Kill The King

Prepare yourself! This isn’t easy listening music.

Try out “Fight Back” (Punch Your Country 2008) for instance. Just staying with the guitar breaks will wear the listener out. So the question is, how does this guy Eric do that? It helps to be young and a bit angry. The title tune from the EP is another solid rock/metal tune, with killer guitar work. This one is a bit more straightforward, as rhythm goes, relying a bit more on fuzz chords. But that fellow Eric does some quick string work again.

The trio has played a Seattle show and will be in Renton, Washington in August. This keeps them in their home state for the time being. Kill The King puts its tunes on Katavi Arts, a label that isn’t found too widely among new bands.

This listener particularly likes the influences cited by KTK. T.V., tabloids, magazines and hypocrites are on the short list. The anger and dissatisfaction are evident in most of the songs. “Moralize” is a showcase, at times, for the bass work of D Lo Thebassmungus. This song is sure to grab the new listener and pull them in.

As for metal, punk and growler bands, I’ve certainly heard worse. This is actually pretty good stuff.

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