Deathkings

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Deathkings
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
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Deathkings  is  heavy, very heavy,   the  album gives  us only 4 tracks but with the total length  just passing the 40 minute marker,  it can be validated as being a full length.

Right from the starting riff of “Halo of the sun” it‘s  clear what Deathkings are all about : progressive, Sludge, dissonance at it ’s  best; the vocals  are often  raw often but there is also  room for a “clean“ voice, both styles are adequately  handled by guitarist/vocalist  Daryl Hernandez and bass player Nicolas Rocha.  2 two shorter tracks on the album “Martyr (vol I)”  and  “Martyr….(vol II”) are  and close  Destroyer are  on the one hand interchangeable with the opening track  but on there,  there is no denying that this album is obviously a  feast for fans of let’s say, Yob, Eyehategod, or (anyone remember) Grief… but I believe also  open minded fans of old Paradise lost and MY dying Bride , can probably handle  Deathkings.

Desertfest/Roadburn programmers  out there…here is a band which should be on the shortlist for  the 2015 editions.

80/100