Review: ROBOT LORDS OF TOKYO – “II: Whiskey, Blood and Napalm”

Robot Lords Of Tokyo - “II: Whiskey, Blood & Napalm” [RLOT] … riff-heavy Southern stomp that sounds a lot like Corrosion of Conformity and a little like Clutch, which makes sense, since they got their name from the latter’s “10001110101” … their lyrics are a bit less cerebral than either of those bands, and more about rawkin’ fun … the main midtone vox are sometimes punctuated with a throaty, growled backup, which helps the better tracks (1, 4) … it may be shamelessly hooky, but when a band nails their formula, you can only fault them so much (like with, say, the rehashed Black Sabbath riffs throughout 5) … but long story short, you will be humming these songs after you hear em!  7 is a KISS cover … FCC OK … Try 1, 2, 3, 4 … 2008Nov11

1. The Mergatroid
2. Princess of Hollywood
3. Bring it on Down
4. Deathwagon
5. Shadows and Blood
6. Burn the Sky
7. Larger than Life
8. Fear
9. Shakedown
10. Comes Eternal Night