{"id":25406,"date":"2013-01-29T06:09:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T11:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=25406"},"modified":"2014-02-16T09:08:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T14:08:32","slug":"m-16-locked-and-re-loaded-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/m-16-locked-and-re-loaded-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"M-16 | Locked and Re-Loaded<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– News Editor \/ Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"M-16\"Originally released in 1988, Locked and Loaded<\/em> was the debut album from New York hard rock\/heavy metal band M-16. The band, which was active in the area\u2019s scene for most of that decade, had a sound that recalls Dokken, Leatherwolf and White Sister \u2013 a killer mix of hard hitting heavy metal and polished melodic rock. In 1988 you wouldn\u2019t have thought twice about calling them a metal band (especially with their signature gun toting grim reaper logo), but between the keyboards and focus on melody, M-16 is just as likely to appeal to AOR\/melodic rock fans.<\/p>\n

Locked and Loaded<\/em> opens with the album\u2019s strongest song, \u201cMuch Too Young For Me,\u201d which despite being the best jailbait anthem this side of Winger\u2019s \u201cSeventeen,\u201d is the best song Dokken never recorded. The dramatic guitar work, ethereal vocals (Lenny Thomas hit some great high notes) and painfully earnest lyrical content are recurring themes, and they keep reminding you of what was so much fun about that era\u2019s hard rock sound. You have these totally crunching metal riffs and blazing solos, but it\u2019s on a song asking \u201cR.U. Hot Tonight.\u201d \u201cShot Down\u201d and the single \u201cWaysted Love\u201d also show off the band\u2019s metal chops, while songs like \u201cGuilty of Innocence\u201d and \u201cTonite (It\u2019s You)\u201d have a total Autograph\/Black n\u2019 Blue feel. Hearing M-16, even if it\u2019s for the first time with this reissue, is like a time capsule that instantly takes you back 25 years. Locked and Loaded has that classic metal vibe and then some.<\/p>\n

Heaven & Hell\u2019s new M-16 reissue, titled Locked and Re-Loaded<\/em>, marks the first time Locked and Loaded has appeared on CD (legitimately at least, as bootlegs have circulated in the past). The reissue not only puts this long out of print album back in fans\u2019 hands, it gives it a nice upgrade. The album has been newly remastered by Jamie King (who remastered Heaven & Hell\u2019s Blacksmith and Overlorde SR reissues, among many others). The improvement in sound quality is quite noticeable. Locked and Re-Loaded also features two previously unreleased demos from 1989 \u2013 \u201cThe Game\u201d and \u201cPlay It Loud\u201d \u2013 that give fans a glimpse at what a second M-16 album might have sounded like. Factor in a nice booklet with a band history and some vintage photos and you have a very nice reissue overall.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a serious collector of cult hard rock and heavy metal from the \u201880s, Locked and Re-Loaded<\/em> should go straight to the top of your buy list. Fans of classic \u201880s bands on the edge between hard rock and metal in general should check out M-16, and this deluxe reissue is the perfect way to do that.<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nGlen Oliver (g)
\nPete Sivaslian (d)
\nSteve Vandyke (b)
\nLenny Thomas (v) (k)
\nKevin Egnor (g)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tMuch To Young For Me
\n2.\tTonite (It\u2019s You)
\n3.\tDreamgirl
\n4.\tRU Hot Tonight
\n5.\tShot Down
\n6.\tGuilty of Innocence
\n7.\tWaysted Love
\n8.\tWhy
\n9.\tThe Game (\u201989 demo)
\n10.\tPlay It Loud (\u201989 demo)<\/p>\n

Label: Heaven & Hell Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.m16rocks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.75\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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