Kings Destroy: self-titled album out now

New York City stoner/doom rock collective, KINGS DESTROY have today released their self titled, third album. 

The follow-up to last year’s critically-lauded A Time Of Hunting full-length was produced and mixed by Sanford Parker (Twilight, Voivod, Eyehategod, Yob etc.) at Studio G in Brooklyn, mastered by Collin Jordan (Eyehategod, Indian, Wovenhand, Voivod etc.) at The Boiler Room in Chicago, and delivers seven, lead-footed doom rock hymns.

The quintet feature within their ranks guitarists Carl Porcaro and Chris Skowronski from Killing Time, vocalist Steve Murphy from Uppercut, drummer Rob Sefcik formerly of The Begotten, Uppercut, Fur and Electric Frankenstein and bassist Aaron Bumpus.

With their third album in four years, KINGS DESTROY leave their hardcore-born stamp on noise rock and doom. After sharing stages with Pentagram, Winter, Saint Vitus, Church of Misery, Yob, Pallbearer, Vista Chino, Orange Goblin, Trouble, Acid King, Corrosion Of Conformity and so many others, the five-piece stand tall with their defining statement.

Vocalist, Steve Murphy, comments:
“In an age where music is created in the box and listened to from the cloud, we present our self titled, third album – as tangible a thing as we could make it. We recorded this live. Five musicians standing in a room together playing through amps that have tubes in them, on drums that were not aided by any magical electronics, through microphones and a voice that was not altered in any way. Does it have flaws because of it? Fuck yes.

“The flaws represent us, both strengths and weaknesses. Nothing a bottle of Bourbon or two couldn’t smooth over. This album is a straight up representation of the Kings Destroy personality. Equally as likely to scoff at the present, make fun of the past, and long for the future; taking on any and all obstacles in our path.”

KINGS DESTROY is the name of an infamous graffiti gang from the Bronx circa late ‘70s/early ‘80s. The band members met in this vicinity and were heavily involved in the New York Hardcore scene of the late ‘80s that merged hardcore music, metal, graffiti and hip hop…all distinct forms united in the underground.

Kings Destroy  is released internationally on LP, CD and digitally from today, May 5th 2015, via War Crime Recordings. CDs can be ordered HERE, whilst vinyl can be ordered HERE. Order digitally via Amazon HERE or iTunes HERE.

“…a literal who’s-who of the New York underground stoner doom scene.” — Decibel
Tracklisting

1. Smokey Robinson

2. Mr. O
3. W2
4. Mythomania
5. Embers
6. Green Diamonds
7. Time for War
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