documentary with never been told secrets revealed for the first time.

This time on ‘When Metal Ruled the 80s’ it’s …’The Rise and Rise of Metal’ … as seventies rock gets a makeover, a dazzling Dutch guitarist rips up the rock’n’roll rule book and, in L.A., a glitzy glam scene explodes into the charts.

This time on ‘When Metal Ruled the 80s … Metal Goes Massive’ … as glam gets a cutting edge, a gang of New Jersey rockers take the world by storm and the hedonistic rock’n’roll lifestyle leads to tragedy.

This time on ‘When Metal Ruled the 80s … Excess All Areas’ … it’s the end of the decade, when non-stop partying needs to a near death experience and metal fans are left reeling as rock reveals its gentler side.

This time on ‘When Metal Ruled the 80s … The Party’s Over’ … a musical revolution calls time on the glam rock party and, in its attempts to survive, glam metal risks becoming an over-indulgent self-parody.

A discussion of what’s in store for the upcoming episode of “On Patrol: Live” and a sneak peek of the departments and officers that the cameras will be following that night; the hosts also look back at the most memorable moments from past episodes.

A Live Series following Law Enforcement Officers On Patrol across the country – all live and in real time.

A discussion of what’s in store for the upcoming episode of “On Patrol: Live” and a sneak peek of the departments and officers that the cameras will be following that night; the hosts also look back at the most memorable moments from past episodes.

A Live Series following Law Enforcement Officers On Patrol across the country – all live and in real time.

A Live Series following Law Enforcement Officers On Patrol across the country – all live and in real time.