Maximum Metal Rating Legend
5 Excellent - Masterpiece. A classic.
4.5-4 Great - Almost perfect records but there's probably a lacking.
3.5 Good - Most of the record is good, but there may be some filler.
3 Average - Some good songs, some bad ones at about a half/half ratio.
2.5-2 Fair - Worth a listen, but best obtained by collectors.
1.5-1 Bad - Major problems with music, lyrics, production, etc.
0 Terrible - Waste of your life and time.

Note: Reviews are graded from 0-5, anything higher or not showing is from our old style. Scores, however, do not reveal the important features. The written review that accompanies the ratings is the best source of information regarding the music on our site. Reviewing is opinionated, not a qualitative science, so scores are personal to the reviewer and could reflect anything from being technically brilliant to gloriously cheesy fun.

Demos and independent releases get some slack since the bands are often spent broke supporting themselves and trying to improve. Major releases usually have big financial backing, so they may be judged by a heavier hand. All scores can be eventually adjusted up or down by comparison of subsequent releases by the same band. We attempt to keep biases out of reviews and be advocates of the consumer without the undo influence of any band, label, management, promoter, etc.

The best way to determine how much you may like certain music is to listen to it yourself.
Band
Devil In The Kitchen
Title
Wizard's Walk
Type
LP/EP
Company
Independent
YOR
2004
Style
Heavy/Extreme
8/5/2004 - Review by: Frank Hill
Devil In The Kitchen - Wizard's Walk - 2004 Reviewed by: Nailer

Track Listing
1. Heather's Concussion
2. Coked Up Leprechaun
3. Whipple Hill Medley
4. Trey Eats Meat
5. D-A Set
6. Wizard's Walk
7. Mad Dog
One of the coolest riffs ever laid down to track isn't from a guitar--it's the fiddle line from "Devil Went Down To Georgia". You can't deny the attractiveness of Charlie Daniel's most popular chorus. Since then, I've always thought that a combination of some blood pumping Bluegrass/Mountain tunes with some killer metal would work in a weird sort of amalgamation. Violin virtuoso Andy Reiner and his band have brought the two together in their EP "Wizard's Walk".

Devil In The Kitchen came into existence in September of 2003 when electric violinist Andy Reiner joined forces with guitarist Stash Wyslouch, drummer Alex Carrara, and bassist Bassil Silver-Hajo to fuse the traditional music of Celtic, European and American folk music with the raging sounds of heavy metal.

Other than the stoner/doom sounds of "Trey Eats Meat", most of the songs have a U.S. speed metal background with the fiddle overlaid on top. Some of the scratching doesn't appeal to me, but the blistering lead runs of "Whipple Hill Medley" and "Heather's Concussion" are as head-whipping as any standard metal tune. "D-A Set" is like a Lord of the Dance production during the Armageddon. The tongue-in-cheek folksiness of titles like "Coked Up Leprechaun" show that the band doesn't take itself too seriously, but they are great musicians.

Listening to all 7 songs each time through is a bit too much to take without some vocals to focus on and the production could be better, but DITK is a unique affair that will have you grinnin' like a happy hayseed. If you give the cover more than a glance you'll see all the titles illustrated together.

The Devil used to be in the house of the rising sun. Now he's in the kitchen and you know what he's serving up.

Link: www.devilinthekitchen.com


--Nailer 08.05.04
  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    N/A :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: DEVIL IN THE KITCHEN
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Wizard's Walk
2004
Independent
Frank Hill8/5/2004
-

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: DEVIL IN THE KITCHEN
INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER DATE TAGLINE


<< back >>