Origin:	Perth, Australia
Genres:
DISBANDED

Page online:	March 29, 2004
Last update/review:	March 29, 2004

Black Alice

Australia has produced several fine metal bands over the years, but back in 1983 there wasn't a lot of metal originating from down under, and anything that did emerge was invariably compared to AC/DC. Black Alice didn't really sound much like AC/DC at all, though their style is somewhat similar and Rob Hartley's distinctive vocals occasionally sound like Brian Johnson's. Instead the album owes a bit to the NWOBHM sound that was in vogue at the time, resulting in a fairly straightforward album that didn't get a lot of notice but yet was a BNR favorite at that time. The group broke up soon after the one album's release, but the name was brought back a few years later, in a 1989 sci-fi movie called Sons Of Steel, with Hartley playing the lead character named, in fact, Black Alice. Hartley and guitarist Jamie Page also contributed to the movie's soundtrack.

Last Lineup

Rob Hartley

vocals

Jamie Page

guitars

Vince Linardi

bass

Joe Demasi

drums

Discography

Endangered Species
1983 Street Tunes

Wings Of Leather, Wings Of Steel
Psycho
Hell Has No Fury Like Rock'n Roll
Blade Of Slaughter
In The Hall Of The Ancient Kings
Roll The Dice
Running Hot, Running Wild
Rat-Catchers Eyes
Power Crazy
No Warning

Rob Hartley
Jamie Page
Vince Linardi
Joe Demasi