Nightwing (band) Steve Hackett to form the supergroup GTR with Steve Howe of Yes fame. Alec Johnson would leave too, causing Nightwing to be down a guitarist and singer before the tour was to begin. For the "My Kingdome Come" tour, Nightwing enlisted Dave Evans on vocals and Glynn Porrino on lead guitar. The band would also record their first and only live album, "Night of Mystery - Alive! Alive!" on this tour from concerts in Yugoslavia and West Germany. Nightwing returned to the studio in 1986 for their fifth studio album, sixth in total, named "Nightwing VI", which also featured an
Steve Howe (musician) and was certified gold, and No. 41 in the UK. The lead single, "When the Heart Rules the Mind", went to No. 14 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. GTR supported the album with a concert tour in 1986. At its conclusion, Hackett's interest in pursuing solo projects led to his departure. In 1987, Howe commissioned Robert Berry as Hackett's replacement, and ideas of a new band name included Steve Howe and Friends and Nero and the Trend. After several demos were recorded, the group disbanded. In 1988, the guitar compilation album "Guitar Speak" on I.R.S. Records was released which