Up from the Ashes (Don Dokken album)

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Up from the Ashes is the first solo studio album by Don Dokken, best known as the lead singer of American glam metal band Dokken. The sound of the album continues the more commercial sound that Dokken began to incorporate into their music with Under Lock and Key. Whilst working on the album, it was originally intended to be a new Dokken album as a band with a new lineup rather than a solo album, but due to the lawsuit between Don Dokken and his former bandmates, it was released under Don Dokken's name. The album did not quite achieve the commercial success achieved by Dokken, but it did reach the Top 50 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the US. The line-up for this album consisted of Don Dokken performing vocals, John Norum (formerly of Europe) on lead guitar, Billy White (formerly of Watchtower) on lead guitar, Peter Baltes (formerly of Accept) on bass, and Mikkey Dee (formerly of King Diamond and Motörhead) on drums. The original drummer for the Don Dokken band was Hempo Hildén, formerly...

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