Dokken

Dokken is an American hard rock band primarily active during the early to mid 1980s. Founded by vocalist Don Dokken, the band comprised of George Lynch on lead guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass guitar and Mick Brown on drums.

Dokken is notable for their contributions to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. They recorded the 1986 single "Dream Warriors", which became the theme song as well as sub-title for the third film in the series A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. The song was also included on the A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Official Motion Picture Soundtrack. The soundtrack also included Dokken's "Into the Fire", which originally appeared as track 7 on their 1984 album Tooth and Nail (Elektra Records).

A music video for "Dream Warriors" was produced in which Dokken made an appearance. They are seen performing the song composited against mock-up sets from the movie. The video also includes clips from the film itself. Throughout the course of the video, Freddy Krueger appears and attacks each of the band members one by one, dragging them away. At the conclusion of the video, Freddy awakens in his own bed holding a doll and realizes that his entire experience with Dokken was just a dream. Breathing a sigh of relief, Freddy exclaims "What a nightmare! Who were those guys?"

Notes & Trivia

 * Dokken appeared on MTV in 1987 promoting the "Dream Warriors" music film and the song.