Contraband

Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as Shark Island, Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, L.A. Guns, and Vixen. A name was quickly found with “CONTRABAND” and Kevin Beamish worked as producer. Impact America secured the record deal and a new super group has been announced....

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Asphalt Ballet

An awesome hard rocking blues influenced band, named after a term used to describe a motorcyclist crashing and skidding along the road at high speed. Their debut was an outstanding album that should have made them household names, but it failed to do so. Formed in San Diego, California by Gary Jeffries (ex-Broken Rule, vocals), and former Mistreated...

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Bad English

Bad English was an American arena rock band formed by three ex-members of the power pop band The Babys, Jonathan Cain, John Waite and Ricky Phillips (now in Styx), along with Journey’s rock guitarist Neal Schon. The group is perhaps best known today for the career-defining power ballad “When I See You Smile”. Although their late 80s and early 90s...

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Brass Kitten

  Brass Kitten was formed at their Location of GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, USA Genre: Glam / Metal / Rock Members Original line-up 1989 Ed Lamberg - Vocals Kiar Olson - Bass & Vocals (1988 to1990) John Jeremy - Guitars & Background Vocals Sid - Drums Members line-up 1990 Steven Philbrook - Vocals Kellie Roulette - Bass & Vocals...

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Brighton Rock

This is a band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I followed them through the Okanagan Valley one summer! Excellent guys! ...

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Hurricane

Hurricane is a 1980s heavy metal band originally featuring current Foreigner lead vocalist Kelly Hansen (vocals/rhythm guitar), Robert Sarzo (guitar), Tony Cavazo (bass), and Jay Schellen (drums). Cavazo and Sarzo are the younger brothers of Quiet Riot's Carlos Cavazo and Rudy Sarzo. Hurricane released four albums: Take What You Want (1985), Over...

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Trixter

Trixter was formed in 1983 by Paramus, New Jersey natives Steve Brown, and Pete Loran. By 1986 Trixter was a constant fixture on the concert scene, quickly growing a tremendous fan base. By 1987 Trixter was playing with acts like Kix and Skid Row and found themselves being courted by several major record labels. In 1988, Trixter began recording...

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Casanova

 Casanova is a eurobeat vocalist. His real name is Maurizio De Jorio, and most of his work has been for the Delta eurobeat label. Other aliases of De Jorio include D.Essex and Niko.Casanova, a chilean indie-rock band. A band rich in chemistry and imagination, is the final product of a string of influential bands including Los Santos Dumont, Angel...

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Danger Danger

Danger Danger was formed in 1987 by former Hotshot members lead vocalist Mike Pont, bassist Bruno Ravel, and drummer Steve West. This line-up also featured then future Hotshot guitarist Al Pitrelli and former Get With It keyboardist Kasey Smith. Mike Pont later left the band and was replaced by Ted Poley, who previously played in the band Prophet...

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Harem Scarem

   Harem Scarem is a Rock band hailing from Ontario, Canada, formed in 1987. They renamed themselves Rubber in 1999 and released two albums under that name. In 2001, they went back to the Harem Scarem name. In the Summer of 2007 they announced they “will officially break-up after one more studio album.” ...

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Roxy Blue

   A short lived outfit whose straight-ahead hook heavy pop metal came too late in the glam movement to make any sort of splash. Their only album was an unoriginal affair, but rocked from start to finish with the same flair as early Van Halen. Formed in Memphis, Tennessee, by Todd Poole (vocals), former Atlanta Guitar Institute members...

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Cry Wolf

  Originally named Heroes, Cry Wolf was formed in the San Francisco East Bay Area with Tim Hall (vocals), Steve McKnight (guitar), Phil Deckard (bass), John Freixas (drums) and JC Crampton (Keyboards) in the mid-1980s. In 1986, the band moved to Los Angeles and started working the Hollywood club circuit, soon thereafter recruiting Hall's...

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Britny Fox

   Britny Fox is a glam metal group that formed in 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band was originally fronted by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist “Dizzy” Dean Davidson. They’re best known for their eponymous debut album, which reached the #31 slot on the Billboard 200 top albums chart and included headbanging classics “Girlschool”...

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Testament

Formed from the ashes of Bay Area thrash band Legacy, Testament would become an underground favorite amongst metal fans. Their debut album The Legacy is considered a classic thrash album, and the band has gained a loyal following over the years. Testament has endured it all, from lineup changes to health issues, to come back stronger as a re...

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Annihilator

  Jeff Waters founded Annihilator in Canada back in 1984. Their 1989 debut Alice In Hell put them on the thrash metal map. Beginning in 1993 the band focused exclusively on Europe and did not tour in North America at all. Their 2007 CD Metal did get a North American release, and Waters was hopeful they would finally get to play here. Annihilator's...

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