{"id":16561,"date":"2016-10-05T01:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=16561"},"modified":"2022-01-06T19:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:50:12","slug":"album-review-kyng-breathe-in-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=16561","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Kyng &#8211; Breathe in the Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyng has returned with their third album, Breathe in the Water. \u00a0Ok, let me just cut to the chase here. \u00a0This album is fucking awesome. \u00a0I mean, there\u2019s only so many ways I can express my excitement and love for an album.\u00a0 Breathe in the Water is pretty much the album that I hoped that Kyng would make in wake of their 2014 album, Burn the Serum. \u00a0Kicking things off with \u201cPristine Warning\u201d was very reminiscent of how \u201cBurn the Serum\u201d opened as it\u2019s a juggernaut of a track. \u00a0The title track was also another great song that sounded like Kyng but \u201cCloser to the End\u201d is where I felt stopped dead in my tracks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCloser to the End\u201d is such a fantastic song and what I love the most about this song is that it has Kyng side stepping from this kind of formulaic approach that they very easily could\u2019ve found themselves taking. \u00a0Lead vocalist\/guitarist Eddie Veliz pulled off some of his best vocal work to date on this song and the band&#8217;s overall performance on this song was nothing short of perfect. \u00a0\u201cShow Me Your Love\u201d is another unexpected turn. \u00a0Starting off as a dark, brooding, ballad, the song then takes a turn into Black Sabbath territory. \u00a0This is an absolutely beautiful song and once again shows Kyng\u2019s ability to be versatile not be confined to any particular expectations.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UgtQj0gfidA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The overall production of the album is absolutely mind bending. \u00a0This is the best I have heard Kyng sound yet on record and Breathe in the Water seems to be the album that has come the closest to capturing Kyng\u2019s live sonic magic. \u00a0Bassist Tony Castendeda\u2019s bass playing shines brightly as well as his outstanding harmony vocals while drummer Pepe Clarke\u2019s playing continues to awe me. \u00a0As a whole, Kyng is a metal band that understands the importance of dynamics in sound. \u00a0Their lows are low, their highs are high, their mellows make you feel, and their heavys will kick your ass. \u00a0\u00a0That isn\u2019t something that just any and every band can pull off but on Breathe in the Water, Kyng has mastered it with ease.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, I think it\u2019s safe to say that Kyng has released their best album to date. \u00a0With every passing album and every passing tour, it seems that Kyng continues to absorb everything like a sponge. \u00a0They continue to grow as songwriters, as players, and as a live band. \u00a0Breathe in the Water is an album that, as a huge fan, makes me so happy to hear. \u00a0It proves to me that Kyng is a band that is never comfortable staying where they are and that they are a band that will continue to grow and present their fans with timeless, unforgettable music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyng has returned with their third album, Breathe in the Water. \u00a0Ok, let me just cut to the chase here. \u00a0This album is fucking awesome. \u00a0I mean, there\u2019s only so many ways I can express my excitement and love for an album.\u00a0 Breathe in the Water is pretty much the album that I hoped that Kyng would make in wake of their 2014 album, Burn the Serum. \u00a0Kicking things off with \u201cPristine Warning\u201d was very reminiscent of how \u201cBurn the 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