''Don't Touch the Light'' is the first album by German

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, following its name change from Cacumen. It was released in 1986 on

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wrote that the album is considered a "classic" of the " melodic hard rock" genre.

Track listing

Remastered edition

In 2009, ''Don't Touch the Light'' was remastered by Toni Ubler for the company Yesterrock. This edition of the album now featured seven additional songs—all live performances by Bonfire from circa 1986 when the album was originally released.

Band members

Claus Lessmann Claus Lessmann (born 11 September 1960) is a German heavy metal musician and former lead singer of heavy metal band Bonfire. He was the only member and the only singer of Bonfire to have appeared on all of the band's albums. Lessmann was also ...

- lead & backing vocals *

Hans Ziller Hans Ziller (born 18 May 1959) is a German musician, known as the founder, lead guitarist, backing vocalist and primary composer of the 1980s melodic hard rock band Bonfire. He founded the band Cacumen (a predecessor of Bonfire) as a teenage ...

- lead & acoustic guitars, backing vocals *Horst Maier - lead guitar, backing vocals *

Joerg Deisinger Joerg Deisinger (born Jörg Deisinger) is a German musician and the former bassist and a founding member of the German 1980s heavy metal band Bonfire. Early life and Bonfire Deisinger was born in Nuremberg, Germany, on 23 April 1966. His p ...

- bass, backing vocals *Dominik Huelshorst - drums, percussion, backing vocals

References

{{Authority control Bonfire (band) albums 1986 debut albums RCA Records albums