Ignoring all advice, misguided logic and just about everything else except the relentless voices echoing in their heads, Karma To Burn are a true music anomaly. Forgoing such extraneous musical components as vocals and song titles, these West Virgina natives have forged a successful career based solely on thier ability to craft strong, solid and infectious music. Their trademark fortitude has seen them ably navigate through the turbulance of treacherous music industry scoundrals, lumbering corporate behemoths and uninformed naysayers to create a fierce and vibrant collection of pure, uncut rock. Their brand new recording, "Almost Heathen," slashes a thousand mile wide path through any perceived musical borders and provides a rare mainline connection to real rock and roll freedom. The riff takes center stage here, creating something much more vital than any mere frontman could ever hope to add. Their ride began in 1993. Like blood in the water, Karma To Burn's engaging abilities quickly drew the attention of the sharks, those small brained, quick moving eating machines that exist simply to kill, consume and move on. Escaping intact, the experience yielded two albums...self titled and "Wild, Wonderful Purgatory," that set their evolutionary and revolutionary gears in motion. Assisted only by the strength of their abilities and their dogged determination, they launched several successful tours of the US and Europe, opened a string of arena dates for Metallica and have garnered a legion of fans appreciative of their infectious, bottom heavy riffs and honest, uncompromising approach. "Almost Heathen" channels inspiration from the great rock 'n' roll collective, stripping away pretension and exposing the purity and beauty of great songs. There are no hidden agendas, no underlying hackneyed messages, just inspired rock 'n' roll mastery. There has never been a band quite like Karma To Burn. Their experience is a rare trip to the very essence of both headstrong individualism and unfettered musical excellence. You are officially invited along for the ride.

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