Breaking the Chains
Studio album by DokkenWikipedia
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Search complete. 5 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Breaking the Chains".
Oct 5, 2026
NeelyHOST
Yep.
Chris AkinHOST
I don't think those are as strong as Breaking the Chains, Under Lock and Key, and, um, Tooth and Nail.
NeelyHOST
Mm-hmm.
Chris AkinHOST
Not even, not even close songwise.
NeeleyHOST
Yep, yep.
Chris AkinHOST
I don't think those are as strong as Breaking the Chains, Under Lock and Key, and, um, Tooth and Nail.
NeeleyHOST
Mm-hmm.
Chris AkinHOST
Not even, not even close songwise.
NeelyHOST
I'm gonna throw Dokken in here.
NeelyHOST
It's similar to Breaking the Chains.
Chris AkinHOST
Right.
NeelyHOST
You know?
speaker_0HOST
This was, of course, before they finally broke through with We're Not Gonna Take It and all that other sort of stuff.
speaker_0HOST
In 1983, Dokken released Breaking the Chains.
speaker_0HOST
This was the official U.S. release for the debut album under Elektra Records.
speaker_0HOST
They had to do a few track adjustments from its earlier European run.
speaker_0HOST
And it did get the band to get into the mainstream.
speaker_0HOST
It hit number 136 on the Billboard Albums Chart in America, and it had Breaking the Chains and In the Middle.
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In 1983, the aforementioned a lot on this episode, Kiss, released Lick It Up on the same day that they finally revealed their faces to America on MTV.
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The album came out.