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A memorial group for the fans and friends of Ray Gillen and the fans of his music.

This group is to remember one of the greatest singers around who passed away much before his time. It is also to introduce his music to those unfamiliar with Ray and his beautiful voice!
I made this group because I miss alot of things: I miss the 80's bands, I miss Headbanger's Ball, I miss Badlands and most of all I Miss Ray :( !!!
Let's keep the subject on what the group is about: Ray Gillen, Badlands, Black Sabbath and any bands he was in during his lifetime. Anyone he played with is also a good subject. Anything not pertaining to the group will be deleted.


Ray Gillen (May 12, 1960 - December 1, 1993) was a singer best known for his work with the bands Black Sabbath and Badlands.

Ray was born on May 12, 1960 in New York but was raised in Cliffside Park New Jersey. He was an only child and started singing while in High School. He played the New Jersey club circuit with various bands, most notably Vendetta and Harlette. Later he went on to sing with the band Black Sabbath, completing the rest of the Seventh Star album in 1986 after Glenn Hughes was fired. He recorded the whole Eternal Idol album, but after he left in 1987, Tony Martin re-sang the entire album. After that fell through, he joined John Sykes' (previously with Whitesnake) new band Blue Murder. Ray sang demos but parted company when Sykes decided to handle vocals himself. Ray then contacted Jake E. Lee to form a band. In 1988 Ray started to form Badlands with Jake E. Lee (former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist) and recruited his friend Eric Singer with whom he had played in Black Sabbath. Ray recorded three albums (Badlands, Voodoo Highway, and Dusk) with Badlands and toured from 1989 until 1992. Jake E. Lee was not getting along with Ray Gillen to the point where Ray left the band as Jake was already telling magazines he was fired and being replaced. Ray went to New York City to record Sun Red Sun with old friends but passed away from an AIDS related disease in a New York Hospital on December 1, 1993.

Bootlegs exist of Ray's "Eternal Idol" work with Black Sabbath. Additionally, that is his voice making the "evil" laughter on the song "Nightmare" from the released version of that album, which features Tony Martin on lead vocals.

Ray Gillen Discography:
RONDINELLI: "War Dance"
-Recorded 1985
-Released Posthumously (1996)

BLACK SABBATH: "The Eternal Idol"
-Recorded 1987
-Unreleased

PHENOMENA: "Phenomena II: Dream Runner"
-Recorded/Released 1987
-Ray appears on four songs

BADLANDS: "Badlands"
-Recorded 1988/89
-Released 1989

SAVATAGE: "Hall of the Mountain King"
-Ray sings back-up on the song
"Strange Wings"

BADLANDS: "Voodoo Highway"
-Recorded 1990
-Released 1991

BADLANDS: "Dag The Giblets" (Video)
-Recorded 1990/91
-Released 1991
-Includes live footage

BADLANDS: "Tribal Moon"
-Recorded 1992
was
recently released in Japan and is available as an import under the
name "Dusk"

GEORGE LYNCH: "Sacred Groove"
-Recorded 1992
-Released 1993
-Ray appears on 1 song

ATSUSHI YOKOZEKI: "Raid"
-Recorded 1992
-Released 1993
-Ray appears on 1 song

SUN RED SUN: "Sun Red Sun"
-Recorded 1993
-Released posthumously (1995)

Badlands 3rd and final CD was released Jan 9, 1999, These songs
were taken from the 1992-93 "Tribal Moon" sessions

Official Badlands Releases:
Dusk (1998)
Voodoo Highway (1991)
Badlands (1989)

"In A Dream"~Ray Gillen:
When I'm down and feeling low
And confusion has touched my soul
How I need some place where I can hide away

Let me fall within your arms
Melt away this cold I feel
All I need is to hold you tonight

Hold me close when I'm cold
Let me hear your beating heart
Close my eyes far away in a dream

In the morning I wake
And I'm blessed by God's grace
Just to open my eyes to see your face

Hold you tonight, sweet child
Never let me go
Tell me everything, oh, will be alright

In the morning I wake
And I'm blessed by God's grace
Just to open my eyes to see your face

Just to open my eyes to see your face

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