Rating:
Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 02/19/2008
That
Jamey Jasta is one busy gentleman. In addition to all his other projects (
Hatebreed, running
Stillborn Records, and up until recently, hosting
Headbangers Ball, etc.) in 2008, he somehow found the time to unveil his latest musical venture,
Kingdom of Sorrow, which turns out to be a collaboration with
Crowbar/
Down riffmeister
Kirk Windstein. The group's self-titled debut is equal parts hardcore metal (the vocals) and sludge metal (the music), as evidenced by such pummeling, heavy-duty tracks as
"Grieve a Lifetime," "Lead into Demise," and
"Begging for the Truth." Consistently midtempo and burning with rage,
Kingdom of Sorrow doesn't present very many musical surprises, but fans of
Hatebreed,
Crowbar, and
Down should find it all very appealing.
~Greg Prato, All Music Guide