Manic Moonlight [Gold Disc Edition]

King's X: Doug Pinnick (vocals, bass); Ty Tabor (guitar, programming, loops, background vocals); Jerry Gaskill (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Alien Beans, Houston, Texas between February & May 2001.
One of the best-kept secrets in all of heavy metal and prog rock remains the veteran Texas trio King's X. Loved by musicians and largely ignored by the mainstream, the band has built a rabid and dedicated cult following since the late '80s, issuing a total of nine studio albums. That's not to say that King's X hasn't had many close calls with breaking through to the big time, with such faves of the extinct MTV show "Headbanger's Ball" as "It's Love," "Black Flag," and "Dogman," and inclusion in VH-1's "Top 100 Hard Rock Bands of All Time." On their ninth release, 2001's MANIC MOONLIGHT, the group has issued another solid set of tunes with a heavy melodic edge--just lend an ear to standouts such as the album-opening "Believe," the title track, "False Alarm," and "Static" to see what most of the world has been missing out on all these years.