Formed 1983, Norway

1985 Soldier's Gun 1986 Commandos 1988 Stage Dolls 1990 Stripped 1993 Stories We Could Tell 1996 RockBox 1997 Dig

History

  Lightweight hard rockers that hit it big for a short time in 1988, but since then success has been limited to their home country. Catchy melodies and pretty boy good looks should have been the recipe for huge stardom, but it never really happened.
  Formed in 1983 by Torsten Flanke (vocals/guitar), Terje Storle (bass) and Erlend Antonsen (drums). A demo was recorded in 1983, but it took a couple years of constant touring for a full length album to be released. After the release of the debut, Antonsen was replaced by Steiner Krokstad and the group embarked on a 250 day tour.
  The selft titled 1988 album would see the band at the peak of their success. It sold fairly well, being pushed by the single Love Cries which reached #46 on the Billboard singles chart. Certain songs from Stripped were produced by Ron Nevison, but in the U.S.A. the band was already forgotten. They toured Europe with bands such as Mr. Big.
  In mid 1993, Krokstad was replaced by former TNT drummer Morten Skogstad. For the bands ten year anniversary, Norwegian TV aired a 30 minute documentary on the band. A little known band, but a treat to listen too.

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