I must admit, I've never wondered what Led Zeppelin would sound like if they'd been caged, force fed tornadoes and made to play The Doors' Roadhouse Blues in the style of Slayer, but apparently, had I pondered this, the answer would lie in Flower of Zeus. Their PR guys reckon they're new rock legends. Now, I know I'm being slightly pedantic here, but doesn't someone need to have actually heard of a band before they can be considered legendary? Moreover, proclaiming a band - actually, a duo - to be legends on the eve of their debut release is perhaps a little premature.
Still, the comparisons aren't a million miles off the mark, and Flower of Zeus do produce an unholy and quite preposterous high-octane brand of rock 'n' roll that powers along solidly, amps cranked up to eleven to create wall-to-wall guitar excess.
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'Awake the Lion' is a particularly mammoth din of distorted monster riffage and pulverising percission. Make no mistake, these guys can definitely rock. Not entirely serious and revelling in the cliches of rock music from the last forty years, these four tracks are unpretentious and entertaining - not to mention supremely kick-ass.
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