Kick Axe discography

Canadian mainstream hard rock band Kick Axe was formed in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1976 by brothers Victor Langen (bass) and Gary Langen (drums), along with guitarist Larry Gillstrom. The band started out playing biker festivals around their home province, and soon added second guitarist Raymond Arthur Harvey in January 1978. Kick Axe relocated to Vancouver in the hopes of finding more gigs, but the constant touring disagreed with Gary Langen, who quit before the end of 1978 to spend time with his new family; he was replaced by Gillstrom's brother, Brian. The group began recording an album in 1979, but were discouraged by the results and abandoned the idea in favor of searching for a true frontman. They hired Charles McNary in 1981, but he became more satisfied with the band's local success -- both in clubs and with the independent single "Reality Is the Nightmare" -- than the remainder of the group. National advertisements for a new singer landed Milwaukee native George Criston, who moved to Vancouver in 1982 to join Kick Axe. Thus constituted, the band landed a deal with Pasha Records (home of Quiet Riot) and recorded their debut album, Vices, with producer Spencer Proffer. Vices was released in 1984 and produced a minor hit in "Heavy Metal Shuffle," as well as landing the band an opening slot for Judas Priest that summer. The follow-up, Welcome to the Club, appeared in 1985, featuring a charity-benefit cover of "With a Little Help From My Friends" recorded with a variety of Canadian hard rock all-stars. The album went gold in Canada, but guitarist Harvey, tired of touring, quit shortly thereafter. Kick Axe continued as a quartet and recorded two tracks for the soundtrack of Transformers: The Movie; however, executives feared the band's name would be inappropriate for the film's young audience, and they were instead credited as Spectre General. Back under their own name, Kick Axe recorded their third album, Rock the World, in 1986; however, it failed to build on the band's previous commercial exposure, and they broke up soon afterwards. They got together in 2002 to put a new CD which was released in 2004 simply named Kick Axe IV. Since then they are still alive & kickin'.



Tracklist:

1. Weekend Ride
2. One More Time

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Tracklist:

1. Tiger Tiger - Summertime
2. Jackals - I've Come Back
3. Champion V - Radio
4. Wally Poz - Automatic Life
5. Remedials - Sweet Leather
6. Kick Axe - Reality Is The Nightmare (Live)
7. Champion V - Steppin' Out
8. Schoolboys - Mr. Mouth
9. Ms. Treat - I'm Gonna Go Away
10. Revelons - Outlaw Without A Gun
11. Snake Rock - Your Hot Love

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Tracklist:

1. Heavy Metal Shuffle
2. Vices
3. Stay On Top
4. Dreamin' About You
5. Maneater
6. On The Road To Rock
7. Cause For Alarm
8. Alive & Kickin'
9. All The Right Moves
10. Just Passin' Through
11. 30 Days In The Hole (Bonus)

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Tracklist:

Captured Live (San Fernadno Valley, California)
1. Alive & Kickin' (Kick Axe) (The Pasha Music Company) 4:36
2. On The Road To Rock (Kick Axe) (The Pasha Music Company) 4:31
3. Vices (Kick Axe/Spencer Proffer) (The Pasha Music Company/SashaSongs Unltd.) 4:24
4. Just Passin' Through (Kick Axe/Spencer Proffer) (The Pasha Music Company/SashaSongs Unltd.) 4:51
5. Maneater (Kick Axe) (The Pasha Music Company) 3:29
6. Running Wild In The Streets (Kick Axe/Spencer Proffer) 3:32
7. The Dark Crusade (Criston/B.Gillstrom/L.Gillstrom/Langen) (I Told You So Music) 7:10
8. Dreamin' About You (Kick Axe) (The Pasha Music Company) 5:13
9. Stay On Top (Kick Axe) (The Pasha Music Company) 6:08
10. Heavy Metal Shuffle (Kick Axe) (The Pasha Music Company) 3:19

King Biscuit Flower Hour (Nashville, Tennessee)
11. Alive & Kickin' + On The Road To Rock + Vices + Maneater 16:59

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Tracklist:

1. Welcome To The Club
2. Feels Good - Don't Stop
3. Comin' After You
4. Make Your Move
5. Never Let Go
6. Hellraisers
7. Can't Take It With You
8. Too Loud ... Too Old
9. Feel The Power
10. With A Little Help From My Friends

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Tracklist:

1. Rock The World
2. The Chain
3. Red Line
4. Devachan
5. Warrior
6. We Still Remember
7. Great Escape
8. Medusa
9. The Dark Crusade
10. Magic Man
11. Piece Of The Rock (Bonus)

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Tracklist:

1. Stan Bush - The Touch
2. NRG - Instruments Of Destruction
3. Vince Dicola - Death Of Optimus Prime
4. Stan Bush - Dare
5. Spectre General - Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way
6. Lion - The Transformers (Theme)
7. Vince Dicola - Escape
8. Spectre General - Hunger
9. Vince Dicola - Autobot-Decepticon Battle
10. Weird Al Yankovic - Dare To Be Stupid

Note: Kick Axe is under pseudonym Spectre General

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Tracklist:

1. Right Now
2. Rockin' Daze
3. Consolation
4. Turn To Stone
5. Do You Know
6. Who Knows Ya
7. Woe
8. Time
9. Slip Inside My Dream
10. Who Says
11. Rock'n'Roll Dog
12. Black Heart
13. City Lights
14. The Only Ones Here

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