King Chron - King Chron

​King Chron

King Chron
self-released; 2021

3.7 out of 5

By Dan Weston
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King Chron is currently a solo band. Tim Kutz recorded all the instruments himself. Kutz mentions: “Spent 39 years of my life in Seattle playing in numerous bands and playing hundreds of shows all over the city and west coast and neighboring states.” Kutz now lives in a small town in Tennessee and hopes to find ways to continue playing music and shows and such. He recently released a self-titled nine-song album King Chron.

“Twofer Away” is the opener and is a heavier song. The song to me sounded somewhere between NIN and Tool. I liked the industrial elements and intensity of the vocals. The lead guitar works as well. There’s a number of great riffs but the mix on this song in particular holds some things back. The bass drum click is too prominent, the low end is a bit flat and the lo-fi mix can’t seem to handle any of the intense sections. Fortunately, the other songs are mixed a little better.
Next up is “People Are Strange” which is a cover of The Doors. I loved this version, especially the guitar breakdown which is intense and dissonant. The vocals are well done and symphonic elements sounded grand.

“Jurr Knee” is a good song and is the best mixed one yet. This song is an interesting concoction of heavy guitars and psychedelic aesthetics. There’s a great instrumental breakdown before the three- minute mark and I also thought the vocals were catchy and well delivered.

“MYMGA” contains a rocking groove not too far from Queens of the Stone Age. It’s aggressive and fun and also comes with some epic crescendos. “Eeriesponsible” is a change in direction. It’s more lush and contains some solid guitar patterns. At first the vocals seem to be too on top of the mix but it works better on the more rocking chorus.

“May Kin Peas” was the arguable highlight. The riffs are rock solid but I mainly thought the vocal melodies were great. Early Metallica came to mind on this song in some ways. “No Storm Uh Cummin” has its moments and has this synth based chorus and also a vicious resurrection before the four-minute mark. “The Need Dulled” is a solid song but the closer “3AM” is an almost eight-minute epic. The song melds elements of Pink Floyd and metal and is the most ambitious song. Awesome.

The production is a bit mixed and this is the type of album that feels like it was meant to be recorded by a full band. As an engineer myself it didn’t have the dynamics you can achieve with that setup but I was very impressed by this DIY effort after listening to the whole thing.

​Overall, this is a solid album that melds elements of psychedelic and metal. Take a listen.

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