Kings Destroy Sign to Svart Records; Fantasma Nera Due March 8
It was two years ago yesterday that Kings Destroy released their 2017 single-song EP, None More (review here), which I’m still proud to say was the first tape I played on my current Walkman. Nonetheless, as they move toward four years removed from their 2015’s self-titled (review here), the good news arrives that the anti-genre five-piece have signed to the anti-genre Svart Records to release what will be their fourth long-player, Fantasma Nera. Say it in your spookiest voice. A March 8 release has been set for the album, which was produced by David Bottrill, whose bona fides extend well beyond the parenthetical below, and on which the band challenge themselves in structure and sound as they’ve yet to do in the decade they’ve been together. They have never put out the same record twice, never been predictable, and if you think you have any idea what’s in store this time around, you’re wrong again. They will surprise you.
I’ve been telling people to listen to Kings Destroy for nine years. I’d do another nine easy. Ha.
Here’s the record info and ultra-badass cover art, courtesy of the PR wire:
KINGS DESTROY RELEASE FANTASMA NERA ON MARCH 8 VIA SVART RECORDS
10-TRACK RELEASE PRODUCED BY DAVID BOTTRILL (TOOL, KING CRIMSON)
King’s Destroy, Brooklyn’s atmospheric grunge doom unit release their fourth album, and first full-length in four years, Fantasma Nera on March 8 via Svart Records.
“We upended our usual approach in creating this album,” says guitarist Carl Porcaro. “We’d been playing together for so many years, and all of our previous albums were the result of us hashing out the ideas in rehearsal and learning to play the songs live prior to going into the studio. For Fantasma Nera we put the songs first and let the material dictate the means by which the album was created. Producer David Bottrill (Tool, King Crimson) helped us find new creative approaches, and this resulted in an album that doesn’t sound like anything else we’ve ever done.”
“We challenged ourselves to make the best album we could,” adds singer Stephen Murphy. “…and we left our guts on the table. When I finished the vocals on this album, I was mentally and physically broken from the effort. I did not sing again for two months after it was recorded. I owed that effort to my bandmates, and they did the same for me.”
Fantasma Nera tracklist:
The Nightbird
Fantasma Nera
Barbarossa
Unmake It
Dead Before
Yonkers Ceiling Collapse
Seven Billion Drones
You’re The Puppet
Bleed Down The sun
Stormy Times
Pre-orders will be announced soon, as well North American tour dates. The band recently confirmed a performance at Maryland Doom Fest on June 20.
Kings Destroy is Aaron Bumpus (bass), Stephen Murphy (vocals), Carl Porcaro (guitar), Rob Sefcik (drums) and Chris Skowronski (guitar).
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