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80's Metal
Page online:
October 26, 2004
Last update/review:
July 31, 2022
Burning Starr
Burning Starr is a solo band of
guitarist Jack Starr, one-time guitarist of
Virgin Steele
and several other bands
(in some cases, such as
Devil Childe ,
playing under a pseudonym),
as well as recording several solo albums under his name alone
(not featured here).
Reviewed here is 1986's
No Turning Back , a fairly straightforward
hard rock/metal offering typical of the times, with a style
that is a bit dated today but wasn't bad for the time.
For whatever reasons Burning Starr was usually relegated to second
division status, though they did command a fair following during their
short run in the eighties.
The project has been dormant since 1989 (Starr has done other things
in the interim, among them
Guardians Of The Flame ),
but the name was revived in 2009 and a new album
has been released,
Defiance .
Former Members/Guests
Frank Vestry
vocals
Mike Tirelli
vocals (Holy Mother )
Todd Michael Hall
vocals (Riot V )
Bruno Ravel
bass
Keith Collins
bass (ex-Savatage )
William Fairchild
bass
Dave Defeis
keyboards
Edward Spahn
keyboards
Greg D'Angelo
drums
Mark Edwards
drums
Jim Harris
drums (ex-Holy Mother )
Discography
Studio
Live
Rock The American Way
1985
Passport
Rock The American Way
It's Your Arms Again
Woman
Heat Of The Night
Born To Rock
She's On Fire
Live Fast, Rock Hard
Fight The Thunder
Frank Vestry
Jack Starr
Bruno Ravel
Greg D'Angelo
No Turning Back
1986
Napalm
No Turning Back
Light In The Dark
Fire And Rain
Call Of The World
Road Warrior
Prelude In C Minor
Evil Never Sleeps
Path Of Destruction
M-1
Avenging Angel
Run For Your Life
Coda
Mike Tirelli
Jack Starr
Keith Collins
Dave Defeis
Mark Edwards
Blaze Of Glory
1987
US Metal
Stand Up And Fight
Overdrive
Blaze Of Glory
F.F.Z. (Free Fire Zone)
Go Down Fighting
Burning Starr
Mad At The World
Mercy Killer
Metal Generation
Excursion
Mike Tirelli
Jack Starr
William Fairchild
Jim Harris
Burning Starr
1988
US Metal
Send Me An Angel
Bad Times
Fool For Love
Hold Back The Night
Love Can't Wait
Out Of The Blue
New York Women
Tear Down The Wall
Break The Ice
Remember Tomorrow
Good Girls Gone Bad
Mike Tirelli
Jack Starr
William Fairchild
Edward Spahn
Jim Harris
Defiance
2009
Magic Circle
Inquisitor
Once And Future King
Defiance
Day Of The Reaper
Indian Nation
Black Clouds Of Thanos
The King Must Die
Ancient Ones
Catch The Rainbow
The Beast Inside
Evil Never Sleeps (Live MC Festival 2008)
Todd Michael Hall
Jack Starr
Ned Meloni
Kenny Earl Edwards
Land Of The Dead
2011
Limb Music
Land Of The Dead
Sands Of Time
Twilight Of The Gods
Stranger In Paradise
Here We Are
Warning Fire
Daughter Of Darkness
When Blood And Steel Collide
On The Wings Of The Night
Never Again
Until The End
Todd Michael Hall
Jack Starr
Ned Meloni
Kenny Earl Edwards
Stand Your Ground
2017
High Roller
Secrets We Hide
The Enemy
Stand Your Ground
Hero
Destiny
The Sky Is Falling
Worlds Apart
Escape from the Night
We Are One
Stronger than Steel
False Gods
To the Ends
Todd Michael Hall
Jack Starr
Ned Meloni
Kenny Earl Edwards
Keep The Metal Burning _ Live In Germany
LIVE
2018
Skol
Go Down Fighting
The Flame That Never Dies
Blaze of Glory
Land of the Dead
Day of the Reaper
No Turning Back
Sands of Time
Conspiratos Sanctos
Burning Starr
Evil Never Sleeps
Souls Of The Innocent
2022
Global Rock
The Ascension
Demons Behind Me
I Am the Sinner
River of Blood
Souls of the Innocent
Winds of War
Ships in the Night
Crawling Chaos
Road to Hell
All Out War
Where Eagles Fly
When Evil Calls
Alex Panza
Jack Starr
Ned Meloni
Kenny Earl Edwards