single "Cry For Me" / "All You Can Stand" at Dalton Studios in Santa Monica, CA with Strum also co-producing. Strum left BadAxe in the summer of 1979 when he was offered the opportunity to audition for Ozzy Osbourne and become his new bass player. Osbourne was looking to form a new band following his split from Black Sabbath. Strum is credited with introducing Randy Rhoads to Osbourne at that time. 1981–1983: Modern Design In the early 1980s, Strum joined the group Modern Design, which consisted of Ron Mancuso on guitar, Louie Merlino on vocals, and Joey DePompeis on drums. According to Mancuso in an interview from 2010, the band had significant interest from well-known producers and engineers. Modern Design began working with Pasha Records, a label that at the time was releasing records for The Beach Boys and Vanilla Fudge, among others. Despite being close to securing a record deal with multiple labels, it ultimately fell through. In January 1983, while still a member of Modern Design, Strum held auditions for Ozzy Osbourne, who was searching for a replacement guitar player following the death of Randy Rhoads in a plane crash in March 1982. Jake E. Lee, lead guitarist for the band Rough Cutt, was ultimately chosen for the position, beating out George Lynch, the former guitar player for Xciter and The Boyz. 1983–1985: Danny Spanos While working at Pasha Records, Dana Strum along with other members of Modern Design joined forces with Danny Spanos, a former drummer known for his distinctive vocals, who was also recording at the studio. In late November 1983, they opened for Cheap Trick in Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, and the performance was recorded live for the RKO Radio Network. The band's album Looks Like Trouble was produced by Spencer Proffer and released in 1984. Strum also contributed to the album as a writer on the tracks "Good Girl" and "Looks Like Trouble". 1985–1988: Vinnie Vincent Invasion In 1985, Strum joined former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent to form Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Robert Fleishman, the ex-vocalist for Journey, was hired as their lead singer. Over the next few months, the band went through a process of auditioning drummers until the Houston-born Bobby Rock joined the band in October 1985. Vinnie Vincent Invasion signed an eight album deal with Chrysalis Records. After releasing their self-titled debut album in 1986, Fleischman left the group. Mark