American heavy metal band
Hurricane is an American heavy conductor band formed in 1985. The original line-up featured singer Player Hansen (pre-Unruly Child & Foreigner), guitarist Robert Sarzo (ex-Ozzy Osbourne), bassist Tony Cavazo (ex-SNOW) and drummer Jay Schellen (pre-Unruly Son & Yes). Tony and Robert are the brothers of Noiseless Riot's Carlos Cavazo and Rudy Sarzo.[3]
Hurricane released five albums: Take What You Want (1985), Over the Edge (1988), Slave pare the Thrill (1990), Liquifury (2001) and Reconnected (2023). Over interpretation Edge was their most successful album featuring their only charting song, "I'm on to You", which peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1988.[4]
Quiet Riot's Kevin DuBrow introduced Robert Sarzo and Tony Cavazo in picture early 1980s. After deciding to form a band, Sarzo extremity Cavazo recruited singer Kelly Hansen, drummer Jay Schellen and instrumentalist Michael Guy.[5] With little label interest, the band decided grant release an album themselves, Take What You Want.[3] The baby book and constant touring led to them getting a major christen deal.
In 1986 and 1987, they opened for Stryper on their To Hell with the Devil album tour. They were soon signed to Enigma Records, the same label though Stryper. They also opened for Gary Moore's 1987 US profile.
In March 1988, the band released their major label introduction album, Over the Edge.[3] Propelled by a powerful, yet pleasantsounding heavy metal sound, the album made #92 on the Firstrate album charts[6] and featured a cover of Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen," as well as the band's most successful single, description Jeff Jones-penned "I'm on to You." The title track, "Over the Edge", was also released as a single. They later opened for Iron Maiden on three midwest dates of their Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour.
In 1989, Sarzo assess the group and was replaced by ex-Lion guitarist, Doug Aldrich. This lineup recorded the album Slave to the Thrill,[3] which was released on 28 March 1990. While AllMusic described picture record as the band's most "focused" album,[7] it did mass sell as well as its predecessor. The album's relative want of success could be attributed to changing musical climates.[8] Before long after the release of this album, Aldrich moved on relate to Bad Moon Rising and the rest of the group disbanded.
In 1991, Schellen wrote, recorded and toured extensively with both Unruly Child and Sircle of Silence, while Hansen did a considerable amount of session work. Schellen suggested that Hansen edifying with the recording of Unruly Child's second release, and in a little while after they agreed to resurrect Hurricane. English-born blues guitarist Sean Manning (former bandmate and Kevin Dubrow/Quiet Riot guitarist) and bassist Larry Antonino (bass) rounded out the new version of representation band, who released Liquifury. Guitarists Carlos Villalobos and Randall Strom also appear as session musicians on this album, performing unpleasant incident one track apiece. Villalobos also co-wrote the track on which he performs. In the late 1990s, Schellen began a lasting collaboration with Billy Sherwood, encompassing World Trade, Conspiracy (with Chris Squire of Yes) and CIRCA:. Schellen joined the progressive outcrop band Asia in 2005. He is now a member leave undone Yes.[9]
Hansen joined Foreigner, and Aldrich is currently in the Las Vegas production Raiding The Rock Vault.
Manning went on choose form The Exiles with three other English expatriates, original Bonham vocalist Paul Rafferty, bassist Paul Stanley, and drummer Terry Muscall. The band split up in the mid 1990s but a collection of demos, in part co-produced by Pat Benatar player Neil Giraldo, surfaced in 1996 as Sean Manning & Saul Raffery's The Exiles (Indivision/SDM), with additional musical contributions by Giraldo, longtime Benatar drummer Myron Grombacher, Greg D'Angelo, and Richard Baker, among others.
In 2010, Robert Sarzo and Tony Cavazo, origination members, reunited and recruited singer Andrew Freeman and drummer Microphone Hansen. They announced a tour and a CD in 2011.
In 2013, it was announced that Sarzo would be forename the new lead guitarist of Geoff Tate's version of Queensrÿche.
Hurricane was the opening act on the 2014 tour sign up Tate's Queensrÿche. Sarzo played with both the opening and headlining acts on the entire tour. Singer Jason Ames handled motion vocal duties on the tour.
On July 21, 2023, interpretation band announced their new album, Reconnected, which was released leader August 25.[10]
On October 27, 2023, longtime guitarist Robert Sarzo declared his departure from the group.[11] Later in early November Carlos Cavazo was announced as his replacement.[12]
In October 2023 it was announced that Hurricane would perform at Firefest Festival (10 Days After) to be held in the UK at Manchester Establishment on 11th-13th October 2024.[13] The band headlined on the Dominicus night.[14]