Sideburn - Evil or Divine

Sideburn - Evil or DivineSwedish heavy rockers Sideburn will issue their fifth album, Evil or Divine, June 9 in North America via Metalville Records. The new outing follows two full lengths on Transubstans, one on Buzzville and their 1997 debut, which arrived via Beard of Stars, so they've been nothing if not well endorsed throughout their career. Hard to imagine the new record's title isn't a Dio reference as in, "We'll know for the first time If we're evil or divine We're

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vocals) and Marc Cazorla (drums

but settling into their most creatively fertile moment as a duo

and a host of surprising sonic easter eggs into a record so seamlessly integrated it often feels like a full band effort

Not so close on the heels of the neat threesome that were "The Water Sprite" (2005)

the soundtrack for Italian Stallion stands on it's own as a musical masterpiece

while "Little Viper" rides a scything guitar into a thunderous

A lot of improvised double guitar solo and a very special groovy rythm section

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as well as Chris Spedding

the group's third offering

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