PHOTO: Dana Willax
KINGDOM OF GIANTS are about to 'Reign' supreme! The band is thrilled to finally unleash its brand new album USURPER, out November 13 via SharpTone Records. Pre-order it here.
Alongside the album news, the band has shared the video for new single 'Reign'. Watch it here.
Singer Dana Willax declares, "The last five years have been full of highs, lows, wins, losses, and roadblocks but at the end of the day we are just so happy and fortunate to continue making music that we love and to share it with anyone who cares to listen. We put our hearts and souls into this album and even though start to finish it only took us eight months, it's feels like it's 15 years in the making. I'm so thankful to the guys for everything they brought to the table in this process. It felt good to all be jammed into one room and hash out all our ideas in person like the good old days."
Regarding 'Reign', Willax says, "This song has a couple of my favorite parts from the entire record, the breakdown in particular was very fun to mix and I'm hoping it hits live."
KOG will be able to test whether the new material hits live as they will hit the road in North America with Deadlands, Holy Wars, and Night Rider this autumn. The tour kicks off on November 14 in Seattle and runs through December 18 in Sacramento. All dates are below. Get tickets here.
An intense urge to challenge convention has always driven Kingdom Of Giants. Their progression proved palpable across Every Wave of Sound [2013], Ground Culture [2014], All the Hell You've Got to Spare [2017], and Passenger [2020]. Along the way, the group shared the stage with everyone from Beartooth, Kittie, The Devil Wears Prada, and Fit For A King to Chelsea Grin and Born Of Osiris. They also earned acclaim from Outburn, Parade, New Noise Magazine, and more. In a sense, all of these moments only laid the foundation for Usurper. Even though the various members live scattered across the West Coast, the collective made a conscious decision to collaborate in-person. The group gathered in Long Beach, Northern California, and Las Vegas. Marking another first, Willax took the reins as producer, mixer, and mastering engineer. In the process, they managed to level up as a unit.
USURPER TRACK LISTING:
01. Respawn
02. Out Of Step
03. Reign
04. A Part Of You (Feat. Gabi Rose)
05. Void Of Form
06. The Edge Of A Dream
07. Roll Credits
08. Jaguar
09. 10 Cent Martyr
10. Gods Of Karma
11. Past Life
KINGDOM OF GIANTS ON TOUR:
WITH DEADLANDS, HOLY WARS, + NIGHT RIDER:
11/14 — Seattle, WA — Vera Project**
11/15 — Portland, OR — Hawthorne Theatre
11/16 — Boise, ID — Neurolux
11/18 — Denver, CO — HQ*
11/20 — Lawrence, KS — The Bottleneck*
11/21 — St. Louis, MO — Off Broadway
11/22 — Chicago, IL — Subterranean
11/24 — Detroit, MI — Catacombs at The Sanctuary
11/25 — Cleveland, OH — Mahall's
11/27 — Albany, NY — Empire Underground
11/28 — Toronto, ON — Lee's Palace
11/29 — Montreal, QC — Café Campus
12/01 — New York, NY — The Gramercy Theatre
12/02 — Worcester, MA — Palladium Upstairs
12/04 — Asbury Park, NJ — House of Independents
12/05 — Virginia Beach, VA — The Annex
12/06 — Greensboro, NC — Hangar 1819*
12/08 — Nashville, TN — Exit/In*
12/09 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade – Purgatory
12/11 — Dallas, TX — Puzzles Deep Ellum
12/12 — Austin, TX — Come and Take It
12/13 — San Antonio, TX — The Rock Box*
12/15 — Albuquerque, NM — Launchpad
12/16 — Mesa, AZ — Rosetta Room
12/17 — Los Angeles, CA — The Roxy Theatre
12/18 — Sacramento, CA — Goldfield Trading Post
* No Deadlands
** No Holy Wars
