Disturbing the Peace (album)

Disturbing the Peace
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1985 (1985-02-26)[1]
Recorded1984
StudioCherokee (Hollywood)
Skyline (Topanga)
GenreHeavy metal
Length41:21
LabelCapitol
ProducerEddie Kramer
Alcatrazz chronology
Live Sentence
(1984)
Disturbing the Peace
(1985)
Dangerous Games
(1986)
Singles from Disturbing the Peace
  1. "God Blessed Video" / "Wire and Wood"
    Released: 1985 (UK only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[3]

Disturbing the Peace is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz, released in 1985. It is the band's only album to feature guitarist Steve Vai. The album remained for 7 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at No. 145.[4]

The album was re-released in 2001 as Vol.02 of Steve Vai's The Secret Jewel Box and as a remastered, expanded version with a different cover in 2013 on Polish label Metal Mind.[5]

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. February 22, 1985. p. 25. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Alcatrazz Disturbing the Peace review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ "Alcatrazz Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  5. ^ "ALCATRAZZ Reissues Due Out With Bonus Material". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 2017-01-24.