Album Type: EP
Date Released: 26/02/2016Label: Steamhammer/SPV
“Mountain Czar” is an infectious record that certainly incites
uncontrollable foot tapping and head nodding. Perhaps not quite as edgy as some
of their earlier albums like “Almost Heathen” and “Wild Wonderful Purgatory”,
nevertheless it is a solid representation of Karma to Burn and their
incomparable style, with concluding track “Sixty-Three” channelling a cowboy
western sound with potentially the strongest riff of the record.
“Mountain Czar” CD//DD track listing:
1). Sixty
Two
2). Sixty
One
3). Sixty
4). Uccidendo
Un Sogno
5). Sixty
Thee
The Review:
Since their highly acclaimed debut in 1997, Karma to Burn
have consistently wowed fans with their uncompromising (mostly) instrumental
sound. Often labelled stoner rock, although they themselves have said they
don’t smoke marijuana and is therefore perhaps not representative of their
sound. Karma to Burn hail from ‘The Mountain
State ’ West Virginia
Aptly naming their EP “Mountain
Czar” Karma
to Burn return armed with riffs, riffs and oh yeah more riffs.
Maintaining the listener’s interest with no vocals isn’t the
easiest of tasks, the music has to be that much more engaging to compensate.
Luckily for Karma
to Burn they are no strangers to laying down a killer riff,
alongside a varied structure full of twists turns and general unpredictability.
Tracks “Sixty-Two” and “Sixty-One” (yes they come in that
order) deliver with groove galore and irresistible foot stomping rhythm. The
songs flow with deft musicality, yet imbue an erratic unpredictable thrill. “Uccidendo Un Sogno” is the only track
with vocals, a cover of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “Runnin
Down a Dream” and sung by Stephanie Savy in her native tongue of Italian.
It really works. The vocals sit perfectly with the groove laden riffs, and a
spectacular guitar solo tops it off. Concluding track “Sixty-Three” embodies the aforementioned genre of Mountain Rock,
channelling a cowboy western sound with potentially the strongest riff of the
record.
“Mountain
Czar”
is an infectious record that certainly incites uncontrollable foot tapping and
head nodding. Perhaps not quite as edgy as some of their earlier albums like “Almost Heathen” and “Wild Wonderful Purgatory”, nevertheless
it is a solid representation of Karma to Burn and their incomparable style.
Mountain Czar” is available now
Band
info: official
