Kaiser – 2nd Sound

 

 

Kaiser – 2nd Sound
Majestic Mountain Records – 2025
Rock, Stoner, Metal
Rated: *****

Helsinki, Finland is home to the trio known as Kaiser. And that city will surely have the pleasure of seeing them perform their new album 2nd Sound soon enough! For the album will be out tomorrow on Majestic Mountain Records and it is one hell of a wild adventure! A truly addictive ride that starts with opening track Brotha and ends with eight and final song Aftershock. There are moments when the boys go full Kyuss. That beautiful atavistic stoner rocking. And it’s celebrating a lot of the more metal side of the heavy underground. But all of those avenues are transversed with power and sheer force. And as you wallow comfortably in that knowledge and accept there is no escape from Kaiser’s 2nd Sound they manage to up the dynamics, freak out with guitars or have the bass do something even wilder.  You’ve heard Brotha, you’ve been having it on repeat. If not, go listen immediately. But that’s just the magnificent opener. 1,5 Dozen follows and ups the ante with fierce energy and a furious noisy assault. Soon opening up, exchanging the screams for more melodic vocal work, harmonizing even and thundering ever forward as the guitar gets to lift off and soar. The way they then make Meteorhead sound so effortless and riddled with boogie, how it revolves around itself, spinning towards something inevitable. Feral vocals dragging you along towards the shouted ‘Meteorhead’ middle part, anxious for participation from the crowd. And that drum work on this third track, stunning is an understatement! Beautiful guitar, with the solo stretching exactly far enough to give you even more awareness of the magnificent bass you’ve been hearing. The musicianship of the entire album only becomes apparent after you’ve been shocked and awed into listening to the record on repeat. For at first it might seem hidden among all that gritty and grimy fuzz work, that deliberate steamrolling aspect of this album. But as your head wraps itself around it, you will realize you are listening to one hell of a luxuriously crafted tonal beauty. It’s simple, we’re just entering March, but Kaiser’s 2nd Sound is one of the best albums to be released this year…

(Written by JK)

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