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Dokken - Beast From The East (2CD) (1988) (Rock Candy Remastered 2017)













Year : 1988 (Rock Candy Remastered 2017)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 168 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

"Beast From The East", the first and best DOKKEN live album has just been remastered by Rock Candy Records, for the first time released outside Japan in all its double disc glory. You know, the original pressing issued in the U.S. was a single disc version which excluded three tracks.Now you can get "Beast From The East" as intended. And with much better sound.For anyone with a taste in '80s hard rock / metal, Dokken pretty much personifies the best musically oriented side of the glam scene, mostly because their image was the only thing glam about them. Along with other acts such as Twisted Sister and Motley Crue, they put the emphasis where it belongs, on the riffs and the attitude.This concert represents a true cock rock band at their absolute best, injecting some loud and raucous sounds into the air and filling up their songs with plenty of vocal and guitar ad libs, not to mention a crowd that is singing along with every chorus, word for word.You get all the hits on this double CD — “Tooth And Nail,” “Into The Fire,” “It’s Not Love,” “Just Got Lucky,” “Breaking The Chains,” “Alone Again,” and “In My Dreams.” Let’s not forget the inclusion of George Lynch’s blistering instrumental “Mr. Scary” where he had the opportunity to showcase his chops. “Just another ‘hair band’ guitarist?” Hardly.Although Lynch clearly steals the show here, one should not discount the performances of the other 3 in this fold.As with every 4 piece band, a lot of pressure is put on the bassist to keep the song centered while the guitarist goes off into shred land; in this Jeff Pilson does not disappoint and succeeds in making up for the lack of a backing guitar track. Likewise Mick Brown really has a strong presence, particularly on the faster songs.Don Dokken, who at this point is still in possession of his full singing range, really outdoes himself and even sounds cleaner on some of the high end screams on “Unchain the Night” and “Dream Warriors” than he did in the studio.There aren’t highlights, the whole damn album is one huge highlight that doesn’t quit until the last track is finished.But it is noteworthy to mention the extra studio track at the end of disc 2, which is sort of a nostalgic 'the road not taken' song that displays how much more great music we might have gotten out of this band if they had been able to get along with each other. By the time the record was released in 1988, the band already had gone their separate ways.“Walk Away” is that studio track, a vintage style Dokken ballad in the same vein as Will The Sun Rise and Alone Again. It’s loaded with amazing guitar work, has a quality vocal performance, and a hypnotically catchy clean guitar riff during the verses rivaled only by the even more hook oriented chorus.While many may think that live albums doesn't need a remastering, this is not the case with Dokken's "Beast From The East". Rock Candy has beefed up the bass lines and overall everything sounds cleaner.But the most important thing is the mastering, now properly done. I mean, the album is now properly 'tracked': the songs start and end where they should be.And now you have the entire show including “Standing In The Shadows,” “Sleepless Nights,” and “Turn On The Action” not present in the original U.S. / European release."Beast From The East" is an album that should be in the collection of any Dokken fan or anyone who likes true '80s hard rock. In fact, this is the best representation of the band's finest era, and even many song versions are superior to the studio originals.

Line Up:

Don Dokken – lead vocals
George Lynch – guitars
Jeff Pilson – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
Mick Brown – drums, backing vocals

Tracklist:

CD1:

01 - Unchain The Night [Live]
02 - Tooth And Nail [Live]
03 - Standing In The Shadows [Live]
04 - Sleepless Nights [Live]
05 - Dream Warriors [Live]
06 - Kiss Of Death [Live]
07 - When Heaven Comes Down [Live]
08 - Into The Fire [Live]
09 - Mr. Scary [Live]

CD2:

01 - Heaven Sent [Live]
02 - It's Not Love [Live]
03 - Alone Again [Live]
04 - Just Got Lucky [Live]
05 - Breaking The Chains [Live]
06 - In My Dreams [Live]
07 - Turn On The Action [Live]
08 - Walk Away [Studio Recording]



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Dokken - Return To The East Live 2016 (Japan Deluxe Edition) (2018)













Year : 2018
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + 2 Videos
Size : 168 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

Dokken, featuring original members Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Wild Mick Brown, will release a new live album & video, "Return To The East Live (2016)"! The set is taken from the band's 2016 Loud Park appearance. It will include a brand-new studio track recorded by the original members as well!I well remember the very day that I purchased ‘Beast From the East’ on vinyl from my local record store in 1988 and spinning it relentlessly till I wore it out. The band had just come off the run of their lives with 1984’s ‘Tooth and Nail’ expanding on the promise of ‘Breaking the Chains’ and 1985’s classic ‘Under Lock and Key’ eclipsing even that, before the 1987 opus ‘Back For the Attack’ completed their run of platinum albums before the band went their separate ways largely due to due to “creative and personal differences between Don Dokken and George Lynch”.Well that day when, as The Eagles would say, ‘Hell Freezes Over’ has come and gone. The band got back together, played a few dates and it didn’t come to blows. There’s even a new track here and even more than that – talk of maybe an album featuring the ‘classic’ Dokken line up.For now though let’s just concentrate on what we do have – a CD/DVD Blu-Ray and box set of the Loud Park Festival date on October 8th 2016 that the band played as part of their six date mini tour of Japan that had been preceded by a solitary 29th September 2016 warm up show in Sioux Falls South Dakota – the only reunion show on US soil.The only odd thing about the release I guess is the running order, with the CD for some reason running a completely different order to the live footage – and the latter seemingly not in synch with the running order of the actual show. In truth though it matters not. The fact that this reunion happened at all that is the big news and if I’m honest this was one reunion that I thought was never going to get off the ground. I was at Rock in America in Oklahoma back in 2010 when both Dokken and Lynch Mob played and whilst George played the after party and both bands played sets a short time apart neither seemed ready to even be in the same room. I’m glad this has happened no matter how fleetingly but a live show is not really what the fans are after – what we want is the promise of something new and in these days of file sharing and modern technology the fact is I guess that there’s not even any need to be in the same room or even talk…So the million dollar question is – how does it sound? Lets take the live portion first – it sounds great,not as good as ‘Beast From the East’ where Dokken was a tenor hitting the high notes, sadly the years haven’t treated his voice as kindly as say Glenn Hughes but he’s adapted and I for one kind of like his lower baritone and along with the lower tuning for the songs the ‘new’ 2018 Dokken vocal fits the songs well. There’s a darker, gritter, dirtier take on the songs we all know so well. The other reason it works comes down to some great backing vocals which sonically sort of fill out the sound and deepen the melodies and there’s also the fact that even though this still sounds a little loose here and there Brown, Pilson and Lynch absolutely nail it.Of the live tracks ‘It’s Not Love’ is still the best thing Dokken ever recorded to my ears and I actually like how the song has evolved over the years the rest of the track-listing is pretty much as you’d expect with only ‘Walk Away’ the closer from ‘Beast From the East’ and ‘Heaven Sent,’ which gets an acoustic make-over, missing from the 1988 set. 30 years on this isn’t a bad echo at all.The fans of course will be even more interested in the new song and the two acoustic tracks – the latter being reworkings of ‘Heaven Sent’ and ‘Will The Sun Rise‘ both songs of course ideally suited to such treatment and both sound great here with Lynch’s lead guitar colouring what essentially sound like the acoustic takes that Don was doing with Mark Boals when I last caught him in 2015. I’d like to hear more and must admit I was a little disappointed that we get just the two acoustic takes and EP would have been nice!The new track for some might just be an even bigger treat, and as a first stab ‘It’s Just Another Day‘ isn’t bad – it sounds like Dokken but has a ‘modern edge’ that isn’t pronounced enough to offend the old school or off-putting enough to dissuade new listeners. If I’m honest I’ve liked recent Dokken albums sans-Lynch and liked recent Lynch albums without Dokken and this sounds more like the former to me.It is a song that makes you want to hear more and that can’t be bad can it.Welcome back, sort of…

Line Up:

Don Dokken – lead vocals
George Lynch – guitars
Jeff Pilson – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
Mick Brown – drums, backing vocals

Tracklist:

01. It’s Another Day (Studio track)
02. Kiss Of Death
03. The Hunter
04. Unchain The Night
05. When Heaven Comes Down
06. Breakin' The Chains
07. Into The Fire
08. Dream Warriors
09. Tooth and Nail
10. Alone Again (Instrumental)
11. Alone Again
12. It's Not Love
13. In My Dreams
14. Paris Is Burning (Japan Bonus Track)
15. Heaven Sent (Acoustic) (Bonus Track)
16. Will The Sun Rise (Acoustic) (Bonus Track)

+ Video "It’s Another Day" (Official Video)
+ Video "In My Dreams" (Official Live Video)



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Dokken - Breaking The Chains (1983) (Rock Candy Remastered 2014)













Year : 1983 (Rock Candy Remastered 2014)
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : USA
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 160 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

As part of the triad of DOKKEN albums remastered by Rock Candy Records, we have here as requested, their first American release “Breaking The Chains“.During the ’80s Dokken were riding a wave of success that had them bracketed in the same league as heavy hitters like Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, the Scorpions and Ratt. Constantly on tour and favorites of MTV, the band’s stock was at an all-time high but it wasn’t always like that when an early incarnation of the band first formed in Los Angeles at the very late seventies.Named after Norwegian-American born singer Don Dokken, the band got its first major break playing a series of club dates in Germany around 1981 where they were spotted by feted Scorpions producer Dieter Dierks, who enlisted Don to guide vocal for ailing Scorpions singer Klaus Meine on their ‘Blackout’ album.Taking advantage of Dierks offer to record some demos, the band scored a European deal with the fast rising Carrere label from France.Their debut album – recorded by Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, drummer Mick Brown and Accept’s bassist Peter Baltes – was taped at Dierks Studio in Cologne, utilising up and coming German born producer Michael Wagener.Issued in 1981, “Breaking The Chains” sold reasonably well in Europe paving the way for US Elektra Records to sign Dokken and release this revised and remixed version in North America two years later.Attracting instant acclaim the album features several Dokken classics including “I Can’t See You”, “In The Middle”, “Seven Thunders” and the full throttle title track itself.“Breaking The Chains” completes Rock Candy’s first batch of Dokken remasters with 24bit sound shaped technology, a 3500 word essay, unpublished photos and new interview with Don Dokken talking about the surroundings of each recording.This one sounds vital and bright very close to the original in the frequencies spectrum, but with more enhanced dynamics. Many fans would have preferred a remaster of the Carrere mix (featuring the track We’re Illegal replaced here by “Live To Rock”), but let’s face it, this re-touched version made for the US market is technically far better.If you never heard Dokken’s origins, you will be surprised by the rawness, hard attack of “Breaking The Chains”, while if you already own the ’80s pressed CD or vinyl, this Rock Candy reissue worth every cent.Killer record.

Line Up:

Don Dokken – Lead vocals, Rhythm guitars
George Lynch – Lead Guitars
Mick Brown – Drums, Backing vocals
Peter Baltes (Accept) – Bass

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Bobby Blotzer (Ratt) – Drums on “Young Girls” and “Stick To Your Guns”
Juan Croucier – Bass, Backing vocals (credited but did not play)

Tracklist:

01. Breaking the Chains 03:50
02. In the Middle 03:44
03. Felony 03:07
04. I Can't See You 03:12
05. Live to Rock (Rock to Live) 03:38
06. Nightrider 03:13
07. Seven Thunders 03:56
08. Young Girls 03:14
09. Stick to Your Guns 03:24
10. Paris Is Burning (Recorded Live in Berlin, Dec. 1982) 05:08



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Dokken - Tooth And Nail (1984) (Rock Candy Remastered 2014)













Year : 1984 (Rock Candy Remastered 2014)
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : USA
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 169 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

Tooth and Nail is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on September 14, 1984 through Elektra Records. After the unsuccessful release of the band's debut album in the US, the record label was reluctant to give credit to Dokken for a follow-up. Dokken's management struggled to convince the label's executives to give the band another chance and this fight for recognition is reflected in the album's title. This album was the group's first with bassist Jeff Pilson following Juan Croucier's departure to join Ratt.The recording of "Tooth And Nail" was beset with problems amongst the band members about the producer's seat. The first incumbent, studio veteran Tom Werman (Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent) quickly downed tools to be replaced by British studio legend Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, Journey) but only working a day shift, with just three members of the band, before handing over the keys to Michael Wagener to record the lead vocals with Don Dokken at night.It was a bizarre arrangement for sure, but one that, ultimately, produced exciting, if stressful to, results.Songs such as "Into The Fire", "Just Got Lucky", "Heartless Heart" and the power ballad "Alone Again" helped to place Dokken firmly in the big league, providing them with a platinum album.About the Rock Candy treatment: "Tooth And Nail" never has been the greatest sounding hard rock record thanks to a production and mix swathed in echo, reverb and a deep booming snare drum that seemed to suck everything else into its wake.This remaster - handled by Jon Astley - has done miracles: the separation in the tracks lets the layers breath and there seems to be less 'mush'. I don't know if in the process they were able to tweak those booming drums levels (it could almost be remixed in some places) or its simply the greater clarity overall that now doesn't let the drum sound swamp and dominate the whole thing. The guitars and bass lines shine more, better than before."Tooth And Nail" finally sounds crisp, with lots of little accents and doubled parts that originally were buried within its mush. And we have two bonus tracks, being the hard to find edit version of "Just Got Lucky" really treasurable.Excellent release, full of rare photos, a 3,500 word essay and new interview with Don Dokken.

Line Up:

Don Dokken - Vocals, Guitars (rhythm)
Mick Brown - Drums
Jeff Pilson - Bass, Vocals
George Lynch - Guitars (lead)

Production:

Tom Werman - producer
Roy Thomas Baker - associate producer
Geoff Workman, Gary McGachan - engineers
Michael Wagener - mixing
George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Bob Defrin - art direction

Tracklist:

01. Without Warning 01:35 instrumental
02. Tooth and Nail 03:40
03. Just Got Lucky 04:35
04. Heartless Heart 03:29
05. Don't Close Your Eyes 04:06
06. When Heaven Comes Down 03:43
07. Into the Fire 04:30
08. Bullets to Spare 03:32
09. Alone Again 04:20
10. Turn on the Action 04:15
11. Just Got Lucky (Single Edit) (Bonus Track)
12. Alone Again (Live in Japan) (Bonus Track)



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Dokken - Under Lock And Key (1985) (Rock Candy Remastered 2014)













Year : 1985 (Rock Candy Remastered 2014)
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : USA
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Videos
Size : 160 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

Under Lock and Key is the third studio album by heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1985 through Elektra Records.The album reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200 chart and remained on that chart for 67 weeks.Two singles also charted: "The Hunter" and "In My Dreams", both reaching No. 25 and 24 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock respectively, with "In My Dreams" at No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100.Produced by both British studio wizard Neil Kernon (Queensryche, Kansas, Autograph) and Michael Wagener (Mötley Crüe, Extreme) the album spawned a number of classic US Hard Rock tracks which pushed Dokken to international stardom, including "Unchain The Night", "It's Not Love", "Lightnin' Strikes Again" and the chart hit "In My Dreams". 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". Rivadavia recommends the album as the best introduction to new listeners of Dokken, but notes that heavy metal purists would likely prefer the band's 1984 album Tooth and Nail.Canadian journalist Martin Popoff considers the album "too weighted towards Def Leppard's fat-and-open formula rock", resulting "a bit subdued and predictable" in comparison with its predecessor. The band's glamorous look, the media exposure and George Lynch's "attempt to define the L.A. sound in his own image" do not save Under Lock and Key from sounding "like the work of a band just fed".

Line Up:

Don Dokken – lead vocals
George Lynch – guitar
Jeff Pilson – bass, background vocals
Mick Brown – drums, background vocals

Additional musicians:

Chris Currell – Synclavier programming

Production:

Neil Kernon, Michael Wagener – producers, engineers, mixing
Mark Wilczak – assistant engineer and mixing
Cliff Bonell, Michael Lardie – assistant engineers
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Tracklist:

01. Unchain the Night 05:17
02. The Hunter 04:06
03. In My Dreams 04:18
04. Slippin' Away 03:46
05. Lightnin' Strikes Again 03:47
06. It's Not Love 05:01
07. Jaded Heart 04:13
08. Don't Lie to Me 03:38
09. Will the Sun Rise 04:09
10. Til the Livin' End 03:56

+ Video "The Hunter" (Official Video)
+ Video "In My Dreams" (Official Video)
+ Video "It's Not Love" (Official Video)



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Dokken - Lightning Strikes Again (Japan Edition) (2008)













Year : 2008 (Japan Edition)
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 168 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

Lightning Strikes Again is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken. It was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 2007, in Japan and on October 29 worldwide, but was postponed until 2008. The album was eventually released in the UK on April 8, 2008 and in the US on May 13.The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 133, the band's best chart performance since 2004.It received some of the best reviews since the band's classic era in the 1980s. The album title comes from a track from their 1985 album Under Lock and Key. The album is also the last to feature bassist Barry Sparks and drummer Mick Brown.

Line Up:

Don Dokken - Lead Vocals
Jon Levin - Guitars
Barry Sparks - Bass, Backing Vocals
Mick Brown - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

production:

Produced: Don Dokken
Engineered: Wyn Davis, Brian Daugherty & Don Dokken
Mixed: Wyn Davis & Brian Daugherty
Mastered: Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering, Studio City, CA
Recorded at Total Access Studios, Redondo Beach, CA
Cover Art: Dave Williams & Elizabeth Holloway

Tracklist:

01. Standing On The Outside
02. Give Me A Reason
03. Heart To Stone
04. Disease
05. How I Miss Your Smile
06. Oasis
07. Point Of No Return
08. I Remember
09. Judgment Day
10. It Means
11. Release Me
12. This Fire
13. Leave Me Alone (Japan Bonus Track)



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Dokken - Hell To Pay (2004)













Year : 2004
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 168 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

Hell to Pay is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 2004. It was produced by Don Dokken himself and is also the first studio album to feature lead guitarist Jon Levin.Dokken has sort of gone back and forth between being a slightly less light and happy remake of their glory days in the 80s or an all out dark rock/metal outfit since the exodus of long time fret shredder George Lynch. “Hell To Pay” basically has a bit of both, merging the muddy rhythm guitar and bass heavy tone that dominated “Long Way Home” with the consonant melodies and catchy riffs that defined their late 80s sounds. There are a good number of “Back For the Attack” moments on here, albeit presented in a somewhat modernized light. It’s a bit slower and also fairly poetic lyrically, carrying perhaps a small measure of the cynicism that the band exhibited on “Dysfunctional”, but without all the meandering musical ideas and tired 70s rock clichés.This is the first album to feature guitarist Jon Levin as the 6 string guru, and he does well to carve out his own identity rather than parrot one of the three 80s rock icons that preceded him. His style somewhat loosely resembles Lynch’s, though not nearly as much as it would on “Lightning Strikes Again” later on, and tends to work in short bursts, often with more than one lead section in a song. His guitar tone doesn’t quite lean as heavily towards the doom/rock oriented Tony Iommi meets Dave Chandler sound that John Norum incorporated on “Long Way Home”, but it does incorporate some similar riff ideas and largely avoids the trebly, guitar scream happy, flamboyant style that Reb Beach contributed to “Erase The Slate”. Although the songwriting on said album was better than this one, Levin is the better guitarist style wise.All around, the collection of songs on here is pretty solid, though stylistically a tad bit inconsistent. When you listen to high octane speed songs like “Don’t Bring Me Down”, coated with brilliant lead guitar breaks and agitated riffs in the vain of “Tooth And Nail”, or catchy mid-tempo rock that hearkens back pretty heavily to classic “Back For The Attack” style ass kicking, you’re certain that this album is going for a retro sound. But then you throw in darker though still heavily catchy and fun songs like “Escape” and “Better Off Before” and you have a hard time believing that it’s the same album, though Don Dokken’s vocals act as a pretty effective anchor in this respect. If there is one song that really captures the duality at work here, it would be the opener “The Last Goodbye”, which somewhat loosely resembles the atmosphere of “Dysfunctional”, but presents a riff set that is more intricate and attention grabbing.This album will probably appeal to older Dokken fans a little more than “Long Way Home”, but it doesn’t quite go all the way towards that same spirit the way “Erase The Slate” and “Lightning Strikes Again” do. I personally like this album a little better than the latter, mostly because the ballad work is a little stronger here and Don’s vocals aren’t quite as scratchy and haggard sounding. Don’t make the mistake of writing this album off because the guitarist isn’t George Lynch. A lot of guitarists are not George Lynch (Yngwie Malmsteen and K.K. Downing for example), but that doesn’t mean that their playing is any less competent. Leave us not forget that Lynch was a co-contributor to the disaster otherwise known as “Shadowlife”.

Line Up:

Don Dokken – vocals, producer
Jon Levin – guitars
Barry Sparks – bass guitar, backing vocals
Mick Brown – drums, backing vocals

Production:

Wyn Davis - engineer, mixing
Brian Daugherty - additional engineering, mixing on track 9
Darian Rundall, Mike Lesniak, Don Dokken - additional engineering
Eddy Schreyer - mastering at Oasis Mastering, Los Angeles

Tracklist:

01. The Last Goodbye 04:37
02. Don't Bring Me Down 03:24
03. Escape 04:37
04. Haunted 03:40
05. Prozac Nation 04:32
06. Care for You 04:11
07. Better Off Before 03:01
08. Still I'm Sad 04:37
09. I Surrender 03:03
10. Letter to Home 04:28
11. Can You See 04:09
12. Care for You (unplugged version) 03:59



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Dokken - The Lost Songs 1978-1981 (Digipak Edition) (2020)













Year : 2020
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : USA
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 160 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

DOKKEN will release an album called “The Lost Songs: 1978-1981” on August 28 via Silver Lining Music. It was during those vital years that a young, motivated Dokken from Southern California stepped into Media Arts Studio in Redondo Beach to lay down some unfiltered, unpasteurized rock ‘n’ roll songs. He then brought those with him to Hamburg, Germany where Dokken (influenced by the likes of Scorpions) forged a historic alliance, working with a young German producer called Michael Wagener, who would later help craft multi-million selling albums for the likes of Motley Crüe, Metallica, and Skid Row – as well as Dokken.From the sunbaked SoCal hook of “Step Into The Light” to the “Back In The Streets” furious, fledgling, late- Sunset Strip sound, “The Lost Songs: 1978-1981” shows Dokken in the unfettered early days of balls-out attitude, as well as showcasing the song-writing skills which would see them sell over 10 million albums and him become an international rock ‘n’ roll star.Further cuts like “Felony” carry a thuggish fuzz-coated riff -think early Van Halen in really greasy embroidered denims- while “Day After Day” showed that Dokken could pen a radio-slaying ballad.The feral edge of “Broken Heart” and developed Dokken trademark of “No Answer” further illustrate the band’s fast growth, with “Hit and Run” standing as the very essence of exactly what Dokken would end up being to millions of ears for years to come.The result is an exciting look back at the genesis of Dokken, and the realization that from the very beginning, Don Dokken was lean, mean and hungry enough to make it all count in the years to come.

Line Up:

Don Dokken – vocals, guitar
Jon Levin – guitar
BJ Zampa – drums
Juan Croucier – bass

with:

Greg Leon – guitar
Gary Holland – drums
Mick Brown – drums
George Lynch -guitar
Rustee Allen – bass
Bill Lordan – drums
Greg Pecka – drums

Tracklist:

01. Step Into The Light
02. We’re Going Wrong
03. Day After Day
04. Rainbows
05. Felony
06. No Answer
07. Back In The Streets
08. Hit And Run
09. Broken Heart
10. Liar
11. Prisoner



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Dokken - The Elektra Albums 1983-1987 (4CD) (2023)













Year : 2023
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 488 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal / hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

The first 4 studio albums by DOKKEN, which sold millions of copies worldwide, in one collection as a 5LP or 4CD set. All albums were created with the classic line-up of Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson & "Wild" Mick Brown. The albums have been remastered and pressed on 180g black vinyl. The CD and LP box both contain the albums: "Breaking The Chains" (1983) with the hits: "Breaking The Chains" (#32 US Rock) and "Paris Is Burning (Live)". "Tooth And Nail" (1984) with the hits: "Into The Fire" (#21 US Rock), "Just Got Lucky" (#27 US Rock) and "Alone Again" (#64 US Hot 100, #20 US Rock). "Under Lock And Key" (1985) with the hits: "The Hunter" (#25 US Rock), "In My Dreams" (#77 US Hot 100, #24 US Rock). "Back For The Attack (1987)" with the hits: "Dream Warriors" (#22 US Rock), "Burning Like A Flame" (#72 US Hot 100, #20 US Rock), and "Prisoner" (#37 US Rock).

Line Up:

Don Dokken – lead vocals
George Lynch – guitar
Jeff Pilson – bass, background vocals
Mick Brown – drums, background vocals

Tracklist:

CD1: Breakin' the Chains (1981)

01. Breaking the Chains
02. In the Middle
03. Felony
04. I Can't See You
05. Live to Rock (Rock to Live)
06. Nightrider
07. Seven Thunders
08. Young Girls
09. Stick to Your Guns
10. Paris Is Burning (Live in Berlin, 1982)

CD2: Tooth and Nail (1984)

01. Without Warning
02. Tooth and Nail
03. Just Got Lucky
04. Heartless Heart
05. Don't Close Your Eyes
06. When Heaven Comes Down
07. Into the Fire
08. Bullets to Spare
09. Alone Again
10. Turn on the Action

CD3: Under Lock and Key (1985)

01. Unchain the Night
02. The Hunter
03. In My Dreams
04. Slippin' Away
05. Lightnin' Strikes Again
06. It's Not Love
07. Jaded Heart
08. Don't Lie to Me
09. Will the Sun Rise
10. Til the Livin' End

CD4: Back for the Attack (1987)

01. Kiss of Death
02. Prisoner
03. Night by Night
04. Standing in the Shadows
05. Heaven Sent
06. Mr. Scary
07. So Many Tears
08. Burning Like a Flame
09. Lost Behind the Wall
10. Stop Fighting Love
11. Cry of the Gypsy
12. Sleepless Night
13. Dream Warriors




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Dokken - Heaven Comes Down (Digipak Edition) (2023)













Year : 2023
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 103 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

An unapologetic celebration of everything Dokken does best, yet now through a wiser and richer lens, "Heaven Comes Down", the 13th studio album from the legendary American rockers, will be released on Silver Lining Music."The long anticipated new Dokken album 'Heaven Comes Down' is finally done and the first single is titled 'Fugitive'", declares Don Dokken. "The inspiration for the lyrics came from what seems to me to be an uncertain world these days. It's an up-tempo rocker as are many on the album. I don't know what the future holds for our world, so I decided to take a step back and watch it all unfold. Yes, I guess I've become like many these days: a fugitive from life. Hence the title! The song rocks and the lyrics are self-explanatory. Like many songs I've written, it came to me late at night. Inspiration and pure stream of consciousness have always been the best formula for me when composing. It has that classic Dokken sound. A great song to blast when driving down the highway."You want to rock? Sink your teeth into "Fugitive", which rides some shimmering guitar work courtesy of 20+ year member Jon Levin, and if you want ballads, head on over to "I'll Never Give Up", hanging on that Coliseum chorus, Levin laying down a landmark solo. The pattern of "Heaven Comes Down" never falters in delivering the goods on both sides of the fence. "Just Like A Rose" brings the Pacific Coast Highway to desert plains with its smooth, effortlessly driven gears and "Saving Grace" carries a mystical malevolence. But "Santa Fe" is perhaps the most revealing with Don Dokken opening up with what amounts to a 'life-moment biography': a spartan acoustic arrangement allowing the rich yet road-driven vocals to frame what might well prove to be the defining moment of Dokken's career.

Line Up:

Don Dokken – vocals, guitar
Jon Levin – guitar
Chris McCarvill – bass
BJ Zampa – drums

Tracklist:

01. Fugitive
02. Gypsy
03. Is It Me Or You?
04. Just Like A Rose
05. I'll Never Give Up
06. Saving Grace
07. Over The Mountain
08. I Remember
09. Lost In You
10. Santa Fe




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Dokken - Heaven Comes Down (Japan Edition) (2023)













Year : 2023 (Japan Edition)
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 115 mb

Bio:

Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.The band was nominated for a Grammy in 1989.Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently only Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001 Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on bass. In 2009, Sean McNabb (formerly of Great White and Quiet Riot fame) replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.

Album:

An unapologetic celebration of everything Dokken does best, yet now through a wiser and richer lens, "Heaven Comes Down", the 13th studio album from the legendary American rockers, will be released on Silver Lining Music."The long anticipated new Dokken album 'Heaven Comes Down' is finally done and the first single is titled 'Fugitive'", declares Don Dokken. "The inspiration for the lyrics came from what seems to me to be an uncertain world these days. It's an up-tempo rocker as are many on the album. I don't know what the future holds for our world, so I decided to take a step back and watch it all unfold. Yes, I guess I've become like many these days: a fugitive from life. Hence the title! The song rocks and the lyrics are self-explanatory. Like many songs I've written, it came to me late at night. Inspiration and pure stream of consciousness have always been the best formula for me when composing. It has that classic Dokken sound. A great song to blast when driving down the highway."You want to rock? Sink your teeth into "Fugitive", which rides some shimmering guitar work courtesy of 20+ year member Jon Levin, and if you want ballads, head on over to "I'll Never Give Up", hanging on that Coliseum chorus, Levin laying down a landmark solo. The pattern of "Heaven Comes Down" never falters in delivering the goods on both sides of the fence. "Just Like A Rose" brings the Pacific Coast Highway to desert plains with its smooth, effortlessly driven gears and "Saving Grace" carries a mystical malevolence. But "Santa Fe" is perhaps the most revealing with Don Dokken opening up with what amounts to a 'life-moment biography': a spartan acoustic arrangement allowing the rich yet road-driven vocals to frame what might well prove to be the defining moment of Dokken's career.

Line Up:

Don Dokken – vocals, guitar
Jon Levin – guitar
Chris McCarvill – bass
BJ Zampa – drums

Tracklist:

01. Fugitive
02. Gypsy
03. Is It Me Or You?
04. Just Like A Rose
05. I'll Never Give Up
06. Saving Grace
07. Over The Mountain
08. I Remember
09. Lost In You
10. Santa Fe
11. Forevermore (Japan Bonus Track)




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