Hailing from the great down under but headed straight to the top, Melbourne, Australia based alternative rockersTHE UGLY KINGShave revealed the first details of their upcoming, highly anticipated new album, entitledStrange, Strange Times, slated for a release on August 13, 2021 via Napalm Records.

Following 2018'sDarkness Is My Home, which was lauded by the likes ofClassic Rock MagazineandLoud Magupon release, withStrange, Strange Times, the four- piece is poised to turn heads and continues to infuse their foreboding alt-rock with blackened blues and gritty punk edge!THE UGLY KINGSchannel the flavor of groups likeQueens Of The Stone Age,DanzigandThe White Stripeswhile preserving razor sharp, daringly introspective control with clever lyricism, addictive riffage and power blues flavor. The band's revitalizing infusion of dark energy is evident, and showcases their ability to distort hard blues rock into dark, unique territories with perfection.

Give ear, asTHE UGLY KINGShave just shared a first song taken fromStrange, Strange Times! The punk-infused first single"Technodrone"bobs and shakes its way into the listeners soul with raucous energy, featuring driving rock riffage, unrelenting, dynamic percussion and crooning vocals. Dive into the unique and heavily vibrant world ofTHE UGLY KINGS, and watch their brand new video clip for"Technodrone"here:

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"Technology Addiction. We are all addicted to the screen. We mindlessly swipe our lives away spending hours and hours connected to it and completely disconnected to everything else,"says vocalist Russell Clark about the first album single. "We are our best selves when we are with other humans and yet our devices pull us further and further into isolation, until we are left a hollow version of what we once were; a disillusionedtechnicolourdrone."

Each song on the band's new album is about a different state of mind in this strange, strange time. Both lyrically and musically,THE UGLY KINGShave createdacaptivating and enthralling ride! In a scene in which gimmick-free, angsty, inspired rock n' roll is becoming increasingly difficult to come by,Strange, Strange Timesis a breath of welcomed, yet strange, strange air!

Coming out in LP, CD and Digital formats on August 13, 2021 via Napalm Records, the album pre-sale has just started atTHIS LOCATION!

Strange, Strange Times Tracklisting:
1. Strange, Strange Times
2. Technodrone
3. Do You Feel Like You're Paranoid?
4. In The Shadows
5. Last Man Left Alive
6. Lawman
7. Electric Lady (My Kryptonite)
8. The Devil Comes With A Smile
9. Mr. Hyde
10. Another Fucking Day

THE UGLY KINGS are:
Christos Athanasias ' guitar
Nicolas Dumont ' bass
Joel Martin ' drums
Russell Clark ' vocals

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