King - Reclaim The Darkness

KING are an unfaltering and melancholic blackened metal entity. Keeping the spirit of old while carving a new path, epic while remaining raw, majestic while retaining a primitive atmosphere. Within Reclaim The Darkness, KING create the perfect soundtrack to tell tales of an old world, a world forged by the gods and walked by giants. Tales of dark and bleak battles, never ending winters and the wonders of time and space.

KING was formed in 2013 by David Hill and Tony Forde who had worked together previously on grindcore and deathmetal projects but shared the same drive to create something with more depth and space to express their musical ideas and concepts. David Haley joined KING on drums in 2014 to complete the line up, his drum arrangements perfectly captured the atmosphere of KING taking the compositions to the next level. Drawing from shared musical influences like Immortal, Moonsorrow, In Flames, Satyricon, Dissection and Soilwork, the underlying focus during the writing process was on strong song structures to allow the arrangements to effortlessly transition between raw black metal and epic, soaring layered melodies. Life, death, our existence within and as part of the universe are lyrical themes throughout the album. Gaining equal inspiration from turning towards the heavens, wondering at the stars and the infinity of time and space, to the thought of a new life being born and contemplating our short time on earth as humans.

The music was composed with the same concepts in mind with great influence drawn from spending time in nature in astonishing landscapes, listening and more importantly feeling the stories that the landscapes told. Walking through forests filled with 1000 year old trees, travelling across vast landscapes, over mountains and marvelling at their beauty, staying in ancient cities and sensing the history of empires that had come and gone. Being in these environments create a sense of wonder and brings to the surface the thoughts and concepts of our existence and our part in everything. The goal for the music of King is about taking the listener on a journey to recreate that feeling of wonder and thoughtfulness, not to show what is already known, but to awaken what has always has been inside. With all the pre-production having been completed in their own studio KING then entered Crawl Space studios February 2015, spending the following weeks recording and mixing. The debut album, Reclaim The Darkness, was written and recorded over an intense 2 year period, with the final product being completed on the Autumn equinox. All music was recorded and engineered by Joseph Haley at Crawl Space Studio and mastered by Thomas Eberger at Stockholm Mastering who has worked with bands such as Gorgoroth, Darkane, I and Symphony X. The result is a timeless offering, ready to be unleashed. Reclaim The Darkness is available for pre-order now www.nervegas.com.au/king-reclaim-the-darkness-cd

EVP Recordings (King Parrot, Behemoth, Psycroptic, The Amenta) have signed black metal tour de force KING (featuring members of Blood Duster & Psycroptic) for Australia with their epic debut album Reclaim The Darkness which is to be released on August 26, 2016

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“Humans have always looked to the heavens for inspiration, answers and direction. Night Sky Abyss talks about a last surviving warrior contemplating human existence and his place in the universe, exhausted after a lifetime of war and endless battles. He turns his head towards the heavens, to the Night Sky Abyss, as mankind has always done and searches for answers, reflects on past and future times.

These themes are fascinating and have been reoccurring concepts throughout human existence. They’re not pinpointed by a certain epoch of time, instead they have always been a part of the nature of humankind, transcending religion, race, empires, politics etc.

We worked to create a particularly epic chorus for this song to recreate for the listener the sense of wonder and deep thought touched on by the lyrics.” - David Hill (guitar)

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