Alcatrazz | Prior Convictions | CD

Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983. The band is best known for the songs Island in the Sun and God Blessed Video. Its initial lineup included Graham Bonnet, Yngwie Malmsteen, Gary Shea and Jimmy Waldo, and Shea named the group Alcatrazz.

Prior Convictions is a 1 CD release by Alcatrazz on Brave Words Records, released on 7 November 2025. It contains newly re-recorded versions of nine 1980s Alcatrazz songs, all featuring new vocalist Giles Lavery, along with two new band compositions, Transylvanian Requiem and Stand And Wait Your Turn.

Track List

1. Transylvanian Requiem
2. Stand & Wait Your Turn
3. Jet to Jet
4. Starr Carr Lane
5. Hiroshima Mon Amour
6. Island in the Sun
7. Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live
8. God Blessed Video
9. Skyfire
10. General Hospital
11. Kree Nakoorie