King Kobra are the epitome of what a “nearly” band is. They seemed to have all the pieces in place, but they never quite reached that point. It’s as though it was a stop gap band for members to drop in to  when other projects were dormant. In fact, the band folded so Carmine Appice, the band’s founder, could join John Sykes in Blue Murder.

This album never had much of a chance. The only deal they could get was on a tiny label called Rocker Records, so the distribution couldn’t have been great. The songs aren’t that bad. If we are being honest, there are some serious kick ass tunes. Walls Of Silence should have been released as a single, I’m sure American radio would have played the hell out of it.

Redline, Take It Off, and Mean Street Machine are all rockin’ tracks and this album should have done more than it did, but I would say it’s the weakest of their three early records.

7.5/10 from The Grooveman.