NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Black Sabbath
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2020
British rock band Black Sabbath is explored, which includes their journey from their early beginnings, success and eventual break up, along with extensive archive and revealing interviews to chronicle the groups turbulent past.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Aerosmith
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/31/2021
The inside story of rock n roll band Aerosmith is explored, which features insight from those who were there that includes manager Tim Collins, who was behind the groups resurrection in the 80s, and how the band survived success for five decades.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Poison
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/6/2021
Poison: The true story behind the split of heavy metal band Poison is spotlighted, which explores various obstacles they faced during their tenure that includes jealousies and power struggles, along with worsening addictions and fights.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Alice Cooper
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/22/2021
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Iron Maiden
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/2022
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Judas Priest
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/26/2022
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#8 - Prince and the Revolution
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 4/3/2022
These talented young musicians storm stadiums nationwide and win the hearts of fans across the globe; as The Revolution reaches legendary heights, Prince's controlling nature takes hold and disputes begin to shake the once tight-knit group
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#9 - Def Leppard
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 4/10/2022
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#12 - Foreigner
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 6/19/2022
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#13 - The Scorpions
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 6/19/2022
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5.9/1011 votesLoading...#14 - New Kids on the Block
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/30/2019
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6.0/1019 votesLoading...#15 - Motley Crue
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/16/2019
Motley Crue has sold over 100 million records making them one of the most successful rock bands in the world. The rise of the Sunset Strip bad boys was an 80s journey of debauchery and excess, until their hair metal hedonism ended in tragedy and addiction. Behind the fame, fortune and larger than life lifestyles was recrimination, rehab and bitter resentment.
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6.0/1010 votesLoading...#16 - Spice Girls
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/30/2019
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6.5/1021 votesLoading...#17 - Fleetwood Mac
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/8/2018
Fleetwood Mac has sold over 100 million records making them one of the most successful bands in the world. It was their album Rumours that propelled them into the rock and roll stratosphere but behind the scenes the record was a story of two couples at war. Hit songs like Dreams and Go Your Own Way were evidence of the bitter conflict. Out of fame and extraordinary fortune came jealousy and infidelity, raging egos, addiction and unadulterated excess. Yet they held it together for another decade and the biggest surprise was how they kept going for so long. ‘Breaking the Band: Fleetwood Mac’ reveals the story of the legendary band.
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6.6/1019 votesLoading...#18 - Led Zeppelin
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2020
Led Zeppelin split on December 4th 1980, 2 months after the tragic death of iconic drummer, John Bonham. Throughout the 1970’s, at the height of the bands powers, Led Zeppelin became the world’s first rock supergroup, selling over 300 million albums and headlining 600 concerts worldwide. Zeppelin’s rock star excesses became the stuff of legend, and dark rumours swirled around their closely guarded inner circle as everything Zeppelin touched miraculously turned to gold. But after nearly a decade at the top, disaster engulfed the band, and fans speculated that Zeppelin was finally paying the price for their huge success. And 40 years after the split, Zeppelin’s popularity still hasn’t faded; fans, new and old, clamour for a final reunion, which has been described as the “billion dollar tour” by promoters worldwide.
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7.2/1016 votesLoading...#20 - NWA
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/5/2018
In the late 80s, notorious LA rap group NWA rocked the world with their brutal, violent music about racism and police brutality. Known as ‘the most dangerous band in the world’, their first album Straight outta Compton changed the face of rap music and went triple platinum, yet after only three short years the band split up. Breaking the Band – NWA uncovers the greed, violence and recriminations that led the members of NWA to tear themselves apart, as told by the people who were there.
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7.2/1023 votesLoading...#21 - The Eagles
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2018
The Eagles are one of the biggest bands in history, selling over 150 million records. Their music defined the 1970s, with songs like Hotel California, Take It Easy and Life In The Fast Lane and their greatest hits album was the greatest selling album of the twentieth century. Their music was the soundtrack to our lives. They were a band who left nothing to chance. Founder members Glenn Frey and Don Henley had a ruthless ambition for The Eagles and let nothing and nobody stand in their way. Yet after almost a decade together, the band suddenly fell apart amidst power struggles , bullying and feuding. the sex, drugs and rock’n’roll lifestyle eventually caused them to self destruct
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7.3/1016 votesLoading...#22 - Guns N Roses
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/16/2019
Formed in 1985, Guns N' Roses is regarded as one of the best rock bands of all time and its album, 'Appetite for Destruction' is the best-selling debut in U.S. history. The band's potent mix of hard rock and beautiful melodies, coupled with insightful and emotional lyrics helped them cross over into the mainstream, resulting in over 100 million record sales. But behind the immense fame and success lay chaos.
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7.4/1039 votesLoading...#23 - Van Halen
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/17/2018
At the height of their success they were the biggest rock band in the world infamous for their excess and raucous live performances. With their strutting frontmen, wild hair and penchant for spandex they are often portrayed as the archetypal 80's American rock band. The band went through two 'break ups' covered by our timeline owing to a variety of factors but most prominently conflicts over the Van Halen brother's desire for total control and the destructive impacts of substance/alcohol abuse. By 1984 they were the biggest band in the world but, behind the scenes, all was not well and a battle for control raged between the brothers at the heart of the band and it’s lead singer, David Lee Roth. Years of touring, drugs and personality clashes had left them on the brink. When Roth’s ambitions grew beyond the band, the brothers moved quickly to force him out. Their millions of fans were left devastated, but rising from the ashes the they would regroup with a new front man, Sammy Hagar.
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7.5/1012 votesLoading...#25 - KISS
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/19/2020
Kiss blew glam rock out of the water when they formed in 1972, their larger than life cartoon personas and pyrotechnic on stage antics drove audiences crazy. By 1978 they were one of the biggest bands in the world, but the relentless schedule of touring and recording combined with the non-stop debauchery of a rock and roll lifestyle would divide the band; while Peter Criss and Ace Frehely descended into a world of drink and drugs, the bandleader’s Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons stayed sober and tried to keep Kiss recording and performing. Eventually tensions became too much and the original line up of the band split in 1980 when Peter Criss was sacked. Gene and Peter kept Kiss alive over the next decade, with session musicians hired to fill in for the absent Peter and Ace, but their popularity gradually waned. Then, in 1995, after a brief performance on MTV to a rapturous audience, the original line up reconciled and reformed.
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The Worst Episodes of Breaking the Band
Every episode of Breaking the Band ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Breaking the Band!
The battling egos, power struggles and inter-band rivalries that split up The Beatles, The Supremes, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, The Beach Boys, N.W.A, Van Halen...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Black Sabbath" is the worst rated episode of "Breaking the Band". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/6/2020. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Aerosmith".