Editing Blue Cheer (section)

===Further reconfigurations, relocation to Germany, second and third extended hiatus (1980s–1998)===
Blue Cheer was once again inactive in the early 1980s. There was another attempt to reunite in 1983, but that fell through. In 1984, Peterson had better luck when he returned with Whaley and Rainier as Blue Cheer and a brand new album ''[[The Beast Is Back]]'', which was released on the New York label [[Megaforce Records]].<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Whaley left again in 1985 as drummer Brent Harknett took over, only to be succeeded by Billy Carmassi in 1987. That same year, Dickie led yet another new lineup of the Cheer that had Ruben De Fuentes back on guitar and Eric Davis on drums. In 1988, the line-up changed once again, being now composed of Dickie Peterson (bass), with [[Duck MacDonald|Andrew "Duck" MacDonald]] (guitar) and Dave Salce (drums).

From 1989 to 1993, Blue Cheer toured mainly in Europe. During this time, they played with classic rock acts as well as then-up-and-coming bands: [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]], [[Outlaws (band)|Outlaws]], [[Thunder (band)|Thunder]], [[The Groundhogs]], [[Ten Years After]], [[Mucky Pup]], Biohazard and others.

1989 saw the release of Blue Cheer's first official live album, ''Blitzkrieg over Nüremberg''. This album was recorded during Blue Cheer's first European tour in decades.

1990 saw the release of the ''[[Highlights and Lowlives]]'' studio album,<ref name="LarkinHR"/> composed of blues-based [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and one ballad.  The album was co-produced by notable grunge producer [[Jack Endino]] and producer Roland Hofmann. The line-up was Peterson, Whaley on drums and MacDonald on guitars.<ref>[http://www.deaddisc.com/ot/Highlights_And_Low_Lives.htm Credits: ''Highlights and Lowlives'']; Deaddisc.com.</ref>

Blue Cheer followed up ''Highlights and Lowlives'' with the much heavier ''Dining with the Sharks''. Duck MacDonald was replaced by German ex-Monsters<ref>A band that continues to remain active.  See [http://www.voodoorhythm.com/Monsters.html Monsters website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205011228/http://www.voodoorhythm.com/Monsters.html |date=December 5, 2008 }}.</ref> guitar player Dieter Saller in 1990. Also featured is a special guest appearance by [[The Groundhogs|Groundhogs]] guitarist [[Tony McPhee]]. The album was co-produced by Roland Hofmann and Blue Cheer.<ref>[http://www.deaddisc.com/ot/Dining_With_The_Sharks.htm Credits: ''Dining With The Sharks'']; Deaddisc.com.</ref> [[Gary Holland]] (ex-[[Dokken]]/[[Great White]]/Britton replaced Whaley on drums in 1993.

In the early 1990s, Peterson and Whaley re-located to Germany. In 1992, Peterson recorded his first solo album, ''Child of the Darkness'', in Cologne with a band named "The Scrap Yard". The album appeared five years later in Japan on [[Captain Trip Records]]. After Peterson came back to the U.S. in 1994, Blue Cheer was dormant from 1994 to 1999.