Dokken - Breaking The ChainsDokken absolutely exploded out of the hotbed that was the hard rock and heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, California in the early '80s. Originally issued on French label Carrere Records in 1981 and then remixed and remastered for proper distribution by Elektra in 1983, the band's solid debut album Breaking the Chains features the short lived but lively line up of Don Dokken (vocals), George Lynch (guitar), Juan Croucier (bass) and Mick Brown (drums).

As Benny says: "This is a song dedicated to my wife

but Carole Stanley still has big ambitions

Arthur Grumiaux

I feel flooded with infinite sweetness

firing off a gnarled up brew of psych

My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time

In the Darjeeling Limited

Vicious Knights is an old-school death/thrash metal band

Elvin Bishop

Robert Water (Greyboy Allstars)

Micaela Comberti - 6 Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord 1

"Atom Smasher" then carries some of the heaviest moments of the album before beautifully disintegrating into the touching track "Nadir"