CraveOnstage: Hot Karate perform "Diluwar"

1,815 views · Published 19 February 2014 · 5:12 · Indexed 12 October 2026

Channel: Mandatory · 2014 · Music

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Hot Karate's latest album Finger Food is their third release in just three years, a continuing evolution following 2011's self-titled LP and 2010's Moonlight Horchata (find all three here). Driven by passion that grabs you by the soul, Hot Karate wrap their hook strength in a technical prowess that doesn't drown us in Yes/Rush-isms while making our heads spin with kaleidoscopic variation. It's progressive without the math-rock nerdgasms and testosterone baths of prog's past, and melodically captivating in ways that carve a new groove in the mind of attentive listeners.

The next installment, "Diluwar," is a family dedication, as Rob explains at the song's onset. And what begins as a reflecting, fragile journey opens up into an overwhelming epic of rock greatness as Cyrus laments that the sound of beatings is a symphony only cowards bind beauty to..."

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