The 80's glamourous years are long behind us, but it seems that some contemporary artists are trying to dig that skeleton out of the grave and KILL CITY KILLS are one of those few. This Saint Petersburg-based Glam Rock trio was formed in 2017, after their previous musical projects were terminated, and "Straight From The Heart Of Nowhere", the band's debut EP, is the first musical snippet available courtesy of the band. Many have already tried to defy the boundaries of time, and many more will make a go at it, but the question hanging is - can KILL CITY KILLS reach the summit?

Well, this short, 4 track-long EP, can be looked upon with relative sense of deprivation - as the by-standing listeners will simply get none of what they asked for in "Straight From The Heart Of Nowhere", or rather, not anything previously unheard-of, at least. The EP is ridiculously crammed with predictable and monotonous moments that provide little to no essential creativity. It does, rather, feel as if KILL CITY KILLS were simply not taking the songwriting process in-depth, but rather relied on rehashing weary and old-fashioned riffs from virtually any band that woke in the 1980's.

As if what's written in the previous paragraph wasn't enough, it only escalates further down misery lane, if analyzing the tunes. The musicianship sounds tiresome and, frankly, quite disinterested on the musicians' part. If attempting to gather curiosity amongst viable fans, Ellis Silvain's vocals just wouldn't make the cut - on all four of the tracks, I couldn't manage to hear an attempt of trying to be expressive in his vocals. The guitarwork crafted by Nikki Tishkov is solid enough, however, not only does it not offer any intuitive aspect, but it just feels stuck, like it's never going to go anywhere.

Frankly, I try to refrain criticizing artists to this extent as much as possible - but it does seem that KILL CITY KILLS needs to go back to the drawing board for a few years or so, at least. Don't get me wrong - I admire those lionhearted bastards who undertake the task of resurrecting the dead upon themselves, but with efforts like "Straight From The Heart Of Nowhere", it does seem like the attempts run short and "straight from the heart of nowhere".