Three Sides of One

While work on Three Sides of One began as early as 2010,{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/king-s-x-live-love-in-london-2cd-dvd-details-revealed|title=KING'S X: 'Live Love In London' 2CD/DVD Details Revealed|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=October 11, 2010|access-date=July 21, 2022}} years of slow progress had ensued due to each member of the band focusing on his respective solo or side projects. The album's progress was also sidelined by health issues involving the members, with drummer Jerry Gaskill suffering a heart attack on two occasions,{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kings-x-drummer-jerry-gaskill-says-hes-doing-better-than-ever-after-surviving-two-heart-attacks|title=KING'S X Drummer JERRY GASKILL Says He's Doing 'Better Than Ever' After Surviving Two Heart Attacks|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=June 1, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2022}} and bassist and vocalist Doug Pinnick diagnosed with a lymph node infection.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kings-x-frontman-to-undergo-second-hernia-surgery|title=KING'S X Frontman To Undergo Second Hernia Surgery|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 24, 2013|access-date=July 21, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kings-x-frontman-says-he-suffering-from-a-lymph-node-problem|title=KING'S X Frontman Says He Suffering From A 'Lymph Node Problem'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 27, 2013|access-date=July 21, 2022}} By 2015, Gaskill and Pinnick had recovered from their respective health issues, and in June of that year, Pinnick told Eddie Trunk that King's X was "committed to a new record" but was unsure of when the band would enter the studio to record it.{{cite web|url=https://eddietrunk.com/kings-x-frontman-doug-pinnick-discusses-the-bands-select-live-shows-and-possible-new-album/|title=KING'S X FRONTMAN DOUG PINNICK DISCUSSES THE BAND'S SELECT LIVE SHOWS AND POSSIBLE NEW ALBUM|website=eddietrunk.com|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2022}}

In August 2018, Pinnick announced that King's X had "officially decided" to make the follow-up to XV, explaining, "We had a meeting with our manager, and we said, 'Okay. It's a go. Move forward.' So that's the next thing. He's gotta work the contract out, the logistics of where to make the record, who's gonna produce it, where we're gonna stay, how we're gonna do it, how we're gonna rehearse before, how we're gonna go there and write together, how we're gonna bring songs in — how we're gonna do it. So that's the next step. But it's getting done. And that's a good thing. Before, it was just talk for years and years and years. Now we have a commitment. I'll see how long that lasts, but I'm waiting."{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kings-x-has-officially-decided-to-make-follow-up-to-2008s-xv-album|title=KING'S X Has 'Officially' Decided To Make Follow-Up To 2008's 'XV' Album|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2022}} In October of that year, it was announced that the band had signed to the Australian independent record label, Golden Robot Records, who had planned to release their thirteenth studio album in the U.S., Australia and Europe sometime in 2019;{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/27989-kings-x-to-release-new-album-in-2019|title=King's X to Release New Album in 2019|date=October 8, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2022}} within the next few years, however, the album would face myriad delays, due to COVID-related manufacturing issues as well as the slow pace of the band working on new material.{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/doug-pinnick-on-upcoming-kings-x-album-each-song-is-drastically-different/|title=DOUG PINNICK On Upcoming KING'S X Album: 'Each Song Is Drastically Different'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 2, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kings-x-wont-release-new-album-until-band-can-tour-to-promote-it/|title=KING'S X Won't Release New Album Until Band Can Tour To Promote It|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kings-xs-new-album-to-arrive-in-2022-we-wanna-do-this-right-says-doug-pinnick/|title=KING'S X's New Album To Arrive In 2022: 'We Wanna Do This Right,' Says DOUG PINNICK|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=October 11, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kings-x-is-working-on-artwork-for-upcoming-studio-album/|title=KING'S X Is Working On Artwork For Upcoming Studio Album|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 29, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2022}}

In April 2022, it was reported that the album had been mastered,{{cite web|url=https://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=45877|title=King's X – New Album Ready To Be Released This Autumn|publisher=Metal Storm|date=April 27, 2022|access-date=July 21, 2022}} and a month later, King's X had signed to Inside Out/Sony Music and announced that the then-still-untitled record would be released on September 2, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kings-xs-new-album-gets-official-release-date|title=KING'S X's New Album Gets Official Release Date|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=July 21, 2022}} The band revealed Three Sides of One as the album's title on June 24, 2022, and its lead single "Let It Rain" was released on the same day. The album's second single, "Give It Up", was released on July 27. The third single, "All God's Children", was released on August 26.

Three Sides of One reached #10 on the USA Current Album Sales Chart, #2 on USA Current Hard Music Albums Chart, #3 on USA Current Rock Albums Chart, #21 on UK Vinyl Chart, #15 on UK Physical Albums Chart, and #21 on German Albums Chart,{{cite web|url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/kings-x-launch-lyric-video-for-let-it-rain-new-album-three-sides-of-one-hits-the-charts/|title=KING'S X LAUNCH LYRIC VIDEO FOR 'LET IT RAIN' / NEW ALBUM 'THREE SIDES OF ONE' HITS THE CHARTS|publisher=rocknloadmag.com|date=September 20, 2022|access-date=March 6, 2023}} making it one of the most globally successful albums of the band's career.

Classic Rock Magazine gave it a 3.5 out of 5 rating and called it "Classy, intelligent, sonically powerful stuff",{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/kings-x-continue-the-search-for-truth-on-three-sides-of-one|title=King's X continue the search for truth on Three Sides Of One|publisher=loudersound.com|date=September 2, 2022|access-date=March 6, 2023}}

BraveWords gave it a 8 out 10 rating and called the band "Masters of their craft, to be sure, just as they were in 1988 at the start of their career",.{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/reviews/king-s-x-three-sides-of-one|title=KING'S X – THREE SIDES OF ONE|publisher=bravewords.com|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=March 6, 2023}}

Sonic Perspectives gave it a 8.9 out of 10 rating and said "The marvel of Three Sides of One is you get the three unique voices and playing that converge into one glorious sound".{{cite web|url=https://www.sonicperspectives.com/album-reviews/kings-x-three-sides-of-one/|title=KING'S X – THREE SIDES OF ONE (ALBUM REVIEW)|publisher=sonicperspectives.com|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=March 6, 2023}}

Metal Injection gave it a 9 out of 10 rating, and raved "It's as if the band took some of the best pieces of their signature songcraft and put them all together specifically for Three Sides of One. Yet nothing is retread or repetitive. The album clearly stands out on its own as unique in their vast catalog. King's X is one of the greatest bands on the planet and their latest release only further cements this and their place in the realm of music history."{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-kings-x-three-side-of-one|title=Album Review: KING'S X Three Side of One|publisher=metalinjection.com|date=August 31, 2022|access-date=October 24, 2024}}

The album also came in at #88 on the 'Best Rock Albums of 2022' list on the ClassicRockHistory site.{{cite web|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/best-rock-albums-of-2022/|title=Best Rock Albums Of 2022|publisher=classicrockhistory.com|date=2022|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Three Sides of One track listing

| title1 = Let It Rain

| length1 = 4:28

| title2 = Flood Pt. 1

| length2 = 3:03

| title3 = Nothing But the Truth

| length3 = 6:03

| title4 = Give It Up

| length4 = 2:59

| title5 = All God's Children

| length5 = 5:32

| title6 = Take the Time

| length6 = 3:45

| title7 = Festival

| length7 = 3:30

| title8 = Swipe Up

| length8 = 3:46

| title9 = Holidays

| length9 = 3:22

| title10 = Watcher

| length10 = 3:43

| title11 = She Called Me Home

| length11 = 3:57

| title12 = Every Everywhere

| length12 = 2:40

| total_length = 46:48

}}

• Doug Pinnick – bass, lead vocals
• Ty Tabor – guitar, vocals
• Jerry Gaskill – drums, vocals

Additional personnel

• Wally Farkas – vocals on "Give It Up", "All God's Children", "Swipe Up" & "She Called Me Home"

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