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King's X is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Extreme, Overkill, Inside Out Music and Petra. Those roots explain a lot about how King's X arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Extreme, Triumph, Saigon Kick, Tesla and Geddy Lee, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stone Temple Pilots, Extreme, Type O Negative, Mötley Crüe and Train, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around King's X, reaching back through Extreme and forward to Stone Temple Pilots. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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King's X connections
King's X grew out of Extreme, Overkill, Inside Out Music and Petra, shares an orbit with Extreme, Triumph, Saigon Kick and Tesla, went on to shape Stone Temple Pilots, Extreme, Type O Negative and Mötley Crüe. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced King's X
Sounds and acts that shaped King's X.
Artists similar to King's X
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