Before the new KING APATHY album “Wounds” drops on February 22nd, we are pleased to present the 3rd single ‘Revelation Time’ off the band’s new effort.
“Wounds” can be preordered here on Ltd. Vinyl LP, CD Digipak and Digital
Civilization kills: This is the opening track of KING APATHYs third record and there is no way around this frightening and sobering conclusion. Mankind is ruthlessly exploiting the earth. The downfall of our society is just a matter of time, because the planets’ resources are finite. Wether humanity as a species will survive the end of civilization as we know it is questionable. Will we destroy this world and make it uninhabitable for all life or can we find the strength to unlearn our destructive behaviours? Songs like The Scars Of The Land, Cleansing, Great Depression or Earthmother Rising are dealing with issues like this. One thing is sure: The “Wounds” we are inflicting are getting deeper and deeper and they definitely won’t heal on their own.
KING APATHY came to be in 2007 near Munich in the South of Germany under the name of Thränenkind. After ten years of existence the band changed its name to KING APATHY to make a statement about modern life on this planet. Everyone knows that we are destroying the earth, but hardly anyone fights against this blatant injustice. Plain and simple: a KING called APATHY rules our everyday life. The musicians share interests in the ideas of environmentalism, anarchism and veganism and are criticizing capitalism in general. In their lyrics KING APATHY are exploring the relationship between humanity and nature, environmental ethics, interpersonal relations and (post)modern life in general. You can feel their humility and sincerity – both in their lyrics and their music.
Having released two albums under the name of Thränenkind – “The Elk” (2013) and “King Apathy” (2016) – “Wounds” is the first full-length album under the new bandname. The songs of KING APATHY are still the kind of music for which the band is known and appreciated. They still draw their inspirations from a lot of different genres such as melodic metal, post black metal, doom, neo-crust, post rock, shoegaze and hardcore punk. Nevertheless the new album “Wounds” is more complex than its predecessors and you will have to listen several times before all its secrets are revealed. The atmosphere is dark and oppressive. On the surface it’s not a “violent” album, but the songs have an intense after-effect. They will leave you restless and will haunt you for quite some time.
KING APATHY on tour with label mates A SECRET REVEALED and CLEARXCUT
12.04.19 München, Kafe Marat
13.04.19 Nürnberg, Projekt 31
14.04.19 Giessen, AK44
15.04.19 Köln, AZ
16.04.19 Leipzig, Stö
17.04.19 Dresden, Chemiefabrik
18.04.19 Hamburg, Hafenklang
19.04.19 Kiel, Schaubude
New album “Wounds” out February 22nd, 2019
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| latest / upcoming LIFEFORCE RECORDS releases HANGING GARDEN “I Am Become” DESPITE EXILE “Relics” AETHERIAN “The Untamed Wilderness” NIGHTRAGE “A New Disease Is Born” Vinyl LP ANCST “Ghosts Of The Timeless Void” THUNDERWAR “Wolfpack” MOUNTAINEER “Passages” BONJOUR TRISTESSE “Your Ultimate Urban Nightmare” PROMETHEE “Convalescence” CLONE CULTURE “s/t” DÉCEMBRE NOIR “Autumn Kings” ANCST “Abolitionist” A SECRET REVEALED “Sacrifices” – January 25th, 2019 KING APATHY “Wounds” – February 22nd, 2019 BESTA “Eterno Rancor” – March 15th, 2019 OCEANWAKE “tba” – April 2019 |
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