Leipzig, Germany, instrumentalist trio Godzilla in the Kitchen will release their new album, Exodus, on Oct. 28 through Argonauta Records. “Everything That Has Been Given” (video premiering below) is the penultimate inclusion on the seven-track follow-up to the three-piece’s 2015 self-titled debut (also remastered in 2020), and the second single behind the closer “Will Be Taken Away.” In the spirit of bands like Red Sparowes, the tracklisting for Exodus takes on a sentence structure: “Is the future of mankind forced by the King of Monsters because everything that has been given will be taken away?”

I’m gonna say… yes, to that question?

Especially if by “the King of Monsters” you’re talking less about Godzilla and more about capitalism-fueled climate change, but as Godzilla in the Kitchen are instrumental, it’s that much harder to know if they are. In any case, they make the seven and a half minutes of “Everything That Has Been Given” roll by in a molten ooze, following the My Sleeping Karma-esque contemplations of “Will Be Taken Away” with a more direct approach tonally and in terms of the riff, while still keeping the overarching impression smooth and perhaps more calming than the threat of the title might otherwise be.

The video itself features the band playing in manipulated form, plus some kind of forging of an object that according to the band is a metaphor for finding the perfect noise, that itself of course being a metaphor for the creative process as a continual trying and failing to chase an ideal that, in itself, is barely conceivable. Which is why everyone you know who’s even mildly interesting feels like a fraud all the time.

Godzilla in the Kitchen will support Exodus by heading out on a stretch of Fall tour dates that you can see below, along with more background on where they’re coming from with the video’s narrative, the all-important preorder link, and so on.

Please enjoy:

Godzilla in the Kitchen, “Everything That Has Been Given” video premiere

Godzilla in the Kitchen on “Everything That Has Been Given”:

“Over waves of disarray and chaos one of the last survivors of mankind is trying to find what constitutes the perfect noise. While sometimes harmonizing, sometimes separating and erupting in dissonance, he finally find his way into the shared rhythm. Once in sync with everything that has been given, he is allowed to leave behind the endless loop and receives the final gift of mankind: The truth within resonating matter. Creation and destruction unfold a spiritual journey, connecting human with its nature.

A big shotout to our dear friend Nico Gebe for finding the right images to our new release. “EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN” sets the landmark what to expect from our upcoming Album „EXODUS“.”

EXODUS will be released through the Italian label ARGONAUTA RECORDS by October 28 and it is expected to be within the highlights of the year, with preorder starting soon at this location:
http://www.argonautarecords.com/shop/

GODZILLA IN THE KITCHEN will enter the stages for an album release tour in October, with their friends of HAVEN, KYNING, RIVERHOUSE and BLACK KARMA. Check out the dates below and make sure to follow them for updates.

TRACKLIST
IS
THE FUTURE OF MANKIND
FORCED BY
THE KING OF MONSTERS
BECAUSE
EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN
WILL BE TAKEN AWAY

TOUR DATES
10/27 Prague @ Cross Club (w. RIVER HOUSE)
10/28 Hof @ Alte Filzfabrik (w. RIVER HOUSE, KYNING)
10/29 Sebnitz @ Klangmanufaktur (w. BLACK KARMA)
10/30 Łódź @ Wooltura (w. HAVEN)
10/31 Braunschweig @ Tante Puttchen
11/01 Jena @ Café Wagmer (w. HAVEN)
11/02 Herzberg @ Westbahnhof (w. HAVEN)
11/03 Münster @ Heile Welt (w. HAVEN)
11/04 Asendorf @ Break Out (w. HAVEN)
11/05 Chemnitz @ Oberer Gasthof Grüna (w. HAVEN)
11/10 Berlin @ SAGE Club (w. Haven)
11/15 Weimar @ C.Keller
11/26 Leipzig @ Ost-Passage Theater (w. KYNING)

Godzilla in the Kitchen are:
Guitar: Eric Patzschke
Drums: Felix Rambach
Bass: Simon Ulm

Godzilla in the Kitchen, “Will Be Taken Away”

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