--- title: "Dokken" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/dokken" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1979 --- # Dokken **Dokken** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1979 to present. Dokken is an American glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band has had several singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as "Alone Again", "In My Dreams", and "Burning Like a Flame", and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. The live album Beast from the East was nominated for the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1989. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dokken ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Dokken | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Los Angeles, United States | | Formed | 1979 | | Releases in catalog | 15 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [BJ Zampa](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bj-zampa) | Drums (drum set) | 2019 to present | Current | | [Jon Levin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-levin) | Electric guitar | 2003 to present | Current | | [Greg Leon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-leon) | | | Current | | [Chris McCarvill](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-mccarvill) | Bass guitar | 2015 to present | Current | | [Don Dokken](https://themetalnet.com/musician/don-dokken) | Lead vocals | 1979 to present | Current | | [Mark Boals](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-boals) | Bass guitar | 2014 to 2015 | Former | | [Sean McNabb](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sean-mcnabb) | Bass guitar | 2009 to 2014 | Former | | [Barry Sparks](https://themetalnet.com/musician/barry-sparks) | Bass guitar | 2001 to 2009 | Former | | [George Lynch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/george-lynch) | Electric guitar | 1980 to 1997 | Former | | [Jeff Pilson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-pilson) | Bass guitar | 1983 to 2001 | Former | | [John Norum](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-norum) | Electric guitar | 2001 to 2002 | Former | | [Juan Croucier](https://themetalnet.com/musician/juan-croucier) | Bass guitar | 1980 to 1983 | Former | | [Mick Brown](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mick-brown) | Drums (drum set) | 1980 to 2019 | Former | | [Alex De Rosso](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-de-rosso) | Electric guitar | 2002 to 2003 | Former | | [Reb Beach](https://themetalnet.com/musician/reb-beach) | Electric guitar | 1998 to 2001 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1981 | [Breaking the Chains](https://themetalnet.com/album/d9f0c34c-0220-31b9-b1ca-6a599604bf65) | Album | | 1984 | [Tooth and Nail](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ffe7e68-8d2e-3fae-931c-b452baff4223) | Album | | 1985 | [Under Lock and Key](https://themetalnet.com/album/5cfa77ba-880a-31a6-a7ce-7056e2b6bd8d) | Album | | 1987 | [Back for the Attack](https://themetalnet.com/album/1cb07ed6-5ea5-3ac8-ace8-09aebaafb195) | Album | | 1988 | [Burning Like a Flame](https://themetalnet.com/album/641935e8-0f0e-4c3d-962c-886032739116) | EP | | 1989 | [Back in the Streets](https://themetalnet.com/album/b2d8f939-12f2-389d-bcc4-6d6ad042d4d3) | EP | | 1994 | [Dokken](https://themetalnet.com/album/a6d76952-c8c4-46d0-87fb-97d741cd96c9) | Album | | 1995 | [Dysfunctional](https://themetalnet.com/album/cd8b1be8-c81a-390b-8518-cd4c147d0250) | Album | | 1997 | [Shadowlife](https://themetalnet.com/album/b124f46a-65bf-3719-b680-0995616bf0f0) | Album | | 1999 | [Erase the Slate](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5616ae9-290c-32f2-af8b-0d069d4bf814) | Album | | 2002 | [Long Way Home](https://themetalnet.com/album/d263959c-722b-33c5-9e69-ac1096f18e83) | Album | | 2004 | [Hell to Pay](https://themetalnet.com/album/f80a7838-6973-37c4-ae3a-62e1a3425d82) | Album | | 2008 | [Lightning Strikes Again](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c14a2da-ecaf-322c-9036-1d92e70432dc) | Album | | 2012 | [Broken Bones](https://themetalnet.com/album/68cb81a2-0e2d-4a84-a391-76fea69d45ab) | Album | | 2023 | [Heaven Comes Down](https://themetalnet.com/album/8873ce7c-d224-4288-b083-0f902b658f49) | Album | ## Related bands - [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together) - [Mötley Crüe](https://themetalnet.com/band/motley-crue) (listened together) - [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together) - [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together) - [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together) - [Skid Row](https://themetalnet.com/band/skid-row) (listened together) - [Def Leppard](https://themetalnet.com/band/def-leppard) (listened together) - [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together) - [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together) - [Ratt](https://themetalnet.com/band/ratt) (listened together) ## Official and external links - website: https://www.dokken.net/ - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dokkencentral - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/09hNSPPOxDop4FRdr6UEnq - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dokken/ - x: https://twitter.com/dokken - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dokken/16095 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5294 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/578830 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVc8KrLK6JY2qftRE9u46Jw --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/dokken](https://themetalnet.com/band/dokken). 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