Dokken

. The following were all released on the A&M Records label. Don Dokken (vocals), "Wild" Mick Brown (drums), Alex DeRosso (guitar), Barry Sparks (bass). Finally in 1997, Gary Cherone joined with Van Halen for their album called Van Halen 3, issued in 1998, and he left Van Halen in 1999-2000.
. Extreme disbanded in 1996. Don Dokken (vocals), "Wild" Mick Brown (drums), George Lynch (guitar), Jeff Pilsons (bass). The subsequent record Waiting for the Punchline, released on February 7, 1995, containing the singles "Hip Today", "Unconditionally", and "Cynical" was even less successful than III Sides to Every Story.

. The band was sued, but they quickly settled out of court, later releasing a new version of the film clip.
. The video for the first single, "Rest In Peace" was inspired by a film short by the National Film Board of Canada called "Love Thy Neighbour". In 2002 Reb Beach was replaced by John Norum (formerly with the band Europe), and Jeff Pilson was replaced by Barry Sparks on bass. 2002 also saw the release of the album Long Way Home.. Sales of the ambitious concept album III Sides to Every Story, released on September 22, 1992, were disappointing despite the record receiving critical acclaim from some quarters. They released Erase the Slate in 1999 and Live from the Sun in 2000. Extreme was one of the many bands to receive diminished attention from music fans and the recording industry when musical tastes changed in a rush following the release of Nevermind by Nirvana.

In 1998 George left the band and was replaced by Reb Beach of the band Winger. The subsequent single, Hole Hearted, also an acoustic and sweetly-sung tune was also successful, rising to Number 4 on the same popular music chart. The band reunited in 1992, but didn't release an album until Dysfunctional in 1995 with Columbia Records. One Live Night (a live accoustical album) was released in 1996 by CMC, along with Shadowlifein 1997. It later became a huge smash, hitting Number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the United States. Recordings from their tour in Japan led to 1988's release of Beast from the East just before the band broke up due to creative differences between Don and George. The acoustic ballad "More than Words" entered the Hot 100 on March 23, 1991, at Number 81. 1987 saw the release of Back for the Attack (another million-album release) which was also their highest charting album at #8 as well as part of the Monsters of Rock tour. Neither single was successful, and album had fallen off the charts when A&M sent the third single to a number of radio stations in Arizona.

In 1985 the album Under Lock and Key also sold over a million copies with hits like "In My Dreams" and "It's Not Love.". "Decadent Dance" and "Get the Funk Out" were released as singles. The album would go on to sell over one million copies in the US alone. It revolved around a loose concept, following the path of young boy Francis as he wandered through a decadent, degraded and corrupt society. 1984 was Dokken's breakout year in the US with the release of the album Tooth and Nail, which contained several hit songs ("Into the Fire", "Just Got Lucky," and "Alone Again"). The record, which showcased Bettencourt's extraordinary guitar-playing prowess, was an ambitious and complex mixture of funk, pop and glam metal sounds. Juan Croucier left Dokken in 1982 to join the band Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson who became their first official bassist. Michael Wagener, who had previously worked with Dokken and White Lion was engaged to produce Extreme II Pornograffitti 1990.

While the band was very popular in Europe by then, they had not yet made the charts in the US. Moderate sales of Extreme's first record were enough to support a second album. In 1981 the band released the album Breaking the Chains in Europe, which was re-mastered and re-released by Elektra Records in the US in 1983.
. In 1978 Juan Croucier replaced Peter Baltes as another temporary bassist; that same year the band released the singles "Hard Rock Woman," and "Paris is Burning.". The first single was "Kid Ego", a song that Cherone would later admit made him cringe. Dokken's history started in the late 1970s when guitarist George Lynch and drummer Mick Brown from the group Xciter teamed up with Don Dokken on vocals and Peter Baltes as a temporary bassist to record Back in the Streets with Carerre Records. In 1988, the band signed to A&M Records and recorded their self-titled debut which was issued in 1989.

Recently, Dokken has released their latest album, Hell To Pay, which has gotten rave reviews in metal circles. The band had accumulated approximately 55 songs by the time A&R director Bryan Huttenhower signed them to A&M Records. The band released a few albums in the late 90s and then Long Way Home in 2000, which met with some success due to attention from fans starved for traditional heavy metal. The band gradually developed a strong local following, and was named "Outstanding Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Act" at the Boston Music Awards in 1986 and 1987. Don Dokken went on to a successful solo career, while George Lynch formed the Lynch Mob and recorded several albums. Jeff Pilson too released his acclaimed War And Peace album. Cherone and Bettencourt began writing songs together and played numerous shows in the Boston area. Their early albums like Tooth And Nail, Under Lock And Key, Back For The Attack and Beast From The East were highly successful, but after that, intra-band rifts and spats ensured that the band would eventually break up. Following an altercation between the rival groups over communal dressing rooms Cherone, Geary, Bettencourt and Badger decided to form a new band.

Dokken was comprised of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitars, Jeff Pilson on bass and Mick Brown on drums. Vocalist Gary Cherone was in a band with drummer Paul Geary, whilst guitarist Nuno Bettencourt was in a band with bassist Pat Badger. Although their image was somewhat "glam," their music was traditionally heavy with technical expertise. Extreme was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. The music consisted of traditional metal characterized by extravagant use of lead guitars and soaring vocals backed by a heavy thumping bass.
. Dokken was formed in 1978, one of the classic metal bands from that era, joining contemporaries like Twisted Sister, Judas Priest, Quiet Riot and Iron Maiden. Being asked about their style, Extreme categorized their music as 'Funky Metal'.

Scary. Some of Extreme's influences, Queen and Van Halen, are easily apparent from their music's multi-part vocal harmonies and electric guitar tone and virtuoso techniques. Mr. Extreme was an American funk metal / hard rock band which achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In My Dreams. See also Extreme value, Extreme sports, Extremophile. Alone Again. Running Gag (1995).

Dream Warriors. Waiting for the Punchline (1995). Lightning Strikes Again. III Sides to Every Story (1992). Paris Is Burning. Pornograffiti (1990). Kiss of Death. Extreme (1989).

It's Not Love. Michael Mangini. Tooth and Nail. Paul Geary. Into the Fire. Gary Cherone. Breaking the Chains. Nuno Bettencourt.

Sebastian Bach. Patrick Badger. Warrant. Children Of Bodom. Stratovarius.

Hammerfall. At Vance. Skid Row. White Lion.

Quiet Riot. Twisted Sister. Anthrax. Cinderella.

Motley Crue. Dio. Iron Maiden. Ratt.

Europe. Saxon. Queen. Van Halen.

Deep Purple. Rush. Alice Cooper. KISS.

Black Sabbath. Scorpions. Iron Maiden. Judas Priest.

Back in the Streets [EP] (1979). Breaking the Chains (1981). Tooth and Nail (1984). Under Lock and Key (1985).

Back for the Attack (1987). Beast from the East (1988). Dysfunctional (1995). One Live Night (1996).

Shadow Life (1997). Erase The Slate (1999). The Very Best of Dokken (1999). Live from the Sun (2000).

Yesterday and Today (2001). Long Way Home [PA] (2002). Long Way Home [Edited Cover] (2002). Then and Now (2002).

Sub-Genre - Classic metal, Melodic Metal. Genre - Metal.