Origin: Portland, Oregon, USA  
Genres: 80's Metal
DISBANDED
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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



Wild Dogs  
1983 Shrapnel
  1. Life Is Just A Game
  2. The Tonight Show
  3. The Evil In Me
  4. Born To Rock
  5. Never Gonna Stop
  6. Two Wrongs
  7. Take Another Prisoner
  8. I Need A Love
  9. You Can't Escape Your Lies
  • Matt McCourt
  • Jeff Mark
  • Danny Kurth
  • Deen Castronovo


Man's Best Friend  
1984 Shrapnel
  1. On The Streets
  2. Not Stoppin'
  3. Woman In Chains
  4. Beauty And A Beast
  5. Believe In Me
  6. Rock's Not Dead
  7. Endless Nights
  8. Ready Or Not
  9. Stick To Your Guns
  • Matt McCourt
  • Jeff Mark
  • Danny Kurth
  • Deen Castronovo


Reign Of Terror  
1987 Enigma
  1. Fuel (In The Blood)
  2. Man Against Machine
  3. Call Of The Dark
  4. Siberian Vacation
  5. Psychoradio
  6. Streets Of Berlin
  7. Spellshock
  8. Reign Of Terror
  9. We Rule The Night
  • Michael Furlong
  • Jeff Mark
  • Rick Bartell
  • Deen Castronovo


Better Late Than Never  COMPILATION
2000 Old Metal
  1. Dirty Dog
  2. Freak of Nature
  3. Fight
  4. King of The World
  5. Hotwired
  6. Rank n File
  7. The Vulture
  8. Glass Rain


Live At Starry Night 1987  LIVE
2003
  • Michael Furlong
  • Jeff Mark
  • Rick Bartell
  • Deen Castronovo


Down And Dirty  
2004 US Metal
  1. Down and Dirty
  2. My Kinda Party
  3. Bump in da Night
  4. Watchin' the Game
  5. Woman in Chains
  6. Wheeler Dealer
  7. Storm Warning
  8. Old Skool
  9. High Roller
  10. Higher Education
  11. Be Who You Are
  12. Brother Speed
  • Matt McCourt
  • Bryce Van Patten


Live At The Roseland  LIVE
2004
  1. Kgon
  2. Shut Em Down
  3. Born to Rock
  4. Alone with You / Evil in Me
  5. Freak of Nature / Life Is a game
  6. King of the World
  7. Tonite Show / Rank'n'File
  8. Guitar Solo / Rock My Blues Away
  9. Believe in Me / Life Is a Game
  10. Deen Castronovo Drum Solo (bonus 1982)


The Ring Of Blood  
2006 US Metal
  1. Stronger than Evil (Gargoyle cover)
  2. American Way (Gargoyle cover)
  3. Out from the Shadows (Gargoyle cover)
  4. The Burning (Gargoyle cover)
  5. Final Victory (Gargoyle cover)
  6. Look Homeward (Gargoyle cover)
  7. Dark Mirror Dream (Gargoyle cover)
  8. Sails of Charon (Scorpions cover)
  • Matt McCourt
  • Kevin Sanders
  • Doug Smith
  • Dave Kendall


Live In San Francisco 1982  LIVE
2006
  1. Tonite Will Rock
  2. I Need a Love
  3. Born to Rock
  4. Let Her Go!
  5. Ready or Not
  6. Deen Solo / Heavy Metal Rock N Roll
  7. Two Wrongs
  8. Evil in Me
  9. Never Gonna Stop
  10. Tonite Show
  11. Take Another Prisoner
  • Matt McCourt
  • Jeff Mark
  • Danny Kurth
  • Deen Castronovo


Better Late Than Never Live!  LIVE
2009 US Metal
  1. Life Is a Game
  2. Tonite Show
  3. Evil in Me
  4. Born to Rock
  5. Take Another Prisoner
  6. Atomic Thunder
  7. Two Wrongs
  8. Black Leather Maniac
  9. Stick to Your Guns
  10. Not Stoppin
  11. Reign of Terror
  12. Rank and File
  13. Believe in Me
  • Matt McCourt
  • Robert Robinson
  • Troy Stutzman


Born To Rock Forever  
2015 US Metal
  1. Born to Rock Forever
  2. Dammned
  3. Those Days Are Gone
  4. Down and Dirty
  5. Never Forget Me
  6. The Pain Before You Die
  7. We're Watchin' the Game
  8. Drinkin' All Night
  9. The Storm Is Coming
  10. Headbanger
  11. Cry a Little Harder
  12. I Can Set You Free (demo)
  • Matt McCourt
  • Bryce Van Patten
  • Dave Hathaway



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