- hard rock, heavy metal
- 37 min
- 10 tracks
- Elektra
Breaking the Chains is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken. It was originally released in Europe as Breakin' the Chains on the French label Carrere Records, in 1981.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Tracks
- 1Breaking the Chains3:51
- 2In the Middle3:44
- 3Felony3:08
- 4I Can't See You3:12
- 5Live to Rock (Rock to Live)3:39
- 6Nightrider3:13
- 7Seven Thunders3:55
- 8Young Girls3:14
- 9Stick to Your Guns3:26
- 10Paris Is Burning (live)5:11
10 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dokken
- Label
- Elektra
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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