New interview with TC by our friends at Dead To Self Radio. WWK would also like to thank Dead To Self Radio listeners for voting our album the "Album of the Month"! Thanks guys!
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Some names behind this band are more known than others, but the origin of this new band lays with the so far unknown Terry Chism (singer / keyboards) making contact with Stuck Mojo and Fozzy guitar player Rich Ward (whose solo venture The Duke – My Kung Fu Is Good I also really like). Other band members come from nearby, with Stuck Mojo and Fozzy drummer Frank Fontsere and Simon Farmery (Pride, Furyon and… Fozzy!) on bass. Now Stuck Mojo is an unknown entity to me (yet – please forgive me), so I can´t really tell how close this is. But since TC reckons Steve Perry, Bryan Adams and Michael Sweet to his musical greats, I think it is a pretty safe bet to say this is a far more melodic outing. Yet this is no Journey or Stryper clone....
Captain SIB introduce to you, the fantastic Walking With Kings. Lead by the talented Terry Chism, this Christian based rock band are indeed a breath of fresh air. With the added magic of Rich Ward, the sound of Terry’s vision is brought together in a hard hitting, mouth watering, tin-foil wrapping journey of musical delight. This band have energy and passion for what they do. Whether you take a message from the music or you if just want to rock, these guys are the proof that true rock is still alive...
Having interviewed Walking With Kings' Rich Ward (also of Fozzy & Stuck Mojo fame) and now the bands lead singer, Terry Chism, its safe to say that this is a band to watch out for! Many people may shy away from Christian rock, but by doing so, they would be missing out on some of the best lyrics and musicianship in the industry today. Fans of Stryper, Skillet, Third Day, and Red will love this band. Its our honor to welcome Walking With Kings to our family. The interview below, with Terry, is one of the most in depth ones we have done here, as he shares everything from the bands goals, their inspirations, and a moving statement for police officers...
February 8, 2012 - RockUnitedReviews - WALKING WITH KINGS Walking With Kings is a new Christian hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band may be new but the musicians are more or less accomplished, with bands like Stuck Mojo, Furyon and Fozzy in their CV's. No wonder that this album sounds very professional.
WWK have found a good balance between their 80'ies influences and the modern sounds, making this album quite varied yet somehow consistent. They kick it off with one of the more "retro"-sounding tracks, the rather fine "Mention Of Your Name" which reminds me of The Brave, Stryper and Firehouse. It's followed by the modern-sounding "Here I Stand" and "Wicked Ways", which sounds as if it could it be an unheard track from Bon Jovi's "Keep The Faith" sessions. Vocalist Terry Chism has a good voice, kinda like a cross between Dan Reed and Jon Bon Jovi, maybe that's what brought up the comparison.