Now watch George chip in in a little while and dryly remark how he saw them regularly twice a week in his youth community center in LA when no one had yet heard of them ... 
I saw them a couple times after first hearing their demo on KMETs local band show (hosted by a ridiculously disguised Jim Ladd, who hated metal and felt it was beneath him). I was lucky to live in the center of where the "metal" resurgence happened in the early 80s, so I saw a lot of bands that way. I bought the vinyl when I came home from England in '86 and found the CD a few years back. I liked them but they were never more than cult status in the day or since. To me, they were on the same level as Rough Cutt, another good band that never blew up but had some great ingredients (including Jake E. Lee before he auditioned for Ozzy). Good playing and above average vocals though, so that CD still gets a listen now and then.
Here's a typical calendar from a local club in '83. I saw two or maybe three of the shows listed, and that doesn't count shows I would have seen at other clubs in the area if the bands I liked were playing.
