Leeway

Leeway is a crossover thrash band formed in Astoria, New York, USA in 1984 by guitarist A.J. Novello and vocalist Eddie Sutton under the name The Unruled. They played alongside groups such as Crumbsuckers, Prong, Ludichrist, Bad Brains, and Sick Of It All at the predominantly hardcore punk-oriented CBGB venue and had metal influences from the start. Guitarist and songwriter A.J. Novello said:

The fact that the band experimented with sound, had two guitarists riffing and solo-ing between them and the singer dressed in skeleton outfits and Yankees uniforms also set them out from the rest of the hardcore punk scene.

In November, 1987 they entered the Normandy Sound studio in Warren, Rhode Island and recorded their first album, Born to Expire. However, due to delays and postponements, the album was not released until January, 1989. Three follow-ups ensued - Desperate Measures, Adult Crash, and Open Mouth Kiss - before the band split. There was a short lived reunion in 2006 which saw the band again play, with the Bad Brains, at CBGB. According to their Myspace, Leeway has been working on new material.

Their song "Enforcer" has recently been featured on the playlist of the radio show "L.C.H.C" in the game GTA IV.

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