New York City stoner/doom rock collective,Kings Destroyhave unveiled the latestepic offering from their soon-to-be-released, self-titled full-length.
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.
"Every band has 'that' song on an album," saysKings Destroyvocalist Steve Murphy of Mythomania."It's the song that you poured your heart and soul into for months. The song where the vocal line simmers in your skull refusing to reveal itself until you are completely frustrated by it. The song where the drums are not obvious or continually being perfected until the last minute. Mythomania is that song on this album.
"Conservatively, we spent six months working this song out. It was constantly being revised. We had multiple discussions about scrapping it. It was a war within a war of creation.This is not a song that was borne out of a few beers and bong hits. It's a song that reaches from the soul. The lyrics are a metaphor for the growing gap between the haves and have nots in the world. The transition from quiet to aggressive is one of the best on the album as a whole and it's also a reflection of the band's singular personality. Mellow to chaos, life hurtling towards death, external peace masking internal gnarling anger. Challenge yourself, take the Mythomania ride. The voice cracking at the end is both the voice of total victory and agonizing defeat. Can you hear it?"
New single Mythomania streams exclusively via The Obelisk HERE.
With their third album in four years,Kings Destroyleave 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.
Kings Destroy Track List:
1. Smokey Robinson
2. Mr. O
3. W2
4. Mythomania
5. Embers
6. Green Diamonds
7. Time for War
Kings Destroyis 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.
