Fit For a King have a busy remainder of 2022 ahead of them — a new album and major US tour with I Prevail and Pierce The Veil are on the horizon.
Today, the Texas band has dropped the video for the band new single ‘Reaper.’ Watch it here.
Fit For A King come roaring out of the gates with ‘Reaper’, with its mosh-able grooves, hellfire riffs, and an ominous, ticking clock that nods to the song’s lyrical concept.
“In the studio, I became obsessed with a German TV show called Dark,” says vocalist Ryan Kirby. “The show really had me reflect on how finite our time on earth is — that we have no control, no matter how rich, religious, or diligent. Time is truly the Grim Reaper.”
One of the heaviest and catchiest extreme metal acts from the Lone Star State since the original cowboys from hell, Fit For a King’s ascendance is demonstrated as much by the massive singalongs at their shows as their jaw-dropping streaming numbers. After self-releasing EPs for years, the band released a host of critically and fan acclaimed full lengths. However, it was their sixth album, 2020’s The Path, that asserted itself as definitive for the band.
The band fires off shredding guitar solos, while doubling down on the massive catchy choruses. Even as FFAK’s music is rightfully heralded as “majestic and punishing” (Revolver Magazine) and “straightforward heaviness” (Metal Injection), genuine connection, fearless transparency, and an accessible relatability are the most essential elements of the band’s powerful presence. Their anthems appeal equally to anyone whose tastes were shaped and inspired by gateway bands like Slipknot and Korn or New Wave of American Heavy Metal torchbearers like Killswitch Engage. FFAK are road warriors, having appeared several times on the Vans Warped Tour and having toured alongside Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, August Burns Red, and Whitechapel, among others. The band has impressively generated over 300 million streams combined, and they’re only just getting started. The band will drop its seventh album this fall.
FIT FOR A KING ON TOUR:
WITH I PREVAIL, PIERCE THE VEIL, + YOURS TRULY:
LEG 1:
SEPTEMBER
09 — Asbury Park, NJ — Stone Pony Summer Stage
11 — Pittsburgh, PA — UPMC Events Center
13 — Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
14 — Oshkosh, WI — Oshkosh Arena
16 — St. Paul, MN — Myth Live
17 — Ralston, NE — Liberty First Credit Union Arena
18 — Wichita, KS — Wave
20 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
21 — San Antonio, TX — Tech Port Center
23 — Lubbock, TX — Lonestar Amphitheater
24 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
25 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall
27 — St. Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live
28 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
29 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House of Blues
OCTOBER
01 — Silvers Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
02 — New York, NY — The Rooftop at Pier 17
04 — Montreal, QC — L’Olympia
05 — Toronto, ON — Rebel
07 — Ft. Wayne, IN — The Clyde Theatre
08 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live at 20 Monroe
09 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
WITH I PREVAIL, PIERCE THE VEIL, + STAND ATLANTIC:
LEG 2:
OCTOBER
24 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern
26 — San Jose, CA — San Jose Civic
28 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
31 — Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
NOVEMBER
01 — Boise, ID — Revolution Concert House and Event Center
02 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
04 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
06 — Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater
08 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave
09 — St. Louis, MO — The Factory
11 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre
12 — Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J Brady Music Center
13 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
15 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
18 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore Philadelphia
19 — Cambridge, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
20 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Riverworks
22 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore
FIT FOR A KING ARE:
Ryan Kirby — Vocals
Bobby Lynge — Guitar
Daniel Gailey — Guitar
Trey Celaya — Drums
Ryan “Tuck” O’Leary — Bass/Vocals
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