 The band stayed together for about a year, playing around the Georgia State area.Forrester's big break came while he was with a New York cover band named Rachel, when he successfully auditioned to replace the departing Guy Speranza in Riot.He would make his studio debut on 1982's "Restless Breed" album which the band supported by touring with headliners Rainbow on their "Straight Between the Eyes" tour, sharing the bill at different times with Saxon, Scorpions, and UFO.