Doug Pinnick, Jerry Gaskill, and Ty Tabor make up a powerful rock trio called King's X. The band, with several past titles on Megaforce, have just released a thundering new piece on Atlantic called Dogman.

Dogman has a dense alternative/heavy feel, but it also has snippets of blues and funk aggression. King's X might resemble the fire of Soundgarden. Though actually, the band might bare a closer resemblance to the Seventies' styles; an era instead of a particular band or genre.

The songs on Dogman are assembled with an array of thick riffs and bass lines. Both tend to roll out in some occasions, especially in the verse of "pretend" and within "Don't Care."

Strengths of the release lie within the structures of each song segment. King's X is well beyond the point of learning to write bridges. Each track contains a noticeable variety of guitar and voice patterns. Tabor's backup vocals compliment an already strong and fitting lead vocal of Pinnick resulting in strong harmonies within a harder-edged arrangement. And suprisingly, the variety in bridge, verse, and chorus patterns do not take away from the "live" feel that Dogman has.

Zeppelin and Seattle fans will dig.

Reviewer:  Bonn Garrett, courtesy of Flash Magazine.