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| Kaine are a heavy metal band from the UK formed in 2009, releasing their debut album 'Falling Through Freedom' in 2012, the live album 'Rock The Castle' in 2013, and sophomore studio album 'The Waystone' in 2014. | ||||||
| Opening the album, 'Iron Lady' is a bombastic barrage of traditional heavy metal, nodding its head in the direction of the classic twin guitar attack and pounding rhythms that made the NWOBHM evolution so popular during the eighties. The vocals are clean and powerful, the guitar solos are sparkling romps, and with a catchy sing a long chorus, 'Iron Lady' is surely gonna have fans of old school metal drooling at the prospect of what's yet to come! | ||||||
| And what's yet to come - the slower paced 'The New Wave', a very heavy and thunderous march, the vocals laden with angst and attitude as it stomps its way through some fantastic melodies and mesmerising guitar riffs. 'Dreams To Nightmares' is all about speed, pace and power and is a superb example of the galloping rhythms that Iron Maiden are well famous for. 'Solidarity' is a mid tempo, foot stomping, hard rocking song with a superbly arranged intro, all meandering guitars and machine gun base lines. The change of vocalist from Rage Sadler to Dan Mailer shows the versatility of the band and doesn't take anything away from the band's sound. | ||||||
| Second single off the album 'Resistance', is a superb chugging head banger of a song that has "sing-a-long" written all over it. The vocals are great, the guitar sound and melodies reminiscent of late eighties Anthrax, and the chorus will be screamed by fans everywhere! This is a song that's surely going to be a crowd favourite in a live arena. 'Entropy (Unrelenting Chaos)' is an updated, modern day version of one the bands earlier instrumental songs while 'This Soul Exchange' has a wonderful acoustic intro, followed by dramatic time changes as it ducks and dives its way through riff after riff and thundering rhythms, finally finishing with a swashbuckling romp and an acoustic outro. | ||||||
| Foot stomping, full tilt, hard rock returns with 'Wanderer', featuring chopping guitars and melodies that'll leave an instant imprint on the mind. Bringing the album to a close is the eleven minute epic (title song) 'The Waystone'. To pull off a song this epic, it takes two things, superb song writing and big balls, with the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden and Manowar writing these kinda epics all the time! Time changes to keep the song alive, excellent lyrical content to keep the listener interested, and superb musicianship are the requirements for songs of this length and Kaine have all of them in abundance. What a great ending to a great album. | ||||||
| Overall, superb song writing and excellent musicianship make this an album a must for all fans of traditional metal. British heavy metal is not dead - Kaine are living proof. | ||||||
| Review by Iron Mathew Collins | ||||||
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| Rock The Castle - Live 2013 | ||||||
| "cracking songs, superb musicianship, great vocals and above all, passion, make this a must have live album for fans of traditional British heavy metal" Read Review | ||||||
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| Iron Lady (single) | ||||||
| "Kaine have recreated the feel and buzz of the NWOBHM with a blistering slab of classic heavy metal" Read Review | ||||||
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| Justice Injustice (single) | ||||||
| "relentless chugging, infectious and addictive, Kaine epitomise traditional British heavy metal" Read Review | ||||||
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| The Soundhouse Tapes - Live 2016 | ||||||
| "Kaine have managed to capture their live energy and are so confident in their own ability, the release is unedited, undubbed and unpolished. This is Kaine at their best" Read Review | ||||||
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