I have their entire discography and they are one of my favorite bands. Their first three or four albums are probably their best. They were on the "cutting edge" of progressive metal at the time that Dream Theater arrived on the scene. By the time Dream Theater released Images and Words, King's X had already released their first three albums. They played a brand of hard rock/heavy metal that was merged with the harmonized vocals of Yes and/or the Beatles. Just like many metal bands of the 80's and early 90's, what was considered heavy metal back then, is just merely hard rock through the view of modern day heavy metal glasses.
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