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. [...]

The more I listen to new releases, the more I realize how quickly the U.S. scene has taken back the respect it had so woefully lost only a few short years ago. Yes, the scene has always been vibrant in the underground, but when fans in this country wanted quality metal on the heavier side, [...]