Ruffians

about

American heavy metal band from San Francisco / Berkeley California formed in 1983. Ruffians was born out of friendship and the mutual musical interests of its founding members Craig Behrhorst (Guitar), Luke Bowman (Drums) and Chris Atchison (Guitar). The band debuted at the famed San Francisco punk rock venue the Mabuhay Gardens in December '83. Young RuffiansSoon after, the band changed their line-up and recruited long time friend Dan Moura on bass and vocal legend Carl Albert. With the dual guitar sound of Craig and Chris along with Luke's powerhouse drumming, Carl's powerful and melodic vocals had given the band the sound they had been looking for. Ruffians then hit the Bay Area club circuit with a bang! Ruffians played many shows throughout their carer securing support slots for bands such as UFO, Alice Cooper, Dokken, Queensryche, Saxon, Y&T and Slayer. In January 1985 Ruffians entered Studio D in Sausalito, California to lay down tracks for their debut album. Released in May on Victory Records in the North America, SPV/Steamhammer Records in Europe & FEMS Records in Japan the album was quickly picked up by over 200 College Radio Stations in the United States as well as charting in Europe and Japan. The album received great reviews from the international and domestic press, and the band's fan base grew much larger. "Run For Cover" was released on a Restless Record's Compilation; "Eastern Front-Live at Ruthie's Inn" and "Wasteland" was featured in Cannon Films Americ