I guess all bands had to start somewhere. Laaz Rockit's debut was more of an exercise in vintage '80s metal - far removed from the thrash titans they became a few years later. I still like this kind of burning metal because it's so sincere and stuffy, and the album shows a lot of promise with the cutting riffs and Michael Coons warrior vocals. 'Caught in the Act' and 'Take No Prisoners' are superb little numbers, boasting scorching riffs that would make the band some decent money as they turned into a moshing thrash act, but again, all bands have to start somewhere and you could do far worse than belting out a track like 'Something More'. Very much of its time, 'City's Gonna Burn' is a stab at power metal mixed with more melodic, almost glammed up presence and it works.
7/10
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