(Hard Rock) Planet 9 - Planet 9 - 2011, MP3 (tracks), 192 kbps

Planet 9 is best described as southern rock meets The Four Horsemen with Kid Rock attitude twisted up with a little flavor of The Almighty. Delivering rock n' roll ear candy, front man and guitarist Alan ‘AK’ Kennedy creates seductive melodies with lyrics from life and reminiscent of the late great Frank Starr. The infectious groove grabs your attention and chokes it out like only true grit rock and roll can. Guitarist and backing vocalist Ron Zingaro adds to the brutal guitars and super charged riffs while the rhythm is tightly held down by Rich Wilson (bass) and Geof Wilson (drums).
Planet 9 has spent several years fine-tuning their craft and building momentum playing numerous shows and sharing the stages with the likes of Ace Frehley, Warrant, Mike Tramp (White Lion), Bullet Boys, Union, Dee Snider’s Widowmaker & SMF, Quiet Riot, Tuff, Steven Pearcy, and W.A.S.P.
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If a band is going to compare themselves to The Four Horsemen they better be good... damn good! So of course I was expecting to be disappointed when I first got Planet 9's self-titled debut disc -- but I'm happy to say that finally a band lives up to the boisterous claims on their press release.
Planet 9 frontman Alan Kennedy may not sound like the legendary Frank C. Starr but he has definitely reincarnated his snarling attitude, while at times giving off a Glenn Danzig vibe (minus the egotistical dwarfisms). With a southern swagger, Planet 9 takes the sleazy sounds of The Four Horsemen -- you'd swear Dave Lizmi and Haggis had reunited during the guitar solo on "Velvet Glove" -- and mixes them with Circus Of Power's biker rock for a powerful combination. There is no flash on this album, just four guys playing in your face hard-driving rock with ample amounts of attitude.
"40 Days" and "1000 Years" contain the type of raw intensity that every pissed-off band strives for as they simply lay down a throbbing rhythm and convincingly drive the message home. On "32nd Floor", where the Danzig similarities are really noticeable, Planet 9 mellow ever so slightly during the verses before exploding during the chorus before its back to unrelenting rock on "$Money$". After slowing down a touch on "Broken Pride" the band comes back with what could easily be their theme song -- "I got a bad reputation along with a bad attitude, so you best not fuck with me or I'll be coming after you", pretty much sum up what Planet 9 is all about. Wrapping up the entire album is a cool cover of "Chain Of Fools", which takes Little Caesar's version and dirties it up even more.
Planet 9's debut may be a bit one dimensional, but who cares -- it kicks all kinds of ass. Taking over a decade to release their first album (the band originally formed back in 1999) has allowed Planet 9 to fester and grow into a solid hard rock outfit. If it takes these guys another ten years to release the follow-up they may just forget about the music and smash their instruments over your head -- actually, that may happen regardless.
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Alan Kennedy - vocals and guitar
Ron Zingaro - guitars and vocals
Rich Wilson - bass and vocals
Geof Wilson - drums

Additional Musicians:
Steve Theado - guitar (2)