It was produced by Shrapnel Records’ head honcho/ guitar-wank champ Mike Varney and, like most of the records he handled in the 80s, the album sounds thin, reedy and weightless. Clearly, this was all obvious to Icon themselves, who paused, regrouped, abandoned metal completely, and returned a year later with Night Of The Crime, a scandalously lightweight album that became a minor AOR classic, and their finest moment. Classic Rock Newsletter Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Like the first album, …Crime is fatally flawed, but also so plucky and fun that it’s almost impossible to dislike. Shortly before the tour scheduled to promote Night Of The Crime kicked off, Icon frontman Steve Clifford quit the band, leaving them to struggle on for two further albums.