But in response, Dokken insists Breaking The Chains was a solo project and that he was the only official member of the group at the time. Lynch says: "I did like it when we originally recorded it, but then Don got ahold of it and destroyed it. He basically sent us home from Europe and said, 'OK guys, we're done. I'm just going to stay back and hang out with my girlfriend.'

"What he did was he stayed in the studio when we were gone and had his way with the record, which was pump up all the vocals, take all my guitars out, destroy the mix. It just sounded weak and wimpy. It just killed it.

"It was actually pretty muscular and pretty tough when we were in the studio. It sounded so good. It was the first record I'd ever done, so we were committed to making a statement. Quite honestly, the sound was just unbelievable.

"Then when it was all done, he did what he did to it and he killed it. It's very hard for me to listen to because of that, because I knew what it was and nobody will ever hear that unfortunately."