Badlands was a short-lived rock band founded by Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee and Black Sabbath members Ray Gillen and Eric Singer (interestingly, Osbourne was the original singer in Black Sabbath, which he has since rejoined). Badlands also featured bassist Greg Chaisson. After the first Badlands album, Eric Singer was replaced by Jeff Martin. The group lasted from 1988 to 1992 and released two albums, Badlands (1989) and voodoo Highway (1991) before Gillen's death in 1993 effectively ended the project. A posthumous release of the album Dusk (originally recorded in 1992-1993) was released in 1998.
FormationAfter touring with Ozzy Osbourne in support of the Ultimate Sin album, Lee decided to leave the band and work on a new project. Wishing to distance himself as much as possible from his former boss, he set about looking for a charismatic front man with which to launch it. He found just that when he met Ray Gillen, a struggling vocalist who had just been separated from Black Sabbath after a short time. Within weeks, the duo had enlisted bassist Greg Chaisson and Gillen’s former Black Sabbath bandmate Eric Singer on drums.
1.BadlandsThe band released Badlands in June, 1989 to good reviews. The band released videos for the songs "Dreams In The Dark" and the Zeppelin-like "Winter’s Call", and both enjoying decent airplay on MTV. This boosted the album to its peak on Billboard’s album charts at no. 57.
2.Voodoo HighwayEric Singer soon quit to join KISS following the death of drummer Eric Carr.
Badlands picked up Jeff Martin, former vocalist for Surgical Steel and Racer X to take over on drums, and the band released Voodoo Highway in 1991.
However, Badlands was slowly breaking apart at the seams. During the recording process, Lee accused Gillen of conspiring with their label to push the band in a more commercial direction. This subsequently led to Gillen being fired. However, since a tour of the UK had already been booked, the vocalist was temporarily re-admitted for its completion.
Gillen's deathAfter the UK tour was complete, Gillen was officially fired from the band. Lee
insisted to the press that the band would continue with singer John West.
However, Atlantic Records had had enough and dropped the band from their label entirely. Gillen then appeared with George Lynch’s solo band on the album Sacred Groove. Following that, he formed Sun Red Sun with guitarist Al Romano, former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, and drummer Bobby Rondinelli. But, just as the new group was off and running, Gillen was diagnosed with HIV. On December 3, 1993, he died at his New Jersey home due to AIDS-related complications. Five years later, the unreleased Badlands album Dusk was released, but did not chart.
FormationAfter touring with Ozzy Osbourne in support of the Ultimate Sin album, Lee decided to leave the band and work on a new project. Wishing to distance himself as much as possible from his former boss, he set about looking for a charismatic front man with which to launch it. He found just that when he met Ray Gillen, a struggling vocalist who had just been separated from Black Sabbath after a short time. Within weeks, the duo had enlisted bassist Greg Chaisson and Gillen’s former Black Sabbath bandmate Eric Singer on drums.
1.BadlandsThe band released Badlands in June, 1989 to good reviews. The band released videos for the songs "Dreams In The Dark" and the Zeppelin-like "Winter’s Call", and both enjoying decent airplay on MTV. This boosted the album to its peak on Billboard’s album charts at no. 57.
2.Voodoo HighwayEric Singer soon quit to join KISS following the death of drummer Eric Carr.
Badlands picked up Jeff Martin, former vocalist for Surgical Steel and Racer X to take over on drums, and the band released Voodoo Highway in 1991.
However, Badlands was slowly breaking apart at the seams. During the recording process, Lee accused Gillen of conspiring with their label to push the band in a more commercial direction. This subsequently led to Gillen being fired. However, since a tour of the UK had already been booked, the vocalist was temporarily re-admitted for its completion.
Gillen's deathAfter the UK tour was complete, Gillen was officially fired from the band. Lee
insisted to the press that the band would continue with singer John West.
However, Atlantic Records had had enough and dropped the band from their label entirely. Gillen then appeared with George Lynch’s solo band on the album Sacred Groove. Following that, he formed Sun Red Sun with guitarist Al Romano, former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, and drummer Bobby Rondinelli. But, just as the new group was off and running, Gillen was diagnosed with HIV. On December 3, 1993, he died at his New Jersey home due to AIDS-related complications. Five years later, the unreleased Badlands album Dusk was released, but did not chart.
DISCOGRAPHY :
1.BADLANDS 1989
2.VOODOO HIGHWAY 1991
2.VOODOO HIGHWAY 1991
3.DUSK 4th and final album 1992-1993
Badlands 1989 :
Track listing
1."High Wire" 2."Dreams in the Dark" 3."Jade's Song" 4."Winter's Call" 5."Dancing on the Edge" 6."Streets Cry Freedom" 7."Hard Driver" 8."Rumblin' Train" 9."Devil's Stomp" 10."Seasons" 11."Ball & Chain"
Personnel
Ray Gillen: Lead Vocals
Jake E. Lee: Guitar
Greg Chaisson: Bass
Eric Singer: Drums
Heavy rock for Ray Gillen fans and not only.
Play it loud!
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