The cartoon wrestling/boxing championship belt on the front cover says "heavy metal" boldly and without apology, and, on the band's second album, Karp does its damnedest to live up to such a claim. And it does -- hearing these songs makes many pretenders to the throne seem like the weak-ass cheese they are. Karp may have their indie background fully intact -- who wouldn't, with releases on K Records? -- but they know how to rock, or, perhaps more appropriately, rawk! Their lyrics are knowing de...   [ read more ]

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The ability for one to incorporate mood swings into their musical creativity is apparent on the debut full-length by Washington's Karp. At the drop of a hat, they can go from slow and blistering to upbeat and pounding, all while remaining at a very low, heavy tone. Deeply influenced by Black Sabbath and the Melvins, Mustache Wild has the potential to be a very dark release with their very tongue-in-cheek lyrics on tracks like "13 Ways to a Cavity," where the vocalist repeats "It's going to h...   [ read more ]

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Karp bowed out of existence with this monster of a record, arguably the best influence Iron Maiden has ever had on any other band ever (the worthy-of-worship song titles are all the band's own, though). From the balls-out opening riff on the brilliant 'Bacon Industry' to the closing, throat-shredding mania on 'J Is for Genius,' this quite literally self-titled record simply does not and will not let up. The vocals sound even more raw and raunchy than before -- this is hard rock that lives up to the name --...   [ read more ]

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