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Enforce - The Final Sign


ARTIST........: Enforce
TITLE.........: The Final Sign
LABEL.........: Tribunal/Divebomb Records
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GENRE.........: Heavy Metal
QUALITY.......: 242 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo

RIP DATE......: 2014-09-18
RELEASE DATE..: 2014-05-23


Tracklist:
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01. I'll Walk Alone                                      4:07
02. Pleasure Of Pain                                     3:16
03. I Remember                                           3:30
04. A Time Of Change                                     5:10
05. Take My Hand                                         3:28
06. So Far Away                                          5:14
07. Freedom Ride                                         3:23
08. Lonely Child                                         3:02
09. The Final Sign                                       4:24
10. Meet The Band                                        0:18
11. Hold On                                              3:21
12. Live On 98 Rock                                      0:35
13. Pleasure From Pain (Demo Version)                    3:20
14. One More Time (Live At Midway Cafe)                  4:15

              Total 47:23



Release Notes:

Contains two spoken tracks. Reminds me of Queensryche.

Most fans of cult/obscure metal remember Baltimore thrashers, Have Mercy, from
their 1986 Combat RecordsÆ Bootcamp release, Armageddon Descends. Guitarist Nick
Ellingson departed soon after the EPÆs release, going on to play in a few
non-starter bands until 1988 when he once again crossed paths with former Have
Mercy vocalist, Lonnie Fletcher.

ENFORCE was born soon after.

With the concept of the band in full swing, Ellington then called upon
ex-Krybaby band mate and drummer, Cliff Saunders, to help round out the new
group with bassist Jody Lewis. ENFORCE decidedly took a more melodic approach to
their heavy metal attack, slowing the pace down drastically from Have Mercy's
thrashier style.

Influenced by groups like Queensryche and Crimson Glory, ENFORCE went on to
craft two impressive demos (only 1 was ever released to the public before now).
Despite gigging regularly in the Baltimore area, and opening for acts like Dream
Theater, ENFORCE could never land a proper record deal. The injustice has
finally been rectified with this Divebomb Records collection, The Final Sign. If
anything, the songs on this CD prove that the indie labels of the early '90s,
and their myopic A&R agents, truly missed out on inking one of the better bands
of their day.