Band
Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band from United States, active 1983 to 1987. 8 releases and 8 musicians in the catalog.
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Facts
- Genre
- Heavy Metal
- Origin
- United States
- Formed
- 1983
- Disbanded
- 1987
- Releases
- 8
Biography
Alcatrazz is an American rock band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo, and Gary Shea. They are best known for their songs "Island in the Sun", "Hiroshima Mon Amour", and "God Blessed Video". They are also notable for featuring a previously unknown Yngwie Malmsteen as their lead guitarist for a year, who was then replaced by Steve Vai, with whom they recorded one album.
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Genres
Current line-up
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Bonnet | ||
| Yngwie Malmsteen | ||
| Steve Vai | ||
| Jimmy Waldo | ||
| Gary Shea | ||
| Howie Simon | Electric guitar | 2006 to present |
| Jan Uvena |
Former members
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Sobel | Drums (drum set) | 2007 to 2009 |
Albums
Related bands
Ranked by the strongest link the catalog can evidence: shared members, shared scene, or listener overlap.
- RainbowListened together
- Yngwie MalmsteenListened together
- SaxonListened together
- UFOListened together
- QueensrÿcheListened together
- TeslaListened together
- Michael Schenker GroupListened together
- Alice CooperListened together
- Uriah HeepListened together
- RattListened together
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising ForceListened together
- Y&TListened together