Dokken exploded out of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. Their debut album, which included “Breaking the Chains” as its catchy title track, set the stage for Dokken becoming the most dominant creative and commercial force in the world of melodic hard rock for the next several years. Albums like Tooth and Nail, Under Lock and Key, and Back for the Attack all became certified multi-platinum selling smashes. Songs like “Alone Again,” “Just Got Lucky,””Burning like a Flame,” and “Heaven Sent” are still regarded among the genre’s finest.

Dokken has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in hard rock history, including AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Kiss, Scorpions, as well as Bon Jovi. The band hit stadium status in 1988, playing in front of more than 500,000 fans in just five weeks. It seemed Dokken was on the verge of superstardom. But like so many other bands that have come before and after them, Dokken broke up at the pinnacle of their success in 1989.

In 1994, the legendary A&R man John Kalodner offered Dokken a recording contract on the condition the group had to be original members. The band released the appropriately titled “Dysfunctional” in 1995 selling 450,000 copies, which by the mid ’90s was considered by industry standards very respectable. But just as they were on the verge of releasing a second single, filming a video, starting a world tour and “taking it all the way”, as Don Dokken puts it, the baggage from their past reared its ugly head, and again the group began to unravel. Soon after guitarist George Lynch left the group, he was replaced by Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake).

In October 2016, the original members of Dokken reunited for a brief sold-out tour of Japan, playing in several Arenas and co-headlining the Loud Park Festival with the Scorpions. But as Founder Don Dokken says, “It was fun to play with the original members again, but my current line-up of Dokken will remain so.” The band now consists of Don on vocals, Mick Brown on drunks, Jon Levin on guitar, and Chris McCarvill on bass.

The band has survived and kept their loyal fans in a time when people’s tastes change almost hourly, and they have been embraced by a whole new generation of rock fans. They recently played at the Bang Your Head Festival in Germany, as well as Rambling Man in England, where they received rave reviews.

What you need to know:
Age recommendation: 13+
Sensory advisory: This performance contains flashing lights, loud sounds and pyrotechnics.

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