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Ready to Strike is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band King Kobra, released in 1985 by Capitol Records.. The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band Kick Axe and was released by them in 1986 in The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack album, under the alias Spectre General.
A new King Kobra emerged in 2010 with Carmine Appice on drums, Paul Shortino taking over vocal duties, Mick Sweda on guitar, David Henzerling (a.k.a. David Michael-Philips) on guitar, and Johnny Rod on bass. This lineup released the self-titled album King Kobra in 2011 on Frontiers Records and another album in 2013, titled King Kobra II. [4]
Sweda recorded two records with King Kobra (Ready to Strike and Thrill of a Lifetime) and toured extensively, opening for bands such as Iron Maiden, Kiss and Ted Nugent. [1] Sweda left the band in 1987 and started BulletBoys [1] with Marq Torien, who had briefly served as King Kobra's lead singer. [2] The band signed to Warner Bros. Records in ...
Thrill of a Lifetime is the second album (and the last to feature Mark Free on vocals) by the American hard rock band King Kobra, released in 1986 by Capitol Records.The album features "Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)", the theme song of the 1986 film Iron Eagle.
[citation needed] Free recorded two albums with King Kobra, Ready to Strike and Thrill of a Lifetime, before leaving King Kobra in November 1986 to pursue other musical interests. [ citation needed ] In 1987, producer Peter McIan began to form a solo project called The Fugitive Kind with help from Erik Scott , a keyboardist, bassist, and ...
King Kobra II (or II) is a 2013 album by the hard rock band King Kobra. It was the second release by the band King Kobra since its reformation by founding member Carmine Appice (of Rod Stewart , Ozzy Osbourne and Blue Murder ).
King Kobra was signed by Capitol records in June 1984 and their debut LP Ready to Strike, produced by Spencer Proffer , was released in March 1985. The band's first single, "Hunger", was featured regularly on MTV, and they toured supporting the group Autograph.
In 2010, Rod reunited with King Kobra. The band went on hiatus after two album releases in 2013, and reunited again in 2016 for several live performances. [4] In 2017, Rod collaborated with Carmine Appice on "Monsters and Heroes", a tribute cover song to Ronnie James Dio. [5] Rod has used both Fender and B.C. Rich basses during his career.