| Dokken | |
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| Dokken | |
| Continuity: | A Nightmare on Elm Street |
| Type: | Musical group |
| Status: | Semi-active |
| Leaders: | Don Dokken |
| Members: | George Lynch, Mick Brown, Jeff Pilson [1] |
| Allies: | None |
| Enemies: | Freddy Krueger |
| First appearance: | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (music video) |
Dokken is an American hard rock band primarily active during the early to mid 1980s. Founded by vocalist Don Dokken, the band comprised of George Lynch on lead guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass guitar and Mick Brown on drums.
Dokken vs. Freddy.
Dokken is notable for their contributions to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. They recorded the 1986 single "Dream Warriors", which became the theme song as well as sub-title for the third film in the series A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. The song was also included on the A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Official Motion Picture Soundtrack. The soundtrack also included Dokken's "Into the Fire", which originally appeared as track 7 on their 1984 album Tooth and Nail (Elektra Records).
A music video for "Dream Warriors" was produced in which Dokken made an appearance. They are seen performing the song composited against mock-up sets from the movie. The video also includes clips from the film itself. Throughout the course of the video, Freddy Krueger appears and attacks each of the band members one by one, dragging them away. At the conclusion of the video, Freddy awakens in his own bed holding a doll and realizes that his entire experience with Dokken was just a dream. Breathing a sigh of relief, Freddy exclaims "What a nightmare! Who were those guys?"
Notes & Trivia[]
- Dokken appeared on MTV in 1987 promoting the "Dream Warriors" music film and the song.
- Armored Saint, a contemporary of Dokken's, was featured in the 1992 film Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth. Unfortunately, the band members of Armored Saint did not fare as well against Pinhead as Dokken did against Krueger.
See also[]
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- A Nightmare on Elm Street films
- A Nightmare on Elm Street gallery
- A Nightmare on Elm Street characters
- A Nightmare on Elm Street locations
- A Nightmare on Elm Street cast & crew
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- ↑ Pilson was actually Dokken's second bassist. Their first bassist was Juan Crocier who went on to join the rock band Ratt. The lineup used in this article pertain only those band members whose work was featured in a project related to horror.
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