IN REVIEW: Kyng - "Breathe in the Water"

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For their third album, Kyng have enlisted Machine, producer of some of Clutch's best work in addition to many others. The result is a batch of tunes that have a thicker sound than previous record Burn the Serum, but also a sharper focus on melody. While there isn't anything quite as purely sticky as Electric Halo (my choice for best heavy song of 2014), Breathe in the Water is overall a much more melodic affair. It's all held together by Eddie Veliz, who not only displays his prowess on guitar but also gives a masterful vocal performance that compliments these songs regardless of what the music calls for. Breathe in the Water is diverse, encompassing aggressive metal, Sabbath-inspired groove, dark blues, and even some Alice in Chains-like hard grunge, among other styles; the feat Kyng pulls off here is sounding natural at all of them. Breathe in the Water is a varied and satisfying record for the present while laying a very large blueprint for their future endeavours.

October 7, 2016 • Razor & Tie
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