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Dokken - Unchain The Night guitar lesson video
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Under Lock and Key
1985 5:20
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Dokken Glam Metal 1985 E minor
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Unchain The Night

"Unchain The Night" is a track by American heavy metal band Dokken, featured on their third studio album Under Lock and Key, released in November 1985 through Elektra Records. The album reached No. 32 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and earned Platinum certification, showcasing Dokken at the height of their commercial peak. For electric guitarists, the song offers a solid introduction to George Lynch's hard rock rhythm work and melodic lead style that defined mid-1980s heavy metal.

  • Under Lock and Key stayed on the Billboard 200 for 67 weeks, reflecting the era's strong appetite for Dokken's brand of melodic hard rock.
  • The track runs approximately 5 minutes 19 seconds, giving guitarists extended sections to study phrasing and dynamic shifts.
  • Under Lock and Key was certified Platinum in April 1987, making its guitar parts highly influential in the mid-1980s hard rock scene.
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