Jack Starr's Burning Starr
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Jack Starr's Burning Starr is an American heavy metal
band from New York
, formed in 1984. The band was founded and guided by former Virgin Steele
guitarist Jack Starr
and enjoyed limited success in the USA during the explosion of hair metal
in the second half of the 80s. Burning Starr released four studio album
s before disbanding, with Jack Starr going to work in other short-living formations. The band was resurtrected by Jack Starr in 2008 and signed with Magic Circle Music
, playing in th Magic Circle Festival
of 2008 and 2009.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, formed in 1984. The band was founded and guided by former Virgin Steele
Virgin Steele
Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, originally formed in 1981.The band released a few career highlights albums...
guitarist Jack Starr
Jack Starr
Jack Starr was an outsider musician who recorded in 1960s Texas and whose recordings have been released by Norton Records. A comprehensive compilation of his work has recently been repressed as the "Born Petrified" LP...
and enjoyed limited success in the USA during the explosion of hair metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
in the second half of the 80s. Burning Starr released four studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s before disbanding, with Jack Starr going to work in other short-living formations. The band was resurtrected by Jack Starr in 2008 and signed with Magic Circle Music
Magic Circle Music
- History :Magic Circle Music was founded by Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio in 2005 named after Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen by which DeMaio is highly inspired. The purpose of the label is to give the band complete creative control of their operation...
, playing in th Magic Circle Festival
Magic Circle Festival
Magic Circle Festival is an annual heavy metal festival organized by Magic Circle Music, it first took place in Bad Arolsen, Germany in 2007-2008 but moved to the Lorelei in 2009 .The first festival took place on July 6 and 7 2007....
of 2008 and 2009.
Albums
- 1985 - Rock the American Way
- 1986 - No Turning Back
- 1987 - Blaze of Glory
- 1989 - Jack Starr's Burning Starr
- 2009 - Defiance
- 2011 - Land of the Dead