Karma to Burn – Appalachian Incantation
Genre: Stoner Rock
Label: Napalm Records
Almost-instrumental stoner rock? I’ll admit, I was a tad skeptical. After all, for the most part, stoner is a very vocal genre. Some exceptions to all rules are present, however, and Appalachian Incantation is a great exception to the rule (I haven’t heard the previous albums from KtB yet, so I don’t count them as exceptions).
All but two of the songs follow in KtB’s tradition of naming their songs with numerals, the other two being “Waiting on the Western World” and “Two Times”, which I must say adds a bit of mystique. No more song names to be remembered, it’s song numbers.
An added bonus to the band’s fans, and the genre’s fans too, is that the album was produced by Scott Reeder, bassist for Kyuss.
But, like I said, it’s a great rule-breaker for stoner rock, and a great album in general. It’s great for fans of Earth, Orange Goblin, Kyuss, and of course the Creators themselves, Black Sabbath.
7.5 out of 10.
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