Beast from the East

Beast from the East
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 1988[1]
RecordedApril 20–30, 1988, Tokyo, Japan
Genre
Length63:24 (CD version)
77:33 (original cassette & LP versions)
LabelElektra
ProducerDokken & Angelo Arcuri
Dokken chronology
Back for the Attack
(1987)
Beast from the East
(1988)
The Best of Dokken
(1994)
Singles from Beast from the East
  1. "Alone Again"
    Released: December 1988[2]
  2. "Walk Away"
    Released: February 1989
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Beast from the East is a live album recorded by the American heavy metal band Dokken in Japan in April 1988, during tour in support of their album Back for the Attack. It was released on November 7, 1988. The album features live versions of the band's most popular songs from previous four studio albums and also includes a new studio track entitled "Walk Away". The song was accompanied with a music video, which featured members of the band performing atop the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking Topanga Canyon and the Pacific Ocean. The album earned the band their only Grammy Award nomination for the Best Metal Performance in 1990, losing to Metallica's "One".[6]

  1. ^ "RIAA".
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 230. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ Weber, Barry. "Dokken - Beast from the East review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  5. ^ Guterman, Jimmy (February 9, 1989). "Album Reviews: Dokken - Beast from the East". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Patrick (January 12, 1990). "Soundgarden Nomination: The Growth of Local Rock". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.