WWIII – WWIII 1990

WWIII is a hard edged metal band with sexual lyrics, the brainchild of eccentric vocalist Mandy Lion. The group has gone through several lineup changes throughout its history and hasn’t reached much more then cult status.
Upon arriving in Los Angeles from Germany, Mandy Lion formed WWIII. The original lineup included guitarist Danny Stag and bassist Johnny B. Frank, both of who left to achieve platinum success with Kingdom Come.
A later version included August Worchell and Chris Stewart the duo that went on to form Johnny Crash. After breaking attendance records on the L.A. Strip, Lion got a recording contract with Hollywood Records who helped him find another WWIII lineup.
Lion recruited guitarist Tracy G. and then found the rhythm section from Dio, Jimmy Bain (bass, also ex-Rainbow) and Vinny Appice (drums, who had also played in Black Sabbath). The debut album was released, and despite a tour opening for Iron Maiden, the album sank without a trace. During the tour Appice was replaced by James Kottack (Scorpions and Kingdom Come) who himself was replaced by Mikkey Dee (Motorhead). Shortly after Tracy G. and Bain defected to play with Dio, and Lion put WWIII to rest.
Over the years Lion worked with such metal legends as Dokken’s George Lynch and Badlands’ Jake E. Lee. In 2000 Tracy G. released an album of WWIII demos that were in the vaults and in 2003 Lion resurrected the band with Joe Floyd (guitar, ex-Warrior), Ray Montez (bass) and Sledge (drums) for the When God Turns Away album.

01. Time For Terror 05:25
02. Love You To Death 04:49
03. Over The Rainbow 01:39
04. Call Me Devil 04:27
05. Children Of The Revolution (T-Rex Cover) 02:53
06. Go Down 05:10
07. Love At First Bite 06:09
08. The Harder They Come 03:51
09. Atomic Sex Appeal 05:08
10. Drive You Crazy 04:44
11. The Cage 05:16

Mandy Lion – vocals
Tracy G. – guitar
Jimmy Bain – bass
Vinny Appice – drums

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