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Kingdom Come was the debut album from the Brooklyn rock band Sir Lord Baltimore, one of the earliest exponents of the heavy metal genre that would become increasingly popular during the 1970s. (US:198)
“Kingdom Come is an astoundingly hard and heavy album for 1970. Some of these songs could crush the earth. The album is one guitar blasting, drum thudding, dinosaur stomping primordial wail of thudding doom.”
“Hard driving distortion dripping bombastic rock that's among the more frenzied efforts you'll find in the proto-metal era. There is definitely enough in the fiery guitar work to be worth a look for anyone with even a passing interest in hard rock, or the evolution of what would eventually become metal.”
“This is seriously hard music with big, fuzzy, clipped guitar riffs, energy, huge stomp beat and a singer who learned everything he knows from listening to Steppenwolf apparently. The songs are tight and carefully arranged, showing a group that had been playing together for a long time and were in peak form in the studio.” “For genre fans, it doesn't get much better than this. Very hard rock, bordering on heavy metal at times, this features many furiously paced cuts, as well as some hard hitting guitar. Not for the faint of heart.”
“The debut Kingdom Come is an absolute heavy metal, riff driven explosion that boasts just about all of the tricks in the metal book long before the book had even been written. Heavy jam outs and extended acidy solos, backed by a driving bass and a thunderous drummer/vocalist.”
“Undoubtedly an underrated influence on the development of heavy metal, Sir Lord Baltimore's classic, Kingdom Come, is interesting and unique. The riffing is generally good, but on the other hand you have to suffer 70s redneck vocals. Two songs in particular, Lake Isle Of Innisfree and the title track, make this an album that cannot be described as simply average.”
“What we have here is one of the craziest, most frantic, and energetic albums ever. Side two kicks off with what's easily the band's greatest song.”
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