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Artist: TKO

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CD Title: In Your Face

 

Category: Hard Rock

Year: 1984

Label: Combat Records

Catalog Number: MX8010

Personnel

Brad Sinsel vocals
Kjartan Kristoffersen guitars
Scott Earl bass
Ken Mary drums

Bonus tracks are from the 2008 reissue on Divebomb Records.

Tracks

1.	I Wanna Fight		Listen
2.	Run Out of Town		Listen
3.	Give Into the Night		Listen
4.	End of the Line		Listen
5.	Working Girl		Listen
6.	All I Want To Do		Listen
7.	Don't Give It Away		Listen
8.	So This Is Rock N' Roll		Listen
9.	Danger City		Listen
10.	I Wanna Fight bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen
11.	Run Out of Town bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen
12.	Give Into the Night bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen
13.	End of the Line bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen
14.	Working Girl bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen
15.	All I Want To Do bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen
16.	Don't Give It Away bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen
17.	So This Is Rock N' Roll bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen
18.	Danger City bonus track, 2001 remix		Listen

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Existing comments about this CD

From: Trick Taylor

Date: May 30, 2003 at 20:47

Boy am I glad somebody brilliant finally added this classic onto HH. Features Bad Brad Sinsel's distinctive snarl wrapped around gritty songwriting. Quite good for 1984. "Run Out of Town" is an all-time classic. I have seen this as part of a 2 disc package on e-bay (no not the horrible "In Your Face and Up Your Ass"), but I forget who the other band was. Metal Mayhem was going to re-release but legal troubles are stopping that process. If you can find it snatch it up. Rare and wonderful.

From: Gar	Date: May 31, 2003 at 22:34
These songs were all written in the early 80s but not released until '84. They were ahead of their time. Solid hard rock that suffers from the flat production. Brad Sinsel is one of the most underrated vocalists ever. The song "(I Can Do)Without You" is missing from the track listing. Is it not on the cd version?

From: nigel	Date: December 12, 2003 at 19:37
recently purchased this on vinyl and i must say is very average.

From: pink hipo	Date: January 24, 2004 at 19:01
I think this is a good classic rock band from the 80s. The guitar genuis of Kjartan and the exalent vocals of brad wow. I wuld recamend it to enveryone.

From: pink hippo	Date: January 24, 2004 at 19:08
I think this is a good classic rock band from the 80s. The guitar genius of Kjartan and the excellent vocals of Brad, wow. I would recommend it to everyone who likes rock music.

From: Rycheage	Date: February 4, 2004 at 1:18
This is awesome stuff, and about as bruising an album of hard rock as you'll find on the block.

From: Johnny Rutledge	Date: February 7, 2004 at 23:31
No shit -Easily one of the best kept secrets of metal of the 80s, will stand the test of time, any fans of Gn'R, Nirvana or Nazareth will enjoy this lp...IN YOUR FACE

From: red	Date: February 8, 2004 at 22:10
I have this on lp, it's decent. Not the lost classic I was hoping for, but better than most of the pack.

From: Belowthebelt	Date: March 28, 2004 at 16:34
Sinsel + TKO equals god!

From: Kreb	Date: April 11, 2004 at 10:06
SINSEL STOLE EVERYTHING HE DID FROM A GUY NAMED BRYNN ARENS

From: Mr M	Date: May 3, 2004 at 9:13
A cracking album. Dunno if the MFN/Combat version has been re-released on cd, but it's this mix which blows the original version away.

From: backfist	Date: May 8, 2004 at 13:51
A friend turned me on to TKO back in '85 and I've loved this album ever since. Highly recommended!

From: Haskpts	Date: February 15, 2005 at 22:07
To Gar: I believe the song I Can Do Without You is simply titled Without You on this "rough mix" CD.

From: Rafo Phoenix	Date: January 14, 2006 at 9:06
Good-Great Hard Rock album, cantidad de ratings y tremenda puntuacion avalan este buenisimo trabajo, al principio no me parecio tan bueno pero a medida que lo fui escuchando realmente colmo mis exigentes gustos, album muy parejo, altamente recomendado para los Hard Rockeros. 8/10

From: Groovy Grover	Date: June 8, 2006 at 16:24
Awesome release in '84! Solid start to finish. Love every song on this! Great vocals from Brad. Standouts "So This Is Rock'n Roll, "Give Into The Night" and of course "I Wanna Fight".I bought War Babies (Brad on vocals) as well and loved his work there too! Love live eighties METAL!

From: CLUTCH	Date: June 20, 2008 at 15:12
Fantastic album! My friend just released this thru his Divebomb label and a great job he did I might add. Without question the definitive version of this cd. There is no reason for anyone to not have this in their collection.

From: sabace	Date: June 4, 2010 at 9:14
all time hard rock classic !

From: hair metal again	Date: July 21, 2020 at 12:16
excellent debut for TKO with Brad Sinsel s rough vocals being the mane attraction along with that n your face way of writing anthemic songs of the early 8 0 s !i agree that the production isnt the best and maybe a really big song could push things further for them,but anyway that gem still rocks

From: Doghouse Reilly

Date: June 13, 2024 at 12:24

Cool disc from a band who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. I've heard that these songs were written/recorded in '81, which makes them all the more remarkable, as this sort of music wasn't really happening yet in any big way in America. Mine is the 2008 Divebomb version, and I have to say I prefer the new remixes. The original mix is very flat and thin-sounding to me. Closest comparisons might be same-period Saxon and Riot, though with a more poppy, party-hearty American feel rather than NWOBHM studs-and-leather seriousness. Brad Sinsel has a great voice that, again, puts me in mind of Biff Byford or Guy Speranza, but with more grit and a downward-tugging hint of despair ever-present. Sometimes he enunciates like Dio, and there are a few times I wish he would just sing the melody and not waaaaaail so much. The music is heavy for its time, and the gnarly guitar tone is very tasty. Favorite tracks are "I Wanna Fight," "Give In To The Night," "End Of The Line," "Working Girl," "D

From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: June 13, 2024 at 12:27
"Don't Give It Away," the mournful ballad "(I Can D) Without You," and the ripping final blast of "Danger City." A friend from Washington State always sang their praises, and turned me on to Below The Belt (while In Your Face was still very hard to find), and I didn't get it. This is much better and worth seeking out for anybody into heavy rock from the early '80's.

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