In 1988, Dokken supported AC/DC on the European leg of their Blow Up Your Video tour before returning to America to participate in the Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 alongside Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica, and Kingdom Come. On March 21st, the bands played in Norway, and Dokken met with the press to discuss their new album Back For the Attack. All members were in good spirits after a party at the legendary club “Smuget” in Oslo the night before. They even took the stage at the club but swapped their usual instruments.
In this interview, they obviously answered questions about the new album, but also addressed the well-known disagreements between George Lynch and Don Dokken, what makes them stand out as a band, and much more. One thing they didn’t agree about is why Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero mixed the album instead of Neil Kernon.
Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
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