White Wizzard Are “Kings of the Highway”

I’ve never really been the world’s biggest White Wizzard fan, but I at least always understood their appeal… until now. Their new single, “Kings of the Higway,” is just, like, the most boring kind of Iron Maiden rip-off imaginable. The music definitely deserves to be given a dunce cap and sat down in the corner, but I think a big part of the blame also lies with the band’s newest vocalist, Joseph Michael. His voice just isn’t nearly as commanding or dynamic as that of Wyatt Anderson, who I think most people would agree has been WW’s best front man to date.

The good news is, I guess, given White Wizzard’s member turnover rate, Joseph Michael probably won’t be in the band very much longer. Maybe the next dude will be better?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CUGzcxoNn9g

The Devil’s Cut comes out June 25 on Century/Earache, or three weeks earlier if you live in Europe or just have internet access.

[via Metal Underground]