Lȧȧz Rockit "City's Gonna Burn"

Lȧȧz Rockit was an American thrash metal band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1981. They are most notable for their association with the Bay Area thrash metal scene of the 1980s, and they are considered to be one of the scene's so called "big six", along with Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Forbidden and Vio-lence.

Originally called Depth Charge, Lȧȧz Rockit was formed in the hills of Berkeley, California, by vocalist Michael Coons and guitarist Aaron Jellum. Coons was 17, just about to graduate high school, and Jellum was 18, busy attending college and riding motorcycles, and they knew what musical direction they wanted to pursue. After performing with various members, Coons and Jellum came across guitarist Phil Kettner and drummer Victor Agnello in late 1982 and early 1983. By the time bassist Willy Lange joined in 1983 to complete the line-up of the band, Depth Charge had changed their name to Lȧȧz Rockit, and their first recording was the Prelude to Death demo, which was released that year. They later signed with Target Records to release their debut album City's Gonna Burn in 1984.

Track list:

Side A

1. City's Gonna Burn 04:19   
2. Caught in the Act 03:11   
3. Take No Prisoners 03:58  
4. Dead Man's Eyes 03:38  

Side B

1. Forced to Fight 03:48  
2. Silent Scream 03:57  
3. Prelude 04:03   
4. Something More 02:57  

Time:   29:51  

The rare "SPV mid price series" was recently bootleged. CD looks like original, but the matrix is just album's title!

Bootleg by Old Metal Records is circulating.

Recording information:

Recorded at Kendum Recorders at Baby-O, Hollywood, CA.

Remastered at Imperial Mastering.