{"id":3946,"date":"1985-03-01T00:00:08","date_gmt":"1985-03-01T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=3946"},"modified":"2013-06-01T13:07:25","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T13:07:25","slug":"album-review-sound-barrier-born-to-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-sound-barrier-born-to-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUND BARRIER – Born To Rock (1984) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOUND BARRIER
Born To Rock<\/strong><\/span>
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\nPit Bull (1984)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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LA\u2019s Sound Barrier were the first all-black heavy metal unit to get a major deal. It\u2019s a real shame they lost it, because what material I\u2019ve heard from their debut, Total Control<\/em>, convinced me that they really did have something. Still, the guys have now bounced back with this five-track mini-LP.<\/p>\n

Well, they\u2019re good and they\u2019re hard. A raunchy riff bounces through the opener, the ultra-catchy \u2018Conquer The World\u2019; Spacey T. is certainly a very impressive guitar player. I like this band! They even attempt to revive some life into that well-worn Steppenwolf song \u2018Born To Be Wild\u2019. I tell ya, TKO used to do the definitive cover of this and I\u2019d rather have heard another original.<\/p>\n

\u2018Raging Heart\u2019 ends side one with some dirty headbangin\u2019 material, and the way Bernie K. delivers his vocals makes this track remind me of that ages old US metal obscurity Crystal Suspension on speed! Again, it\u2019s a catchy hookline that captures my interest, with some really intense rhythm work from Stanley E. (bass) and Dave Brown (drums).<\/p>\n

\u2018Born To Rock\u2019 itself has distinct Iron Maiden overtones and is fast<\/em>. Lastly, \u2018Do Or Die\u2019 ends proceedings a little more down-tempo and a little more radio-airplayable.<\/p>\n

Sound Barrier are great! Interview anyone?<\/p>\n

Dave Reynolds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 10 (1985)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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