Red Dragon Cartel

A limo carrying guitar great Jake E. Lee and his Red Dragon Cartel bandmates caught on fire and was later engulfed in flames.

Jake E. Lee's band is welcoming back a familiar face.

There has been a revolving door of vocalists in Red Dragon Cartel since Darren James Smith sang on the band's 2014 self-titled debut album.

Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel have undergone their another lineup change, picking Chas West to take over on vocals after a short-lived tenure by Michael Beck.

Red Dragon Cartel have undergone their third lineup change since the start of the band and their second bassist switch.

Red Dragon Cartel have parted ways with singer Darren James Smith and replaced him with Michael Beck.

Jake E. Lee emerged from an '80s metal scene that celebrated excesses of every sort. Not the least of which was over-the-top guitar playing, many times at the expense of the music that was being created. Lee, however, stood out for being able to shred with the best of them but never at the expense o…

Jake E. Lee is one of the great metal guitarists, but has been absent from the scene for a while. Back in the early ‘80s he was in the band Mickey Ratt, which became Ratt. He was also in Rough Cutt and played briefly with Dio, but he is best known for his time with Ozzy Osbourne, joining his band af…

Welcome back, Jake E. Lee! That was the general consensus as the guitar great made a triumphant return to the stage Thursday night (Dec. 12) in Los Angeles, painting the walls of the historic Whisky-a-Go-Go with wicked guitar licks as he unveiled his new band Red Dragon Cartel.

Ozzy Osbourne has had some great guitarists in his solo band over the years, starting with Randy Rhoads. Following Rhoads' tragic death in a 1982 plane crash, Jake E. Lee took over and appeared on Ozzy's 1983 album 'Bark at the Moon' and 1986's 'The Ultimate S…