Release
date: November 18th 2017. Label: Various. Format: DD
All
Seeing Eye - Tracklisting
1.Megamouth 05:43
2.Sweat 04:15
3.All Seeing Eye
05:11
Members
Ed (Guitar/Vocals)
John (Drums)
Review
I've
been keeping an eye on UK Noise/Sludge/Stoner Rockers – KING BEE –
for the last year or so. Their new EP – All Seeing Eye – is
perhaps the best offering yet from this hard-rocking and pissed off
duo. Embracing a Sludgy Noise Rock driven sound. King Bee also offer
violent elements of FUZZ ROCK to make their sound that slightly more
dynamic.
First
track Megamouth does take time to fully get going but the band still
manage to create heavy sludge/stoner grooves that has shades of early
QOTSA and The Melvins to it. The vocals from Ed are firmly rooted in
Sludge/Doom Metal territory and are perhaps more experimental
compared to the addictive riffs. The song also has a layer Blues Rock
sounds buried under that heavy pissed off riffage.
Second
track – Sweat – is an infections alternative rock little number
with the band playing against stereotype and moving slightly away
from the opening track sludge/stoner sound. It has quite a slow-paced
feel to begin with at first before the band find that manic violent
spark that allows them to create loud heavy noises that fans of
TORCHE (Meanderthal era) will surely enjoy.
Third
track – All Seeing Eye – is a Fuzz/Desert Rock sounding song with
slightly gloomy lyrics and vocals that leave you under their hypnotic
spell. This is another chaotic and very loud affair with the band
including superb elements of slow-paced alternative rock. Though King
Bee can never stay quiet for long. The song soon returns to it's
earlier Sludge/Stoner Rock sound and it becomes the more better for
it.
The
production is handled superbly well. Kudos to the band for getting
the hugely talented Sam Thredder (Slabdragger) to engineer this EP.
All Seeing Eye could have done with another track. As it's far too
short at 15 mins in length. I know it's an EP but I wanted and
expected more. That minor complaint aside, All Seeing Eye is one of
the coolest EP's you'll likely to encounter this year.
Words
by Steve Howe
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