Question: Rips the Covers Off was an album by the hard rock band formed in what year?
Context: Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer.  He is known for his work in the hard rock bands Rainbow and Deep Purple.  During his career, Turner fronted and played guitar with pop rock band Fandango in the late 1970s; and in the early 80s, he became a member of Rainbow, fronting the band and writing songs with guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore and bassist, and producer, Roger Glover.  After Rainbow had disbanded (the first time) in March 1984, he pursued a solo career, released one album, Rescue You, and then later did session work, singing background vocals for the likes of Billy Joel, Cher, and Michael Bolton.  On the advice of Bolton, Turner began recording jingles for radio and television.  Other songs he had composed or through collaboration with songwriters like Desmond Child and Jack Ponti were being recorded and released by international recording artists Jimmy Barnes, Lee Aaron, and Bonfire.  Turner had a short-lived association with neoclassical metal guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and then Deep Purple.  From the mid-1990s, he resumed his solo career, releasing an additional nine studio and two live recordings.  Turner did other session work, appearing as lead vocalist on tribute albums and working on projects involving various musical groups including progressive rock band Mother's Army; Bulgarian hard rock band Brazen Abbot; funk rock duo Hughes Turner Project; and classic rock/ progressive rock band Rated X.  In 2006, Frontiers Records approached Turner to become involved with the AOR side project Sunstorm.  By 2016, four albums under the Sunstorm name had been released.  That same year, Turner released "The Sessions" via Cleopatra Records featuring a veritable who's who of classic rock royalty as guest musicians, before resuming his seemingly constant touring schedule back in Europe AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young.  Although the band are considered pioneers of heavy metal, its members have always classified their music as "rock 'n' roll".  AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, "High Voltage", in 1975.  Membership remained stable until bassist Cliff Williams replaced Mark Evans in 1977.  In 1979, the band recorded their highly successful album "Highway to Hell".  Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption.  The group briefly considered disbanding, but soon ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was selected as Scott's replacement.  Later that year, the band released their best-selling album, "Back in Black".  The band's next album, "For Those About to Rock We Salute You", was also highly successful and was their first album to reach number one in the United States.  AC/DC declined in popularity soon after the departure of drummer Phil Rudd in 1983.  Poor record sales continued until the release of "The Razors Edge" in 1990.  Phil Rudd returned in 1994 and contributed to the band's 1995 album "Ballbreaker". " Stiff Upper Lip" was released in 2000 and was well received by critics.  The band's new album "Black Ice" was announced in June 2008 and was released on October 20, 2008.  The album's first single, "Rock 'N Roll Train", earned AC/DC a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Group or Duo with Vocals.  Another "Black Ice" track, "War Machine," gained AC/DC their first Grammy Award win, for Best Hard Rock Performance. Ex Hex is an American rock band formed in 2013.  Ex Hex released its first album, "Rips", on October 7, 2014 on Merge Records.  They opened for Speedy Ortiz in Montreal in 2014.  Ex Hex performed at Coachella 2016. Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968.  The band is considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years.  Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970.  Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies".  They were listed in the 1975 "Guinness Book of World Records" as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre, and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. L.A. Guns are an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983.  As of 2017, the lineup consists of Phil Lewis (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Tracii Guns (guitar), Michael Grant (guitar), Johnny Martin (bass, backing vocals) and Shane Fitzgibbon (drums).  The first incarnation of the group was formed by Tracii Guns in 1983 and merged with fellow Los Angeles group Hollywood Rose to form Guns N' Roses in 1984.  In 1985, the group was reformed by Guns and singer Paul Black adding Mick Cripps and Nickey Alexander.  Black would soon be replaced by former Girl singer Phil Lewis while former Faster Pussycat bassist Kelly Nickels was added to the group.  Later, Alexander would be replaced by former W.A.S.P. drummer Steve Riley with this being known as the "classic lineup" of L.A. Guns.  They achieved moderate chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  However, the group went through numerous lineup changes (with Riley being the most consistent member) and failed to regain mainstream attention. Like a Storm is a hard rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, best known for combining heavy baritone guitar riffs and hard rock songs with didgeridoo.  Formed by Chris, Kent, and Matt Brooks, Like a Storm have shared American & European stages with Alter Bridge, Korn, Shinedown, Black Veil Brides, Creed, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Sick Puppies, and many others, as well as touring North America extensively as a headline act.  Like a Storm are the highest charting New Zealand hard rock band in American radio history .  Both of Like a Storm's two studio albums, "The End of the Beginning" and "Awaken the Fire", debuted in the Billboard 200.  The band has toured with Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, Three Days Grace, Steel Panther, Shinedown and Hellyeah. A Cry Farewell is an American rap metal/nu metal band formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2009.  The band's musical style evolved from a hard rock sound to more of a rap metal sound by the following year.  Following the release of "The Offering" and hit single "Nothing Left" in 2010, the band was featured by The New Review as one of the fastest rising hard rock acts in the nation.  Since their formation, they've completed a national tour with Digital Summer and Universal/Republic records artist 10 Years, released a 5 track EP entitled "The Offering", and have had 3 of their songs ("Nothing Left", "Open My Eyes" and "The Road") appear on numerous national radio stations, including Sirius XM Radio.  "The Offering" was produced by grammy nominated producer Travis Wyrick (P.O.D., 10 Years, Disciple), who also produced their brand new full length album "The War Goes On" which came out on December 20, 2011. "Motorhead" is the eponymous song of the British hard rock band of the same name.  It was originally recorded by the space rock band Hawkwind, of whom the song's author, Motörhead frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, had been a member from 1971 to 1975.  It was the last song that he had written for them, but it had only been released as the B-side of the single "Kings of Speed", in March 1975.  In May of that year, Lemmy was fired from Hawkwind and formed a new band, naming it after the song.  It indicated the direction in which he planned to go: hard rock, not space rock.  Motörhead recorded two new versions of the song later that year, one as part of a demo session with producer Dave Edmunds and then another as part of the sessions for what was meant to have been Motörhead's debut album.  However, their record label, United Artists Records, decided to shelve the project and dropped the band without releasing any of the material.  Over a year later, the song was recorded yet again for Chiswick Records, during the session for their actual debut album and was released ahead of it, in June 1977, as their second 7" single. Rips the Covers Off, some copies of which are titled Rips Off the Covers, is an album by Phil Lewis's version of L.A. Guns, their first with guitarist Stacey Blades. Last Autumn's Dream is a hard rock band formed in 2002 by vocalist and keyboardist Mikael Erlandsson from Sweden and guitarist Andy Malecek from the German hard rock band Fair Warning.
Answer: 1983