Band:	King Parrot
Album:	Dead Set
Style:	Grindcore, Thrash metal
Release date:	May 15, 2015
A review by:	Doc G.

01. Anthem Of The Advance Sinner
02. Need No Savior
03. Hell Comes Your Way
04. Like A Rat
05. Tomorrow Turns To Blood
06. Home Is Where The Gutter Is
07. Sick In The Head
08. Punisher
09. Reject
10. Dead Set

Honestly, looking at the name, you couldn't fault someone for thinking this is another one of those Municipal Waste side projects, which doesn't set the highest expectations. Don't get me wrong, Cannabis Corpse and Iron Reagan are both good fun, but ultimately a bit disposable. King Parrot meets some expectations and blows away others.

On one hand, despite unrelated, Dead Set does have that thrashy-crossover-punk vibe akin to Municipal Waste, and will surely appeal to the same demographic. On the other hand, this album sets a new high bar for this style of music, destroying anything Municipal Waste have done in...wow, probably going on eight years now. Think Municipal Waste3. Seriously, even the vocals sound like a Cam Pipes-Tony Foresta hybrid, with some obligatory death grunts tossed in for good measure. King Parrot is a band that satisfies all crossover cravings, then takes it ten steps further.

Enough of the MW comparisons, though. Dead Set really does stand nicely on its own, all comparisons aside. A lot of bands, especially of this variety, just pump out aimless riffs for the sake of being stupidly vicious at top-speed. In fact, more times than not, this is the case, making any type of replay value non-existent. Defying the aggression vs catchiness paradox is King Parrot's greatest strength. Sometimes you want machine gun riffing, other times you need something with a little more grip to it. King Parrot does both.

There's not a whole lot of hidden secrets with Dead Set, no track stands as an anomaly. Grab any song from here, give it a quick spin and you'll know pretty quickly if King Parrot is your thing.