Fit For A King Drop “Reaper” Video — Watch

June 24, 2022 Maxine Frisbee Brutal News, Press Releases, Tour Dates Comments Off

BAND TOURING WITH I PREVAIL + PIERCE THE VEIL THIS SUMMER + FALL

Fit For a King have a VERY busy 2022 ahead of them — a new album and major tour are on the horizon.

Today, the Texas band has dropped the video for the band new single “Reaper.” Watch it here.

FFAK come roaring out of the gates, as “Reaper” is the first new track from the band this year. It’s got moshable 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, they’ve issued Descendants (2011), Creation/Destruction (2013), Slave to Nothing (2014), Deathgrip (2016), and Dark Skies (2018) to critical and fan acclaim. However, their sixth album, 2020’s The Path, has 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.

FFAK will also hit the road with I Prevail and Piece The Veil this summer and fall. All dates are below.

FIT FOR A KING ON TOUR:
WITH I PREVAIL, PIERCE THE VEIL, + YOURS TRULY:
LEG 1:

9/9 — Asbury Park, NJ — Stone Pony Summer Stage
9/11 — Pittsburgh, PA — UPMC Events Center
9/13 — Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
9/14 — Oshkosh, WI — Oshkosh Arena
9/16 — St. Paul, MN — Myth Live
9/17 — Ralston, NE — Liberty First Credit Union Arena
9/18 — Wichita, KS — Wave
9/20 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
9/21 — San Antonio, TX — Tech Port Center
9/23 — Lubbock, TX — Lonestar Amphitheater
9/24 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
9/25 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall
9/27 — St. Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live
9/28 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
9/29 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House of Blues
10/1 — Silvers Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
10/2 — New York, NY — The Rooftop at Pier 17
10/4 — Montreal, QC — L’Olympia
10/5 — Toronto, ON — Rebel
10/7 — Ft. Wayne, IN — The Clyde Theatre
10/8 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live at 20 Monroe
10/9 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

WITH I PREVAIL, PIERCE THE VEIL, + STAND ATLANTIC:
LEG 2:
10/24 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern
10/26 — San Jose, CA — San Jose Civic
10/28 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
10/31 — Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
11/1 — Boise, ID — Revolution Concert House and Event Center
11/2 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
11/4 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
11/6 — Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater
11/8 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave
11/9 — St. Louis, MO — The Factory
11/11 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre
11/12 — Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J Brady Music Center
11/13 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
11/15 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
11/18 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore Philadelphia
11/19 — Cambridge, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11/20 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Riverworks
11/22 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore