Phil X is co-founder and frontman of The DRILLS, a three-piece band made up of him (guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer), Daniel Spriewald (bassist/background singer) and a drummer (various).

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Following a successful tour with Scorpions, Dokken returned to the studio in December 1986 to record "Dream Warriors", a song for the movie soundtrack A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. The track brought the band to the attention of many UK hard rock fans. More»

Leroy Powell is so entrenched in classic rock that he makes the Black Crowes sound like Hannah Montana. This is tough to believe considering his resume. Powell has worked with the likes of David Allen Coe, Billy Joe Shaver, and Waylon’s son, Shooter Jennings. It seems like outlaw country would be his thing. But look again, More»

Spanish urban rock band from 1977 to 1983 founded by Rosendo Mercado (guitar, vocals), Chiqui Mariscal (bass and backing vocals) and Ramiro Penas (drums). After the first LP, "Leño" in 1979, Chiqui was replaced by Tony Urbano. More»

Jaded Lady is a lethal dose of ’80s hair and glam from L.A.’s fabled Sunset Strip. Formed out of the ashes of Leather Angel in 1985, the quartet of Cathy Amanti, Terry O’Leary, Kerry James, and Danielle Kern went from femme-metal curio to headlining the Whisky and Troubadour More»

Originally formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota during 1984, the first formation of Hurricane Alice comprised vocalist / guitarist Leni DiMancari with Scott Werner of Ssister Max on bass and former Counter Attack man Rusty Miller on drums. More»

Only major label release by vocalist Scott Folsom. The album includes songs co-written by Martin Briley, Glen Burtnick and Ian Hunter. On the Ian Hunter penned "Red Letter Day" Hunter also contributes playing piano and on background vocals. The album was produced by Jon Carin and Phil Chapman. More»

2 CD compilation of live recordings made from 1989 to 1993 in Australia, Europe and USA. The album was compiled from hundreds of hours of tapes from keyboardist Blake Sakamoto. He and drummer Dan Pred auditioned several versions of each song to comprise a comprehensive 2-CD live set. More»

On November 9, 1985, the band's third album Under Lock and Key was released. It also sold over one million copies with the singles "In My Dreams" (#24), "The Hunter" (#25) and "It's Not Love". During this time in the 1980s, Dokken opened for such bands as Judas Priest, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Dio and Kiss, among others. More»

FireHouse is an American rock band formed in Richmond, Virginia before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina where they were signed to Epic Records in 1989. Originally composed of vocalist/keyboardist C. J. Snare, guitarist Bill Leverty, drummer Michael Foster, and bassist Perry Richardson, More»

Juan Croucier left Dokken in 1983 just prior to the release of the "Breaking the Chains" video to join Ratt. He was replaced by Jeff Pilson, who joined in time to film the video (without having played the song). The album Tooth and Nail was released on September 13, 1984. More»

In the long standing tradition of instrumental shredders Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Paul Gilbert; who write songs without words and compensate with extremely intricate guitar melodies, come the hard edged rock/metal stylistic wonders of Argentina born virtuoso Carina Alfie. Though her work bears the most resemblance to Satriani’s recent practice More»

Picture is one of the first Dutch heavy metal bands. Formed in 1979, they were especially popular in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for their live performances, and still have a fan base in South America, Mexico and Japan.
Note: this is an audience recording.

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