Every song on this album was great and should have cemented the band as the next big thing.

The demos that led to their debut album were produced by none other than Don Dokken. Guitarist Tommy Thayer would later go on to replace Ace Frehley in KISS. The band had top-notch talent and delivered four great albums for Geffen records. Highly regarded in Japan, the band has a lengthy discography and deserved far more credit overseas than they received.īlack N’ Blue is one of those bands that you just simply have to scratch your head as to why they never hit the top.

Bound To Break was the band’s biggest success in the United States, but failed to capture the album buyer’s attention at the same level as Loudness. The band still continues to release new albums, periodically. One of the best Japanese bands to hit the scene was Anthem. Although the band had a decent following, especially with fans of the guitar maestros, Alcatrazz never seemed to reach the mainstream rock and metal audience that would have propelled them to superstardom.Īfter Loudness broke through as the first mainstream Japanese heavy metal band, many bands tried to follow their lead. They brought in Steve Vai and helped launch his career even further. How did the band follow up after losing Malmsteen? Simple. Unfortunately, Yngwie left the band after the release of this album. Notable for being the major-label debut of Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, Alcatrazz featured former Rainbow vocalist Graham Bonnet and was an impressive debut release. But for those of you who didn’t….here’s a list of some of the greatest albums that you might have missed If you’re a true 80’s rock fan, you’ve probably heard at least some of these bands, and if you’re like me, you bought all of these albums. Unfortunately, for every success story, there were great bands that got overlooked, suffered from poor promotion, or simply imploded on their own. Soon after the scene exploded with bands like Motley Crue, Guns N’ Roses, Dokken, Ratt, Warrant, Poison, and many more.

Quiet Riot’s Metal Health became the first #1 metal album of all time. During the 80’s hard rock ruled the airwaves.

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