For those unaware, the legendary King’s X - comprised of Dug Pinnick, Ty Tabor & Jerry Gaskill - recently announced the release of their 13th studio album Three Sides of One on the 2nd September 2022, via Inside Out Music, representing their first new music in 14 years.

Three Sides of One will be available as Limited CD Digipak, Gatefold 180g 2LP+CD+LP-booklet & as Digital Album.

There will also be a Limited Deluxe 180g Orange/Red Marble 2LP+CD+LP-booklet that also includes a poster and a hand-numbered print, as well as an exclusive variant of the front cover artwork.

1. Let It Rain
2. Flood, Pt. 1
3. Nothing But The Truth
4. Give It Up
5. All Gods Children
6. Take The Time
7. Festival
8. Swipe Up
9. Holidays
10. Watcher
11. She Called Me Home
12. Every Everywhere

The album opens on the emotional pleas within the vibrant rocker Let It Rain and then the muscular, pounding beats of Flood, Pt. 1 open and thread through what is also a melodically harmonized chorus, before we then get given one of my own personal favorites of this album, the mid-tempo balladry (complete with a yearning guitar solo) of Nothing But The Truth, the ’80s-imbued, Thin Lizzy-esque Give It Up, and the comes the ornately sculptured, rock balladry within both All Gods Children and Take The Time.

Next up is the full on rock n’ roll of Festival and the throbbing social media-nod rocker (complete with what sounds distinctly like low key sleigh bells!) Swipe Up and they are in turn followed by the slow-rock-roll of the bluesy Holidays, the funky Watcher, the album rounding out on the drum-led mid-tempo AOR of She Called Me Home, coming to a close on the rhythmic hipsway of Every Everywhere.

During 2019, the members congregated at Black Sound Studio in Pasadena, CA with Emmy Award-winning producer Michael Parnin to bring Three Sides of One to life. Despite consistent touring, they hadn’t cut a new LP since 2008.

Nevertheless, the guys picked up where they left off. Creative confidant and collaborator Wally Farkas rolled through, and they channeled their incredible chemistry on tape.

Of the new album, Dug Pinnick comments: “When I think of it, King’s X feels like a couple of old best friends coming together, shooting the shit, and having a good time, it’s instinctual. When I would listen to demo tapes of Jerry and Ty for the record, it gave me a great perspective on how blessed I am to be in King’s X. What they did on Three Sides of One sounded so good. For as familiar as it is, it’s like I’m in a new band.”

Ty adds: “This time, we sat around, listened to each other’s ideas, and would collectively say, ‘Let’s work on that’. It was the most enjoyable album I’ve personally ever recorded in my entire life, period.”

Jerry continues: “I’ll cherish what we did in my heart forever. Everything lined up perfectly.”

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