Introducing: Rival Sons [August 2011]

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ALBUMPressure and Time (Earache)
SOUND California blues-rockers Rival Sons create a swaggering, Wolfmother-meet–Black Crowes sound on their sophomore album. The Sons’ rough-edged rock has even landed them opening slots for such old-school heavies as Judas Priest and Queensrÿche.
KEY TRACK “Pressure and Time”

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