SOUND BARRIER

Heavy Metal • United States
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Influenced by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, among others, Sound Barrier was among the many heavy metal bands active in Los Angeles in the 1980s. The thing that set Sound Barrier apart from other metal bands was the fact that all four of its original members -- lead singer Bernie K., guitarist Spacey T., bassist/singer Stanley E., and drummer Dave "Skavido" Brown -- were black. Rock journalists were intrigued by the fact that four African Americans were playing heavy metal and Sound Barrier enjoyed a fair amount of press in the beginning. But the band never broke through commercially and only had a small following. Formed in 1980, Sound Barrier signed with MCA two years later and recorded their debut album, Total Control, in 1982. Regrettably, the LP only sold about 12,000 copies and MCA dropped the band. The headbangers' next release came in 1984, when they released the EP read more...
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SOUND BARRIER Total Control album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Total Control
Heavy Metal 1983
SOUND BARRIER Speed of Light album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Speed of Light
Heavy Metal 1986

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SOUND BARRIER Born to Rock album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Born to Rock
Heavy Metal 1984

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