Leeway - Born To Expire
| Release date: | 31 January 1989 |
| Style: | Hardcore, Crossover thrash metal |
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Owners: |
6 have it |
01. Rise And Fall
02. Mark Of The Squealer
03. Be Loud
04. On The Outside
05. Defy You
06. Enforcer
07. Tools For War
08. Born To Expire
09. Marathon
10. Self Defence
11. Catholic High School (Girls In Trouble)
12. Unexpected
02. Mark Of The Squealer
03. Be Loud
04. On The Outside
05. Defy You
06. Enforcer
07. Tools For War
08. Born To Expire
09. Marathon
10. Self Defence
11. Catholic High School (Girls In Trouble)
12. Unexpected
Guest review
Lyrics Recorded at Normandy Sound, Warren RI in Nov 1987.
Although the album was recorded in November 1987, delays postponed its release to January 1989 - jointly on Rock Hotel and Profile Records.
Rating:
7.5
7.5
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Rating: 7.5 |
Leeway, after sifting through rough demos, finally settled down with a brilliant debut release in the form of Born To Expire in 1989. It's a defining artifact in the NY hardcore punk that leaps into crossover thrash, representing a perfect synthesis of aggressive intensity, streetwise lyrical realism, and "genre-defying musicianship". No wait, Suicidal Tendencies's self-titled defied the genre in 1983, Stormtroopers Of Death's Speak English Or Die in 1985, Cro-Mags's The Age Of Quarrel did in 1986, D.R.I.'s Crossover in 1987... Read more ›› |
Found in 3 lists
Top lists
| Guib | The Metal Art Of Thrashing (Ordered By Years) | #134 |
| Vasil de Shumen | Best of US THRASH [ without The Big Four ] | #82 |
| Daddy Pig | JULYRDCORE | #26 |
Comments
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| JOPE OF STEELE Steelemeister Posts: 3333  |
This is a killer album, total kickass material. Killer riffs left and right. What else can I say? Total kick ass of an album.
---- My vision is augmented
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| Tom Muller Posts: 309  |
Written by JOPE OF STEELE on 11.12.2020 at 23:49 Agree. only album i really like
---- don't say that
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| Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena Posts: 7564  |
Currently listening to it and how every time it is fucking bonkers to listen to "Tools For War".
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