The Wraith
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Yngwie Malmsteen
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, and Third Stage Alert. After beginning work on a demo, Swan and Edwards recruited guitarist
Doug Aldrich
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and bassist Jerry Best (both of whom had previously recorded with the band Mansfield) to complete the Lion lineup.
Early recordings
In 1984 the group made its debut with "Love Is A Lie", a song on the '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' soundtrack. In 1985, Lion returned with ''Power Love'', a six-song EP released only in Japan. (It was re-issued on CD in 1992 along with Mark Edwards' 1985 ''Code of Honor'' solo EP.)
After recording the title for the ''Transformers'' animated film, they signed to Scotti Brothers and released their first full-length album, 1987's '' Dangerous Attraction''. Their next record, '' Trouble in Angel City'', was released on the Grand Slamm label in 1989. It contained re-recordings of the ''Power Love'' EP songs, a cover of the
Slade
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In September of that year, Edwards suffered a broken neck after falling off a cliff while competing in a motorcycle race. Lion disbanded a month later.
Swan and Aldrich later teamed up with the band
Bad Moon Rising
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along with former Hericane Alice members Jackie Ramos and Ian Mayo. Aldrich also recorded with
Hurricane
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,
House of Lords
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Whitesnake
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.
Jerry Best would later re-appear in
Freak of Nature
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, featuring former
White Lion
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vocalist
Mike Tramp
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; he also briefly toured with Dio in the late 1990s.