Synopsis

Vinnie Vincent Invasion perform "That Time Of Year" in a polished late-1980s hard rock setting, with performance footage emphasizing the band's glamorous image and Mark Slaughter's powerful vocals. The video also follows Vinnie Vincent on the move, including motorcycle scenes that reinforce the song's restless, road-bound mood. The melodic power ballad gives the clip a more reflective tone than the group's heavier material, while Vincent's prominent guitar work keeps the presentation firmly rooted in the era's flashy glam metal style.

Factoids & Trivia

• "That Time Of Year" was released in 1988 as the lead single from *All Systems Go*, the second and final studio album by Vinnie Vincent Invasion's original lineup.

• The song marked the recording debut of vocalist Mark Slaughter with the band. He had replaced Robert Fleischman after the group's first album.

• The video received its world premiere on MTV's *Headbangers Ball* on July 16, 1988.

• "That Time Of Year" became an MTV hit and helped present the Invasion in a more melodic and accessible form than on its 1986 debut.

• Contemporary coverage viewed the song as a power ballad with potential to reach the Top 40, without abandoning the band's hard rock identity.

• Vinnie Vincent wrote all of the songs on *All Systems Go*, including "That Time Of Year."

• The video arrived just months before the group broke up at the end of August 1988, making it one of the last major promotional appearances for the original Invasion lineup.

• The album version runs approximately 4 minutes and 11 seconds.