Perhaps these guys don’t fit tightly under the heavy metal banner. However, the bulk of the songs here have a lot of old Black Sabbath in the mix. That works for me to put them there, then. These guys manage to create a sound that’s both fresh and rooted in classic rock music. They bring in some prog rock, jazz and more, yet maintain a fierce heaviness. Perhaps even more impressive, they pull that off while still bringing a groove and keeping it accessible. That’s a rare combination. It’s also something that makes this set really special. It should be noted that they do earn a bit of a parental advisory for lyrical content.

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The bass starts this, and the vocals come over the top. It calls to mind Cream for certain as it works forward with just those two things. There is definitely an old school Black Sabbath sound, too. After the first vocal movement the arrangement fills out just a bit and we’re even more along the lines of both of those bands. When the super heavy guitar joins, the Black Sabbath sound is cemented. The multi-layered vocal arrangement, though is beyond Sabbath comparisons. There are definitely more hints of Cream, here, too. The fast paced section that comes in later is very much Sabbath-like as well. There are hints of King Crimson’s “21^st Century Schizoid Man” at times, too. This is just a cool song with some incredibly classic sounds. I love the guitar solo on this thing