Kingdom Of Giants picks up right where they left off as 'Bleeding Star' feels like a six track extension of their incredible 2020 'Passengers' release, as far as instrumentation goes. Their clean vox were not the best before, but really lack any edge now. After 4 years I was hoping for more.
Annoying vocals. It makes the otherwise everything else, that's very good, practically unlistenable.
This album would be better titled as 'Radical Mediocrity'. Of the two singles, I think I can speak for most people by saying we were hoping for an album of 'Houdini's, but we unfortunately got 9 more 'Training Season's :(
These five songs are pretty cool. I was surprised to learn that Ankor had been around for a while because their latest offering is so current and unique. I guess it took them a while to find their groove... and they did that in spades. This EP offers a stellar mix of metal with pop and electro influences while putting it all together with some truly fantastic arrangements. 'Venom' is a sonic step up.
Not quite as good as their previous two offerings, which is a bar set incredibly high, so... it's still pretty damn good. Some real heavy grooves to dig into here, and as expected at this point, a top tier vocal performance. Every band has their day and I can see the sun setting for this one, sadly. Enjoy the final run, it's been a good one.