Nitro was an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California. The group was formed in 1987 by vocalist Jim Gillette, guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, bassist T. J. Racer  (the three of whom had worked together on Gillette's debut solo album Proud to Be Loud) and drummer Bobby Rock. This lineup recorded the band's debut album O.F.R., released by Rhino Entertainment's Rampage Records in 1989.