Kick the Giant

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   Brand new July 2024 debut release, Presence, by a the veteran Finnish progressive metal band Kick the Giant.  

As this fresh 2024 debut from longstanding Finnish progressive metal band Kick the Giant kicked off with the title cut, the opening riff seemed a direct rip off of Ice Age (not to be confused with Iced Earth). With that opening, I was skeptical. But as the song proper got going, it was clear this was no clone. The second song, Statement, was a huge surprise, as the group successfully fuse two genres traditionally at odds with each other, prog and punk. Over the course of the rest of the album we plenty of soaring melodies leading to cheezy crescendos, plenty of derivative interjections, and even a blatant light up the bic and sway your shoulders ballad. On paper, this sounds like it ought to be mostly a pass, but it's all expertly executed and somehow avoids becoming too cliché, ultimately making for a great listen overall, even if there's really nothing new.

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Fischman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 21 2018 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 1612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fischman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Kick the Giant Posted: August 10 2024 at 11:07
	Brand new July 2024 debut release, Presence, by a the veteran Finnish progressive metal band Kick the Giant. As this fresh 2024 debut from longstanding Finnish progressive metal band Kick the Giant kicked off with the title cut, the opening riff seemed a direct rip off of Ice Age (not to be confused with Iced Earth). With that opening, I was skeptical. But as the song proper got going, it was clear this was no clone. The second song, Statement, was a huge surprise, as the group successfully fuse two genres traditionally at odds with each other, prog and punk. Over the course of the rest of the album we plenty of soaring melodies leading to cheezy crescendos, plenty of derivative interjections, and even a blatant light up the bic and sway your shoulders ballad. On paper, this sounds like it ought to be mostly a pass, but it's all expertly executed and somehow avoids becoming too cliché, ultimately making for a great listen overall, even if there's really nothing new.

Boojieboy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 02 2016 Location: Earth Status: Offline Points: 649	Post Options Post Reply Quote Boojieboy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 13 2024 at 18:12
	Fun band name, even though "Giant" is already hugely tied up with the Gentle variety (Gentle Giant). I would have picked something different... Kick the Bomb or something LOL Edited by Boojieboy - August 13 2024 at 18:13