Everything I like about desert metal is here - True to the taste of proto-metal... It's got that relentless rhythm section that runs like a Mopar Hemi 572... Vocals that don't make me twitch like I'm listening to King Diamond or Cookie Monster... strong grooves that show up enough times to satisfy... yeah, this is good stuff. zzzptm
Brighton, UK band leaven surging hard rock with spaced-out stoner-doom on their second LP, recorded in an old chapel on the English coast. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 9, 2022
Combining crooned murder ballads with raw, angsty hard rock hooks, Melbourne's The Ugly Kings are a wrecking crew well worth watching. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 15, 2021