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Alcatrazz

Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo, and Gary Shea. They are best known for their songs "Island in the Sun", "Hiroshima Mon Amour", and "God Blessed Video". They are also notable for featuring a previously-unknown Yngwie Malmsteen as their lead guitarist for a year, who was then replaced by Steve Vai, with whom they recorded one album.

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United States
Founded
1983
Dissolved
1987
Labels
Metal Mind Productions
Capitol Records
Фоно
Music for Nations
Cherry Red Records
Last updated: October 9th, 2017

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