Leeway
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Contributed a cover of The Last Of The Famous International Playboys to The World Still Won't Listen (A Tribute To The Smiths) (1996).
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American Hardcore / Metal / Crossover Thrash band from Queens, New York, United States. Formed in 1984 from vocalist Eddie Sutton and guitarist A.J. Novello originally calling themselves "The Unruled." Leeway released four full-length albums before splitting up in 1996, reuniting occasionally in later years for brief periods. By the time Sutton died from cancer on April 19th, 2024, the band had gone by Leeway NYC.
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- https://www.discogs.com/artist/305736-Leeway
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/leewaynycofficial/
- https://myspace.com/leewaynyc
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeway_(band)
- https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Leeway/20277
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9732775/
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Leeway was an American crossover thrash band formed in Astoria, New York in 1984 by guitarist A.J. Novello and vocalist Eddie Sutton under the name The Unruled. To date, the band has released four studio albums – Born to Expire (1989), Desperate Measures (1991), Adult Crash (1994) and Open Mouth Kiss (1995) – and broken up and reformed several times over the years. Despite never achieving notable commercial success, Leeway is considered to be an integral part of the 1980s NYHC and crossover thrash scenes.