---
title: "Jack Starr’s Burning Starr"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/jack-starr-s-burning-starr"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
formed: 1984
---

# Jack Starr’s Burning Starr

**Jack Starr’s Burning Starr** is a heavy metal band, active 1984 to present.

Jack Starr's Burning Starr, also known as simply Burning Starr, is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band was founded and guided by former Virgin Steele guitarist Jack Starr and enjoyed limited success in the US during the explosion of hair metal in the second half of the 1980s. Burning Starr released four studio albums before disbanding, with Starr going to work in other short-living formations. The band was resurrected by Starr in 2008 and signed with Magic Circle Music, playing in the Magic Circle Festival of 2008 and 2009. The band played at the 2013 Keep It True festival and recorded a DVD.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Starr's_Burning_Starr

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Jack Starr’s Burning Starr |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | New York |
| Formed | 1984 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Joe Hasselvander](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-hasselvander) |  |  | Current |
| [Kenny "Rhino" Earl Edwards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kenny-rhino-earl-edwards) |  |  | Current |
| [Jack Starr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jack-starr) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Mike Tirelli](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-tirelli) |  |  | Current |
| [Ned Meloni](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ned-meloni) | Bass guitar | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Todd Michael Hall](https://themetalnet.com/musician/todd-michael-hall) | Lead vocals | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Greg D’Angelo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-d-angelo) |  |  | Current |
| [Marta Gabriel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marta-gabriel) |  |  | Current |
| [Joe O’Reilly](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-o-reilly) |  |  | Current |
| [Bruno Ravel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bruno-ravel) |  |  | Current |
| [David DeFeis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-defeis) |  |  | Current |
| [Jim Harris](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jim-harris) |  |  | Current |
| [Keith “Thumper” Collins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/keith-thumper-collins) |  |  | Current |
| [Edward Spahn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/edward-spahn) |  |  | Current |
| [Frank Vestry](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-vestry) |  |  | Current |
| [William "Free Bass" Fairchild](https://themetalnet.com/musician/william-free-bass-fairchild) |  |  | Current |
| [Mark Edwards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-edwards-78bcb761) | Drums (drum set) | 1986 to 1986 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | [Rock the American Way](https://themetalnet.com/album/877631b5-ef34-4928-b27f-17dc5cf52871) | Album |
| 1986 | [No Turning Back!](https://themetalnet.com/album/3a7e8e82-8031-4ec5-be90-f690d5d7d8bd) | Album |
| 1987 | [Blaze of Glory](https://themetalnet.com/album/5f3f7df2-81e6-4a91-9c0e-407f895e7fb0) | Album |
| 1989 | [Jack Starr's Burning Starr](https://themetalnet.com/album/4cb3d6a2-2452-4603-b08f-a7afa3373b1d) | Album |
| 2009 | [Defiance](https://themetalnet.com/album/95b037b8-4da1-40ac-aec1-41aa98ed412f) | Album |
| 2011 | [Land of The Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c5040f7-799a-43dd-947b-2ec391ed2f3b) | Album |
| 2017 | [Stand Your Ground](https://themetalnet.com/album/e7fc6253-e8e9-4e2d-8af8-74c9d69fc149) | Album |
| 2022 | [Souls of the Innocent](https://themetalnet.com/album/cfcb051e-cce3-4981-a3f3-dbc52723d6b3) | Album |

## Related bands

- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together)
- [UFO](https://themetalnet.com/band/ufo) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [Virgin Steele](https://themetalnet.com/band/virgin-steele) (shared members)
- [Reverence](https://themetalnet.com/band/reverence) (shared members)
- [Riot V](https://themetalnet.com/band/riot-v) (shared members)
- [Pentagram](https://themetalnet.com/band/pentagram) (shared members)
- [Raven](https://themetalnet.com/band/raven) (shared members)
- [Phantom Lord](https://themetalnet.com/band/phantom-lord) (shared members)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Jack_Starr's_Burning_Starr/14020
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackstarrsburningstarr

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/jack-starr-s-burning-starr](https://themetalnet.com/band/jack-starr-s-burning-starr). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt