American Tears is an American keyboard trio that released it's first record, 'Branded Bad', on Columbia Records in 1974, it's second, 'Tear Gas', in 1975, and it's final for Columbia, 'Powerhouse' in 1977 before keyboard player Mark Mangold reformed them in 2018. The latest, 'Free Angel Express' features Alex Landenburg (Stratovarius, Kamelot, Rhapsody, Cyhra) on drums, with guest appearances by Barry Sparks (UFO, Dokken), Doug Howard (Touch, Utopia, Edgar Winter Band) and Charlie Calv (Angel, Shotgun Symphony).