Portland, Oregon, USA
80's Metal
DISBANDED
Last update/review:
August 20, 2025
Wild Dogs
In true
Shrapnel
Records tradition, Wild Dogs played conventional
80's metal with excellent guitarwork.
By the end of the eighties the original band was done, but vocalist
Matt McCourt
kept the band going with a variety of lineups and released
all sorts of material (both direct Wild Dogs albums as well as related
projects) over the years under his own label US Metal Records.
It appears the band was finished by around 2018.
Last Lineup
Matt McCourt
vocals/bass (ex-Dr. Mastermind , ex-Mayhem )
Robert Robinson
guitars RIP: August 6, 2025, age 57
Troy Stutzman
drums
Larry Sarrat-Davis
drums
Former Members/Guests
Michael Furlong
vocals
Jeff Mark
guitars
Kevin Sanders
guitars (ex-Gargoyle )
Danny Kurth
bass RIP: October 30, 2014, ALS, age 54
Rick Bartell
bass
Doug Smith
bass (ex-Gargoyle )
Deen Castronovo
drums (ex-Dr. Mastermind , ex-Geezer , ex-Ozzy Osbourne )
Bryce Van Patten
drums
Dave Kendall
drums
Dave Hathaway
drums
Discography
Studio
Live
Compilation
Wild Dogs
1983
Shrapnel
Life Is Just A Game
The Tonight Show
The Evil In Me
Born To Rock
Never Gonna Stop
Two Wrongs
Take Another Prisoner
I Need A Love
You Can't Escape Your Lies
Matt McCourt
Jeff Mark
Danny Kurth
Deen Castronovo
Man's Best Friend
1984
Shrapnel
On The Streets
Not Stoppin'
Woman In Chains
Beauty And A Beast
Believe In Me
Rock's Not Dead
Endless Nights
Ready Or Not
Stick To Your Guns
Matt McCourt
Jeff Mark
Danny Kurth
Deen Castronovo
Reign Of Terror
1987
Enigma
Fuel (In The Blood)
Man Against Machine
Call Of The Dark
Siberian Vacation
Psychoradio
Streets Of Berlin
Spellshock
Reign Of Terror
We Rule The Night
Michael Furlong
Jeff Mark
Rick Bartell
Deen Castronovo
Better Late Than Never
COMPILATION
2000
Old Metal
Dirty Dog
Freak of Nature
Fight
King of The World
Hotwired
Rank n File
The Vulture
Glass Rain
Live At Starry Night 1987
LIVE
2003
Michael Furlong
Jeff Mark
Rick Bartell
Deen Castronovo
Down And Dirty
2004
US Metal
Down and Dirty
My Kinda Party
Bump in da Night
Watchin' the Game
Woman in Chains
Wheeler Dealer
Storm Warning
Old Skool
High Roller
Higher Education
Be Who You Are
Brother Speed
Matt McCourt
Bryce Van Patten
Live At The Roseland
LIVE
2004
Kgon
Shut Em Down
Born to Rock
Alone with You / Evil in Me
Freak of Nature / Life Is a game
King of the World
Tonite Show / Rank'n'File
Guitar Solo / Rock My Blues Away
Believe in Me / Life Is a Game
Deen Castronovo Drum Solo (bonus 1982)
The Ring Of Blood
2006
US Metal
Stronger than Evil (Gargoyle cover)
American Way (Gargoyle cover)
Out from the Shadows (Gargoyle cover)
The Burning (Gargoyle cover)
Final Victory (Gargoyle cover)
Look Homeward (Gargoyle cover)
Dark Mirror Dream (Gargoyle cover)
Sails of Charon (Scorpions cover)
Matt McCourt
Kevin Sanders
Doug Smith
Dave Kendall
Live In San Francisco 1982
LIVE
2006
Tonite Will Rock
I Need a Love
Born to Rock
Let Her Go!
Ready or Not
Deen Solo / Heavy Metal Rock N Roll
Two Wrongs
Evil in Me
Never Gonna Stop
Tonite Show
Take Another Prisoner
Matt McCourt
Jeff Mark
Danny Kurth
Deen Castronovo
Better Late Than Never Live!
LIVE
2009
US Metal
Life Is a Game
Tonite Show
Evil in Me
Born to Rock
Take Another Prisoner
Atomic Thunder
Two Wrongs
Black Leather Maniac
Stick to Your Guns
Not Stoppin
Reign of Terror
Rank and File
Believe in Me
Matt McCourt
Robert Robinson
Troy Stutzman
Born To Rock Forever
2015
US Metal
Born to Rock Forever
Dammned
Those Days Are Gone
Down and Dirty
Never Forget Me
The Pain Before You Die
We're Watchin' the Game
Drinkin' All Night
The Storm Is Coming
Headbanger
Cry a Little Harder
I Can Set You Free (demo)
Matt McCourt
Bryce Van Patten
Dave Hathaway