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Jack Starr's Burning Starr, also known as simply Burning Starr, is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band was founded and guided by former Virgin Steele guitarist
Jack Starr Jack Starr (born 1951) is an American heavy metal and blues guitarist. Biography Starr was born of a French mother and American father. He learned to play guitar by ear, copying the riffs of R&B records. His first semi-professional band was ...
and enjoyed limited success in the US during the explosion of
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in the second half of the 1980s. Burning Starr released four
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s before disbanding, with Starr going to work in other short-living formations. The band was resurrected by Starr in 2008 and signed with
Magic Circle Music Magic Circle Music is a heavy metal record label founded by Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio in 2005 named after Richard Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''. The purpose of the label is to give the band (Manowar) creative control. Furthermore, it ...
, playing in the
Magic Circle Festival Magic Circle Festival is an annual heavy metal festival organized by Magic Circle Music and founded by Joey DeMaio of the band Manowar. The festival was first held on 6 and 7 July 2007 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The success of the 2007 festival ...
of 2008 and 2009. The band played at the 2013 Keep It True festival and recorded a DVD.


Line-up

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Jack Starr Jack Starr (born 1951) is an American heavy metal and blues guitarist. Biography Starr was born of a French mother and American father. He learned to play guitar by ear, copying the riffs of R&B records. His first semi-professional band was ...
– guitars * Alexx Panza – vocals * Ned Meloni – bass * Kenny "Rhino" Earl – drums


Discography


Albums

* '' Rock the American Way'' (1985) * '' No Turning Back'' (1986) * '' Blaze of Glory'' (1987) * '' Jack Starr's Burning Starr'' (1989) * ''Defiance'' (2009) * '' Land of the Dead'' (2011) * ''Stand Your Ground'' (2017) * ''Souls of the Innocent'' (2022)


Compilations

* ''Burning Starr'' (1998)


References


External links


Jack Starr's Burning Starr Official Website

Jack Starr's Burning Starr

Jack Starr Official Website
{{Authority control Heavy metal musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 1984