 King Kobra was signed by Capitol records in June 1984 and their debut LP "Ready to Strike", produced by Spencer Proffer (Quiet Riot), was released in March 1985.The band's first single, "Hunger", was featured regularly on MTV, and they toured supporting the group Autograph.A second single, "Tough Guys", was remixed by Steve Thompson (Korn, Whitney Houston, Guns N' Roses), but was never released by Capitol.