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King of the North – Get Out of your World
Album Review By Mike Richardson
8.5/10
King of the North’s contrarian approach is evident right from the outset. The first couple of tracks showcasing smooth, clean vocals that have more than a hint of Robert Plant about them alongside the big, dirty, drums and guitars you’d expect from this desert/stoner duo. Yes, Duo. Some nifty effects pedal tomfoolery allows Andrew Higgs to play bass, rhythm and lead guitars simultaneously, not only on the album, but live too!
“Love Like Fire” and “Burn” are both potential obvious single contenders, a little more accessible in its heavy rock stylings. Catchy choruses a plenty and guitar hooks for days. After a lead infused intro “Hard Wired for Hard Times” develops into one of the tastiest riffs on the album, followed by “Ride like You’re Free” which could easily be Zeppelin playing a Motörhead cover. “Down to the Devil” starts out as a bluesy jam from the rhythm section, then the vocals hit a dirtier, lower register for a real highlight of the album. “The Mountain” experiments with some more melodic elements and brings in a guest spoken word performance from Mark of Kain’s John Scott, overall an epic soundscape. The album continues in this veing throughout “Caught Between two Worlds” has almost grunge elements, “Hard Days are Done” could almost be early Dio, “No Stone Left Unturned” is an instrumental Tony Iommi would be proud of. Wrapping a bow round the whole package is a jammed, improv-heavy cover of Hendrix’s “Manic Depression”, overall, 8.5/10 Best track : – “Down to the Devil” Check ‘em out if you like : Monster Magnet, Kyuss, Cog
Track Listing 1. Rise 2. Get out of Your World 3. Love like Fire 4. Burn 5. Hard Wired for Hard Times 6. Ride like You’re Free 7. Down to the Devil 8. The Mountain 9. Caught Between Two Worlds 10. Hard Days are Done 11. No Stone Left Unturned 12. Manic Depression
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