Leash Law was an American

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band formed by ex-members of various other groups. It was formed in 2003 by

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, once a member of the band

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, Rick Renstrom, Emo Mowery, Stephen Elder, and

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, who was once a member of the influential bands

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and

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and has since become famous as the replacement of

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on ''

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''. In 2004, Leash Law released their first and only album, ''Dogface''. The band disbanded in 2005.

Members

– lead vocals *Rick Renstrom – guitar *Ed "Emo" Mowery – guitar/keyboards/

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*Stephen Elder – bass *

– drums

Discography

''Dogface'' (2004)

# "Fight" (Black, Renstrom) – 4:26 # "Dogface" (Mowery) – 4:39 # "Stealing Grace" (Black, Renstrom) – 4:41 # "Hail to Blood" (Black, Christy, Mowery, Renstrom) – 5:24 # "Banion" (Black, Renstrom) – 4:11 # "Better When Betrayed" (Black, Mowery, Renstrom) – 4:24 # "Martial Law" (Black, Renstrom) – 4:19 # "Hellhole" (Black, Christy, Mowery, Renstrom) – 5:03 # "Paving the Way" (Christy) – 3:26

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* {{Authority control Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 Heavy metal musical groups from Florida American power metal musical groups