Official Facebook page of Alcatrazz. Hard driving "London 1666" (no, Bonnet wasn't there!) A live video concert was also produced. Alcatrazz is an English-American heavy metal band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. The band's debut album, No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll was released in late 1983 on Rocshire Records. Said number is a representative example to play to those that might (somehow) be unfamiliar with the band's repertoire. Now, how about some post-Covid live dates? TERMS OF SERVICE / In March 2017, three-fifths of the original lineup (Bonnet, Waldo and Shea) reunited for three shows in Japan, which also included Conrado Pesinato and Mark Benquechea on guitar and drums respectively. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The band's initial line-up consited of Graham Bonnet (vocals - ex-Rainbow / Michael Schenker Group), Yngwie Malmsteen (guitar - ex-Steeler), Gary Shea (bass - ex-New England), Jimmy Waldo (keyboards - also ex-New England) and Jan Uvena (drums - ex-Alice Cooper / Pointer Sisters). Ouch! But it was with Rainbow that he became a rock force, his powerful, gritty voice on the album Down To Earth and its classic hit singles Since You Been Gone and All Night Long, and so it continued with his solo hit Night Games and albums with the Michael Schenker Group and Alcatrazz, the band that launched Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai. This site does not use cookies. Sure, they've reared their ugly heads occasionally for live performances, but it's been over 30 years since the renowned act released their last album. For Tony. 128. collaborator, Bob Kulick ("I Am The King") and Annihilator mainman Jeff Waters (adding just a solo to "Paper Flags"), amongst others. We Still Remember The album peaked at No. Waldo replaced Malmsteen with former Frank Zappa guitarist Steve Vai,[1] despite resistance from Bonnet, and the band signed with Capitol Records after Rocshire was shut down following the owners being arrested for the embezzlement of millions of dollars. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. heavy metal The Dangerous Games album failed to chart and shortly afterward, Johnson also quit to join the band Private Life. Studio album #4 Alcatrazz will release their brand-new full-length, "Born Innocent", via Silver Lining Music. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose …