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A second German tour followed in October 1980, which featured a lineup of Dokken with lead guitarist Greg Leon, bassist Gary Link and drummer Gary Holland. [7] Mick Brown joined Dokken with George Lynch in 1981 and remained the band's drummer until 2019. In April 1981, Croucier and Blotzer returned to Dokken.
Dokken played a couple of shows with Warren DeMartini on guitar when George Lynch briefly left to rehearse with Ozzy Osbourne's band while on tour. [17] The band did an arena tour in the U.S. with Lynch back on guitar supporting Blue Öyster Cult in 1983, but when the tour was over the band was left with little money and was nearly dropped from ...
The venues and events of the tour were located in North America, Europe and, Japan. [3] [4] [5] They were supported by Dokken on the American leg, Bon Jovi on the Canadian tour dates from 14 to 27 July, Krokus on 6 and 8 August, Loudness on 31 August, and Warlock on the European leg. [4]
Dokken co-headlined a few dates with Loudness and concluded the tour on April 10, 1985 in Syracuse, New York, opening for Sammy Hagar. [44] In the following months they ceased live activities to compose and record their third album Under Lock and Key , which was released on November 22, 1985.
The album received mostly positive reviews. Eduardo Rivadavia in his review for AllMusic calls Under Lock and Key "quite possibly Dokken's most 'complete' album, with a little something for every type of fan", like "fist-pumping headbangers", extraordinary "bittersweet mid-paced rockers" ("Unchain the Night" and "The Hunter") and "saccharine ballads".
One Live Night is a 1996 semi-acoustic live album by heavy metal band Dokken. The reunited Dokken recorded the album before a live audience at The Strand, an intimate concert venue in Redondo Beach, California, on December 13, 1994, and prior to their 1995 tour. The album went virtually unheard at the time of its release.
Japan Live '95 is a recording of a live concert performance by American heavy metal band Dokken at the Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan in 1995. Track listing
Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken. [1] He is known for his vibrato -laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American heavy metal/glam metal.