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Alcatrazz
photo credit: Diana Lyn

Active

1980s - 2020s

Formed

1983 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Heavy Metal Hard Rock Album Rock

Group Members

Gary Shea Graham Bonnet Jan Uvena Jimmy Waldo Yngwie Malmsteen Clive Burr Glen Sobel Howie Simon Jeff Bowders Joe Stump Tim Luce Steve Vai
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Alcatrazz

Biography by Eduardo Rivadavia

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Los Angeles-based hard rock/heavy metal unit that launched guitar heroes Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
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Artists Moods

  • Bravado
  • Dramatic
  • Rousing
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  • Bitter
  • Celebratory
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  • Sexual
  • Spacey
  • Aggressive
  • Complex
  • Rollicking
  • Rowdy

Artists Themes

  • Partying
  • Late Night
  • Fantasy
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