New Birth

In 1985 Mass finally landed another record deal, this time with RCA. A new album was recorded, with 4 songs from their shelved album resurrected. It was time for a 'New Birth'.

'New Birth' is another little goodie I never knew existed before I got on the internet. Originally released as Mass' debut album, it was only available on vinyl until Retrospect reissued it in 2007. Mass were a band of it's time sounding very similar to bands like Dokken, Ratt and the whole hair-metal scene at the time (mid 80's). And the Boston quartet didn't stand anything back compared to any of their musical brethren from the Sunset Strip. They were a very good melodic metal band, and are very much worth checking out. 'New Birth' didn't have the polished production the band would be criticized for on later occasions. So here we get the real deal. 'New Birth' is a great album, containing everything from the poppy "Do You Love Me" to the really heavy title track. This band has to be one of metals best hidden gems!

The reissue comes with lyrics, photos, and some additional liner notes from Louie St. August (vocals). They also added an unmixed song that was recorded during the same session, but never made it to the final album.

Killer tracks: Time, New Birth, Day Without You