[Kim Mitchell performing Battlescar live in 1989]

Max Webster was a 70s era Canadian band that had several ties to Rush. They signed with SRO Productions (the management arm of Anthem Records) in 1975 and often toured with Rush in the late 70s. The guitarist and lead vocalist, Kim Mitchell, cowrote most of Max Webster's songs with Pye Dubois, who also collaborated with Neil Peart on many Rush songs.

In 1980, Max Webster collaborated with Rush on a song titled Battlescar that appeared on the Max Webster album Universal Juveniles. The recording featured the full lineups of Rush and Max Webster playing/recording together, with Geddy Lee and Kim Mitchell sharing lead vocals.

I recently located a video of Kim Mitchell performing the song live in 1989. This version has three drummers and Kim on guitar, with Peter Fredette tackling Geddy's vocal part. You can watch the performance here and listen to the original version (courtesy Virtual Songs) of the song using the player below.

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