The band's 1983 debut release, The Dominatress EP, was recorded with Logue on guitar, Brian "Beast" East on bass, Dan Finch on drums, John Birk on vocals and new guitarist Kenny Powell on guitar (who would soon leave to form his own band, Omen). Metal Blade would select the song "Scepters of Deceit" from a three song demo for their 1982 Metal Massacre II compilation, with Dwight Cliff taking over vocals from Rhoads. Randy had suggested the name Savage Grace to Kelle. Their first demos were recorded with Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Randy Rhoads' brother Kelle on vocals.
They would later change their name to Savage Grace after the 1970s rock band led by Ron Koss that were on Warner/Reprise Records. Their original name was Marquis de Sade, named after the French aristocrat of the same name. In 2010, they performed at the Up the Hammers, Bang Your Head!!! and Keep It True festivals. They reformed in 2009, and subsequently released an EP entitled The Lost Grace. The new Savage Grace performed several times until the death of Ron Koss in 2004.Savage Grace was an American power and speed metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1981 by Chris Logue and Brian East (nicknamed "The Beast", from the Pacific Northwest band AlleyBrat), initially active between 19. The group resumed touring with Jimi Hendrix and John Sebastian, but performance opportunities soon began to dwindle.ĭuring the late 1990s Ron Koss and Al Jacquez reunited and teamed up with bassist Mark Gougeon, guitarist Jeff Jones, drummer Bill Gordon, and keyboardist Jim Claire to produce Savage Grace 3 - officially titled One Night in America. In the fall of 1970, Savage Grace relocated to Los Angeles. August 1970 they performed at the Goose Lake International Music Festival.
The band's first album, simply titled Savage Grace, was released in 1969.
At one festival, Yes, Soft Machine and Alice Cooper opened for Savage Grace. The new band performed throughout the Midwest in clubs, ballrooms, colleges, high schools, and pop festivals, eventually opening for various other acts including Three Dog Night, Procol Harum, Sha Na Na, The Moody Blues, Small Faces and countless others. The trio added Ann Arborite Al Jacquez on lead vocals and bass. Session guitarist Ron Koss, a self-taught musician who had played locally and recordednwith Wilson Pickett, Marv Johnson, and Hank Ballard, joined with keyboardist John Seanor and drummer / percussionist Larry Zack.
The band's origins trace to the east side of Detroit in the late 1960s.
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