Magnum (band) the success of "On a Storyteller's Night", Keith Baker was able to negotiate the band a major label deal with Polydor Records, and they embarked on the most commercially successful period of their career – opening the famous Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in August 1985, on a bill that also included Bon Jovi, Metallica, Marillion and headliners ZZ Top. A second leg for the "Storyteller's" tour was concluded in December 1985. The first release for the label was co-produced by Queen drummer Roger Taylor in 1986, entitled "Vigilante". The switch to Polydor saw an increase in the
Dope (band) City club circuit, and releasing several promotional cassettes the band was signed by Epic Records. For the album's recording, Sloane Jentry had left the band and Tripp Eisen moved to guitar, while Acey Slade was brought in on bass. The album featured fourteen tracks including two covers, which were; "Fuck tha Police" by N.W.A and "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by English new wave band Dead or Alive, which featured in the movie "American Psycho". "Debonaire" was also featured on the "Scream 3" movie soundtrack and the first "The Fast and the Furious" movie during the police raid