Bad4Good was a heavy metal band formed in 1991 by guitarist

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. The band was a quartet of

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, the oldest of whom was 16. The group consisted of guitarist

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, bassist Zack Young, drummer

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, and singer

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. Under Vai's guidance, the band released one album in 1992 called '' Refugee''. The only single released was "Nineteen" and it failed to chart but the music video was featured on MTV for some time. They also went on to tour briefly with

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. After the band disbanded, Wackerman went on to play drums for Bad Religion, and now for

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, Young plays drums for the band AI, and Cooksey has had a successful career as a voice-over artist and also returned to his roots to play in Los Angeles country and western bands. McRocklin appeared in the music video for Vai's 1990 song "The Audience is Listening", playing Steve Vai as a kid.

Band members

– lead vocals *

– lead guitar * Zack Young – bass guitar, backing vocals *

– drums

Discography

* '' Refugee'' (1992)

References

External links

Bad4Good
on Myspace
Music video for "Nineteen"
on

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Band members

Discography

See also

References

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