Hawks Vs. Doves

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I stopped by the Taphouse in Norfolk tonight to catch a few tunes by Freedom Hawk, an oh-so-heavy rock band from around these parts. Having heard some of the band's blues-metal music on the Internet I sort of knew what to expect -- big distorted riffs, grinding tempos, good, old-fashioned '70s-style jamming. I'm glad to report that singer-guitarist T.R. Morton has a fine metal voice -- high, but not operatic, menacing but melodic. All together, Freedom Hawk is sort of Hampton Roads' answer to Wolfmother. Our region tends to breed a lot of similar meat-and-potatoes hard rock groups. Is Freedom Hawk the best of the bunch? More research is needed.