Halloween (4)

US band was formed in 1982 as Bitch with Brian Thomas, Rick Craig and George Neal with drummer Chuck Burns (later of Seduce) and Mark Scott. Drummer Bill Whyte would replace Burns soon after and on October 31st, 1983, the band unveiled it's new name "HALLOWEEN" and became knwon as "Detroit's Heavy Metal Horror Show", combining musical theatrics ala Alice Cooper with a heavier brand of metal in the vein of Judas Priest, Twisted Sister and Savatage. Rick Craig and Bill Whyte would depart in the summer of 1989 and would be replaced by Billy Gray on lead guitar and drummer Tommy Stewart (future Godsmack, Lilian Axe and Lo-Pro) around September of 1989. This lineup recorded the "Vicious Demo" release and did several shows with Crimson Glory on their "Transcendence" tour. Unfortunately this lineup would disband by the middle of 1990 and in would come guitarists Donny Allen and Tim Wright (formerly of Detroit thrash band Erebus) as well as drummer Bill "BA!" Adams. Tim Wright would be out of the band by roughly the end of 1990, although his contributions would still make the No One Gets Out album in 1991. In 1993 Craig and Whyte returned to the band for a short lived reunion before the band broke up for the first time officially on October 31st, 1993 after a final farewell show at Harpos Concert Theatre in Detroit, MI. The band has reunited with several different lineups and has issued several further studio recordings and continues to tour and record to this day