No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll (1983) was the first album released by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz, led by veteran singer Graham Bonnet. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at No. 128. It is considered by many to be the best Alcatrazz release and launched Yngwie J. Malmsteen into a glittering solo career. The album is most famous for the singles "Island in the Sun" and "Jet to Jet". Other notable offerings are "Hiroshima Mon Amour", for which a video was shot (an excerpt for which was seen in the UK on the Channel 4 TV programme The Tube), "General Hospital" and "Incubus", a solo by Yngwie J. Malmsteen he continued to play during his solo career. It has always had a strong following in Japan and songs from which can still be found in Karaoke bars today.
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