Badlands (band)

For the British band also known as Badlands, see John Sloman.
Badlands
(L to R) Greg Chaisson, Eric Singer, Ray Gillen, Jake E. Lee
(L to R) Greg Chaisson, Eric Singer, Ray Gillen, Jake E. Lee
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1988–1993
LabelsAtlantic
Past membersJake E. Lee
Greg Chaisson
Ray Gillen
Eric Singer
Jeff Martin

Badlands was an American heavy metal band founded by former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee, former Black Sabbath members Ray Gillen (vocals) and Eric Singer (drums), as well as former Surgical Steel bass player Greg Chaisson.[6] After the first Badlands album, Singer was replaced by Jeff Martin. Compared to the sound of the members' former bands, the sound of Badlands was more in a Led Zeppelin-influenced blues/hard rock vein. The group lasted from 1988 to 1993 and released three albums. Badlands (1989) and Voodoo Highway (1991) were released before Gillen left and was briefly replaced by singer John West. Gillen's death in 1993 effectively ended any hopes of reuniting the project. The album Dusk (a demo recorded in 1992–1993) was released in 1998 with then-recently deceased Gillen on vocals.

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