Now onto a second album of thumping yet tuneful hard rock, Atlanta four-piece Kickin Valentina like to believe they’re creating their own genre. The truth is that Imaginary Creatures fuses together elements of rock’n’roll, hair metal, melodic rock and sleaze, though there’s no doubting the band’s commitment – or their quality.
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