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Erase The Slate (Album) by Dokken

Artist Biography For Dokken

Dokken Is An American Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Band That Was Formed In 1978. Having Big Success In The 80s With Tracks Such As "Dream Warriors" "It's Not Love" "In My Dreams" And Others They Sold Over Ten Million Albums Worldwide Yet Faced Internal Battles Over Their Direction. The Group Split Up In 1989 Having Accumulated Numerous Charting Singles And Earned A Grammy Nomination And They've Had Sporadic Reunions Since Then. Dokken Was Initially Composed Of Founder Don Dokken On Vocals George Lynch On Lead Guitar Juan Croucier On Bass And Mick Brown On Drums. The Southern California Group Pursued A Heavy Yet Melodic Sound Reminiscent Of Prior Bands Such As Iron Maiden And Judas Priest Finding Success In The 80s Hard Rock And Metal Boom. The Band Recorded And Released 'Breaking The Chains' Their First Studio Album In 1983. Though Their Fortunes Struggled Somewhat In The United States They Picked Up A Big Popular Response In Europe. In 1984 Croucier Left Dokken In Order To Join Ratt. He Was Replaced By Multi-Instrumentalist Jeff Pilson Who Soon Became A Rock Idol Alongside Don Dokken And George Lynch. Their Next Several Albums And Singles Showed Them To Be A Powerful Commercial Force Particularly Winning Fans With Their Music Videos Their One For "Dream Warriors" Even Featured The Band Facing Off Against Freddy Krueger Himself . Their 1988 Live Album 'Beast From The East' Earned Them A Grammy Nomination For Best Metal Performance As Well. However Don Dokken's And George Lynch's Creative Differences As Well As Their Growing Personal Conflicts Brought About Tension And Even Caused The Group To Break-Up In 1988 Though They Had Released Multi-Platinum Work Appealing To Numerous Hard Rockers And Metalheads. The Band Has Faced Many Changes Over The Years Since. It Wasn't Until 1995 That The Group Resurfaced And Released New Material Facing A Rather Tepid Response. As Time Went On Only Dokken And Brown Remained From The Original Line-Up. After Several Personnel Alterations On Guitar Dokken's Former Attorney Jon Levin Even Stepped In To Fill The Role In 2004. In 2009 Sean McNabb Formerly Of Great White And Quiet Riot Fame Took The Bass Guitar Slot. Mark Boals Formely Of Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force Then Took McNabb's Position In 2014. A Series Of Successful Web Commercials For Norton Internet Security 2010 Put The Group Back In The Spotlight The Comedic Spots Depicting The Band As A Malicious Computer Virus. Dokken's Tenth Studio Album Titled 'Lightning Strikes Again' Was Released On May 13 2008 Via Rhino Records. Several Critics Recommended The Work As A Comeback To Their 'classic' Sound. Their 11th Album Was Released In 2012 'Broken Bones'. In 2023 Dokken Now Consisting Of Frontman And Founder Don Dokken Guitarist Jon Levin Bassist Chris McGarvill And Drummer BJ Zampa Unveiled 12th Album 'Heaven Comes Down' Which Will Be Released Via Silver Lining Music On October 27 2023.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Erase The Slate

Released In 1999 Erase The Slate Is Studio Album #7 By Hard Rock Band Dokken. The Album Features Reb Beach On Guitar.