King Kobra III, released in 1988 on New Renaissance Records

New Renaissance Records

New Renaissance Records is an American record label founded in 1984 by Ann Boleyn, who also is the lead singer of the group Hellion and is credited for coining the term speed metal.-History:...

, was the first and last album by the Edwards, Michael-Phillips, Northrup, Hart and Appice line-up of King Kobra

King Kobra

King Kobra is a glam metal group founded by drummer Carmine Appice after his tenure with Ozzy Osbourne in 1984. The band during the time of their first two albums included four relatively unknown musicians: vocalist Mark Free, guitarist David Michael-Philips, guitarist Mick Sweda, and bassist...

. The album featured a strong selection of 1980s style mainstream metal. However, a lack of album sales resulted in the dissolution of the band.

Track listing

1. "Mean Street Machine" (Philips, Dan Wexler)
2. "Take It Off"
3. "Walls of Silence" (Northrup)
4. "Legends Never Die" (Gene Simmons
   Gene Simmons
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   , Adam Mitchell)
5. "Redline"
6. "Burning in Her Fire"
7. "Perfect Crime"
8. "It's My Life" (Paul Stanley
   Paul Stanley
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   , Gene Simmons
   Gene Simmons
   Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
   
   )
9. "#1"

Personnel

• Johnny Edwards
  Johnny Edwards (musician)
  Johnny Edwards is a singer who sang for the bands Buster Brown, Montrose, King Kobra, Wild Horses, Royal Jelly and is most famously known as the 2nd lead vocalist of the rock band Foreigner...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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• David Michael-Phillips – Guitar
  Guitar
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• Jeff Northrup – Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Larry Hart
  Larry Hart
  Lawrence Thomas Hart is a former American athlete who won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw event at the 1975 Pan American Games. He set his personal best on 11 June 1976 at a meet in Westwood, California.-References:**...
  
   – Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Carmine Appice
  Carmine Appice
  Carmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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Bassist Johnny Rod

Johnny Rod

Johnny Rod is an American bass guitar player. One of the early bands he was active in was King Kobra, from 1983 to 1986. In 1986 he joined the heavy metal band W.A.S.P.....

, who appeared on the first 2 albums as bassist, does not play here. However, he does contribute backing vocals.

Additional notes

Catalogue: (Vinyl) New Renaissance

New Renaissance Records

New Renaissance Records is an American record label founded in 1984 by Ann Boleyn, who also is the lead singer of the group Hellion and is credited for coining the term speed metal.-History:...

NRR-26; (CD) New Renaissance NRCD-26