Category: XYZ

Together with their first album, this was requested here as well, XYZ second release “Hungry” remastered by Axe Killer / Bad Reputation Records including a bonus track.
While this strong band fronted by vocalist Terry Ilous wasn’t considered by rock critics as a top act from the late Eighties / early Nineties US Hard Rock scene, most major, platinum-seller bands and musicians of the genre mentioned XYZ as personal favorites.
Aiming to rock harder than on their debut album but still maintaining a polished sound, for second record “Hungry” XYZ called guru Neil Kernon (Dokken, Judas Priest) to co-produce together with George Tutko (Lita Ford, Eric Martin).
This association resulted in a more straightforward, no-frills bluesy hard rock album plenty of energy, great vocals and sizzling guitar work.
This quite hard to find, now out of print (135 Euros) remastered reissue by Axe Killer / Bad Reputation Records delivers a noticeable improvement in sound..

This baby was requested here as well, XYZ self titled debut remastered by Axe Killer / Bad Reputation records including a bonus track.
Part of the hair metal movement but more melodic hard rock oriented sound-wise, XYZ were considered the unofficial house band of the Los Angeles nightclub The Whiskey in the mid-80s.
XYZ began in LA, California, with members Terry Ilous (vocals), Bobby Pieper (guitar), Patt Fontaine (bass) and Joey Pafumi (drums), the latter later replaced by Paul Monroe.
An early development deal with Atlantic / Enigma Records led to the recording of their debut album produced by Don Dokken, which quickly got radio play with the hits “Inside Out” and “What Keeps Me Loving You.”
Great rocking melodious album with a pristine but punchy remastered sound…