Beckoning in a sound that can be smartly compared to the likes of Birds of Prey, Boris, Electric Wizard and maybe a little (or a LOT) of Black F’n Sabbath thrown in just to make things spicey, California sludgsters Kowloon Walled City have, almost literally, blown my face off through the back of my head. In fact, if I had my headphones on to full volume, I am pretty sure my brain would be currently be in a slush-like state. You want to know the greatest part of all of this depiction of cranial carnage? My session of facemelting only consisted of 5 fucking songs to get the job done! That’s right, Kowloon Walled City has created all of this havoc with a little ole EP, but one that surely deserves it’s own planet for it to be allowed to carry on in its awesome destructive madness.

Entitled Turk Street, the sound that eminates from this EP isn’t so much surprising as it is just a thoroughly satisfying experience through and through, the biggest surprise is finding out that these guys, none of whom have any major metal band experience as far as I know, have only released this fantastic piece with no prior writing experience under Kowloon Walled City! I was sent this EP awhile ago, and I have to say that I continue to go back to it time and time again for a nice subtle dose of what my ears seem to need. The poor guys in the band have probably written me off because of my delay in writing about this, but this EP is truly one of those I simply became so engrossed in that writing about it seemed like a task I could continue to put off in favor of just laying back and taking the ride. But alas, the masses need to know about this California quartet before my negligence turns into a wasted opportunity.

http://www.myspace.com/kowloonwalledcity

http://inthewalledcity.com/

CODY