Masquerade *King's X fans look here*

Anyone into this Swedish progressive hard rock band?

At times they remind me of a Swedish King's X.

Here's a link to check them out!

http://www.myspace.com/masqueradeswedishband


Let me know what you think!

I think I own a couple of their albums. The debut sounde more like TNT though...

The debut sounded a lot like old TNT, then the second album was like a blend of old Queensryche and Alice In Chains...then the 3rd album was a LOT like King's X...the first 2 are my fave, but the 3rd has its moments...

I think I have the third one. It's the only one I've got.

But man - it TOTALLY reminds me of King's X. You can tell they must love King's X. Though it's not a rip-off.

I'll have to get those first two.

You'll be surprised at how different the other 2 records are...

Their 4th (In Disguise), which I believe was recorded before their first is a return to that TNT sound. I love this band, and have for 15 years or so.

The first album is kinda hard to find, Surface and Flux you can find for peanuts and In Disguise is moderately priced around the web.

I've never heard of In Disguise...

http://www.nehrecords.com/SHOP/MasqueradeDisguise.htm

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/masquerade

Oh, wait...that cover looks familiar...I need to check this out...thanks!

I have Surface of Pain and Flux. I'm not a fan or either TNT or King's X, so I can't make any comparrisons, but I do like both discs. Decent melodic hard rock if I remember correctly. Haven't heard them in a while. Maybe I'll break some out this week.

To be honest, I've owned "Flux" for a few years now. Picked it up in the bargain bin somewhere. I saw it was on 'Metal Blade Records' and thought I couldn't lose for just a buck or so.

Anyway ... the first few times I spun it - it didn't do much for me. So I just set it aside for a while.

I'm glad I didn't get rid of it, because in time this album really grew on me! I love grower albums. They tend to be long-term favorites.

When I took this album out on Saturday and spun it on my way to the store, I was FLOORED! I could hardly believe how much they eminated King's X, without ripping them off!

I'm a major fan on TNT, so I'm looking forward to checking out their other stuff.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I've never heard of In Disguise...

I wanna hear that too!

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I've never heard of In Disguise...

I wanna hear that too!

Here's a sample:

http://www.supload.com/listen?s=UKBHbs

Good stuff, i'll have to hunt them down.

Ya know, for the life of me, I can't remember where I got these discs. I have them in my collection, but I don't recall purchasing or trading for them. They are obscure enough not to show up in a used shop and I know I didn't purchase them brand new. Weird.

This band kicks ass! I got Surface Of Pain back in the mid-90s and loved it!

7thSaviour wrote:

This band kicks ass! I got Surface Of Pain back in the mid-90s and loved it!