Circle of Dolls

Circle of Dolls
Studio album by KXM
Released	September 13, 2019
Studio	Steakhouse Studios, Burbank, California Lose Yer Ear Studios (Timeline Studio), Franklin, Tennessee
Genre	Hard rock
Length	63:07
Label	Rat Pak
Producer	Chris Collier KXM
KXM chronology
Scatterbrain (2017) Circle of Dolls (2019)
Singles from Circle of Dolls
"War of Words" Released: July 23, 2019 "Lightning" Released: August 8, 2019 "Time Flies" Released: September 12, 2019

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Temple	[1]
Cryptic Rock	[2]
Medium	[3]
All About the Rock	[4]
Noise Pollution	[5]
CD & Festival Reviews	[6]

Circle of Dolls is the third album by American rock supergroup KXM. ^{[7] [8]} It was released via Rat Pak and Frontiers Records on September 13, 2019 ^[9] and it was produced by KXM and Chris Collier. ^[10]

It was preceded by the singles "War of Words" on July 23, ^[11] "Lightning" on August 8 ^[12] and "Time Flies" on September 12. ^[13]

Track listing

All songs written by Doug Pinnick, George Lynch and Ray Luzier.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"War of Words"	4:23
2.	"Mind Swamp"	5:07
3.	"Circle of Dolls"	4:38
4.	"Lightning"	6:39
5.	"Time Flies"	4:54
6.	"Twice"	6:16
7.	"Big as the Sun"	4:23
8.	"Vessel of Destruction"	4:01
9.	"A Day Without Me"	4:13
10.	"Wide Awake"	5:25
11.	"Shadow Lover"	3:54
12.	"Cold Sweats"	3:39
13.	"The Border"	5:35
Total length:		63:07

Japanese edition bonus track ^[14]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Lightning" (Radio Edit)	4:38
Total length:		67:45

Personnel

• Doug Pinnick ^[15] – bass, vocals
• George Lynch ^[16] – guitars
• Ray Luzier – drums

Additional personnel

• KXM – production
• Oscar Santiago – percussion
• Chris Collier – backing vocals, production, recording, mixing
• Scott Bush – percussion recording
• Maor Appelbaum – mastering
• Jean Michel (DSNS Artwork) – artwork
• Kevin Baldes – photography

References

1. Angileri, Marco. "KXM – Circle of Dolls". Metal-Temple.com. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
2. Breeman, Adrian (September 9, 2019). "KXM – CIRCLE OF DOLLS (ALBUM REVIEW)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
3. Maturo, Dave (October 2019). "KXM — Circle of Dolls". Medium. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
4. Edmonds, Owen (August 9, 2019). "KXM – Circle of Dolls". All About The Rock. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
5. McGowan, Shyne (September 25, 2019). "KXM – Circle of Dolls (2019)". noisepollutionnetwork.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
6. Wilmenius, Jon. "KXM – Circle of Dolls". CD & Festivals reviews. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
7. Rockpit, Mark (August 16, 2019). "ALBUM REVIEW: KXM – Circle of Dolls". The Rockpit. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
8. Peterson, Dustin. "KXM – Circle of Dolls (REVIEW)". BPM. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
9. "KXM Featuring KORN, KING'S X, Ex-DOKKEN Members: 'Circle Of Dolls' Album Due In September". Blabbermouth.net. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
10. "GEORGE LYNCH GUESTS ON THE RIGHT TO ROCK PODCAST, TALKS KXM AND LYNCH MOB; AUDIO STREAMING". BraveWords. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
11. "KXM Featuring KORN, KING'S X, Ex-DOKKEN Members: 'War Of Words' Video". Blabbermouth.net. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
12. "KXM Featuring KORN, KING'S X, Ex-DOKKEN Members: 'Lightning' Video". Blabbermouth.net. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
13. "KXM Featuring KORN, KING'S X, Ex-DOKKEN Members: 'Time Flies' Video". Blabbermouth.net. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
14. "「サークル・オブ・ドールズ」 | King Records". キングレコード | King Records (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2020.
15. "KXM – Circle of Dolls". Real Gone. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
16. Randall, David. "Album review: KXM – Circle Of Dolls (featuring George Lynch, dUg Pinnick, Ray Luzier)". Get Ready to ROCK!. Retrieved September 23, 2019.