By the mid-1980s, Palumbo had returned to his solo career, releasing

By the mid-1980s, Palumbo had returned to his solo career, releasing the avant garde album Blowing Up Detroit in 1985. It was also around this time that Palumbo began collaborating on songwriting for the Hagerstown, Maryland -based hard rock / glam metal band Kix . He would go on to co-write this band’s most commercially successful single, ” Don’t Close Your Eyes “.