Alcatrazz is an American rock 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.
Biography summary from English Wikipedia, photograph via Wikimedia Commons.
1983The band forms in Los Angeles, United States.CAREER
1985Releases Disturbing the Peace.CAREER
1986Releases Dangerous Games.CAREER
2006Releases Disturbing The Peace Sessions.CAREER
2020Releases Born Innocent.CAREER
2021Releases V.CAREER
2023Releases Take No Prisoners.CAREER
2025Releases Prior Convictions.CAREER
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Graham Bonnet
CURRENT MEMBER
1983
No Parole From Rock’n’Roll
ALBUM
1984
Hiroshima Mon Amour
LIVE
1984
Live Sentence
LIVE
1985
Disturbing the Peace
ALBUM
1986
Dangerous Games
ALBUM
1996
The Best of Alcatrazz
COMPILATION
2006
Disturbing The Peace Sessions
ALBUM
2010
Live '83
LIVE
2010
No Parole From Milwaukee
LIVE
2016
The Ultimate Fortress Rock Set
COMPILATION
2017
Breaking the Heart of the City: The Very Best of Alcatrazz
COMPILATION
2018
Live in Japan 1984: The Complete Edition
LIVE
2018
The Official Bootleg Box Set 1983-1986 (Live ∙ Demos ∙ Rehearsals)
COMPILATION
2018
Parole Denied - Tokyo 2017
LIVE
2018
Parole Denied - Tokyo 2017
LIVE
2020
Born Innocent
ALBUM
2021
V
ALBUM
2022
The Official Bootleg Box Set, Vol. 2 (1983-1984)
COMPILATION
2023
Take No Prisoners
ALBUM
2024
Rock Justice - Complete Recordings 1983-1986
COMPILATION
2025
All Night Long Live in Japan 2019 - The Complete Concert
LIVE
2025
Prior Convictions
ALBUM
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1983-10: Live at the Country Club, Reseda, CA, USA
LIVE
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Featuring Yngwie Malmsteen
LIVE
Discography via MusicBrainz.
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