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Hail the Kingdom (2007)
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All Artists: Overloaded
Title: Hail the Kingdom (2007)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Release Date: 10/2/2007
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 634479640902
 

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Kenneth W. (Eyesore) from TAUNTON, MA
Reviewed on 12/4/2007...
People are always saying rock music is coming back. Wishful thinking? The fact is rock music never went away; the media spotlight did. Part of what made the 80s rock scene so great was the way fans and mainstream media embraced the genre. It was larger than life. And it was a blast. Those days are gone now; it's simply now a microcosm of what it once was. But there are still bands out there kicking out that raw, in-your-face rock music. So while the overblown gusto may be gone, the music will always remain. Overloaded -- hailing from Detroit, the self-proclaimed "rock city" -- is one of those bands still laying down that old school rock. They claim to be a heavy metal band, but they're not. There are some metal influences, but overall Overloaded is a rock band.

They formed in 2004 and released Hail The Kingdom, their debut album, in 2005. Hail The Kingdom is an unabashed throwback to the glory days of rock, and it immediately proves just that with the bombastic, guitar-driven, sexually-charged, hook-laden opening track, "Beaver Fever." Vocalist Chris Gillen sounds like a cross between Sammy Hagar and Todd Lewis (Toadies, The Burden Brothers) -- strong, dirty and powerful. "War Of The Worlds," "Where Are You Running To?" and "Feeling Overloaded" follow the same stylistic path, the latter being something of a local hit, and a song that garnered the band a lot of attention from rock fans and big name sponsors. With Hail The Kingdom being only seven songs deep, a dud or two is fairly noticeable. "King Of The Landfill" and "Cyclone" are two duds; they simply offer nothing in the manner of hooks, nothing for the listener to sink his teeth into. The album closes with "Sick," a mellow, bass-heavy number with a mild hook that would have been better served in the middle of the album, leaving a stronger, heavier track to close things out. So while not without flaws, Hail To The Kingdom is most definitely a solid release.

A few months after this release, Overloaded released Hellfire, a follow-up 5-song EP. The EP quickly went out of print, so in 2006 the band released a self-titled album featuring Hail To The Kingdom and the Hellfire EP, minus the tracks "Sick" and a cover of "Crazy Horses" (originally from the Hellfire EP). You can still order Hail To The Kingdom and Overloaded. A new album entitled Regeneration is due sometime this year.

Website: http://www.overloadedmusic.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/overloaded