 
Zimbabwe rooted metal heads Kamikaze Test Pilots
have been on the scene for 8 years now and have
finally got around to releasing their first ever
full length studio album, whilst the 2 founding
members are brothers from Zimbabwe the band wasn’t
formed until they emigrated to the United Kingdom
. One thing I must say is that I would dare anybody
to try to find themselves bored with the material,
there is so many twists and turns within every
song that I never thought possible within a 3
minute timeframe. Highly drawn influences from
Middle Eastern metal heads System of a Down as
well as at times that groovy side of Clutch and
flamenco-esque techniques there is much more to
these guys than one may assume.
“Dinosaur” is a tasty little bugger
fluctuating in tempo throughout the duration and
using that to its full advantage, heavy as hell
as well in a twangy way which is something I wasn’t
quite prepared for. They certainly like to push
that cultured edge into their music which is at
its highest presence in the vocal style but also
pushes through in the way that System of a Down’s
does, with the tones and techniques in the music
see “HappySlapper” and “Patrick”
for the heaviest audible examples if you want
a clearer picture. In all fairness there is enough
variety to the point that most rock and metal
fans could probably find something they’d
like, be it “Kumusha” with its African
drum style and slightly softer yet bouncy approach,
the heavier tracks already mentioned or the acoustic
ballad “Betterway”.
I can’t really find fault with this collection
of songs, I mean I don’t see it becoming
my new favourite album but I couldn’t point
out to you any specific faults or otherwise. Hell
give yourself a decent 45 minutes and give this
a whirl for yourself, whilst I might not have
fallen head over heels in love with it even though
I think its brilliantly structured that doesn’t
mean that many of you might not be KTP fans waiting
to emerge.
4/5
Review by James Webb
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