PALACE OF WORMS / THOABATH split 7" - OUT NOW!

After months (and months) of delays, I'm proud to announce that the Palace Of Worms / Thoabath split 7" is out now!  

Palace Of Worms is a solo Bay Area-based black metal act with previous releases on The Flenser, and Thoabath is a Bay Area blackened noise project featuring Andy Way (Sutekh Hexen).  Each offer up one scathing track on this release.




PRESSING INFO
116 on purple vinyl
128 on black vinyl

Order your copy HERE

Hot Summer Nights - KOTM FEST with Chokehold, Crudos, Groundwork, Infest, Trap Them, Culture, & tons more!

Just in case you've been living under a rock these past few weeks and haven't heard...TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

DATES
Friday July 31st & August 1st.

VENUE
The Nile (Mesa, AZ)

 FRIDAY LINE UP
Crudos
Infest
Culture
Done Dying (ex-No For An Answer, Outspoken, 411,etc)
ACxDC
Generacion Suicida
Modern problems (ex Halfmast, Dead Hearts)
Cold Sore
Iron Oath
The Light
OSS
City Hunter
Territory
Ausencia
Humiliation

SATURDAY LINE UP
Chokehold
Groundwork
Trap Them
Creation is Crucifixion
Voice of Reason
Suffering Luna
Bleach Everything (members of Suppression, Jesuit, etc)
Chest Pain
To The Point
Seizures
Civilized
Crime Desire
Unrestrained
Elders
Culture Shock (CO)
Gatecreeper
Lakra
Cloak
Bloodroot

PLUS a special screening of Destroy Cleveland (a documentary about the Cleveland HC scene from 1987 til the early 2000s) after Friday nights show!!!

Tickets are on sale NOW! Very few of the two day passes are left so if you wanted one of those don't wait too much longer.

FRIDAY ONLY TICKETS
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/844007

SATURDAY ONLY TICKETS
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/844009

TW0-DAY PASSES
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/844013

KOTM FEST the initial post

So, I never thought I would have been doing a label for so long but 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of King Of The Monsters and like we have stated previously, we wanted to celebrate and do something special.   The fest will be two days (July 31 and August 1) and will take place at The Nile in Mesa, Arizona.
Here is the initial line up for the fest.  We will be making one more announcement in the coming weeks.
What do you think so far?

You can sign up for email notifications/updates at the fest website here:  kotmfest.com

New Year and Celebrating 20 Years Of Bullshit

After the crazy release schedule of 2013, I had it in my head that I was going to take it easy in 2014.  You know work on a few projects, not too many, and enjoy some "me" time.  Well, I quickly learned that I can't take it easy and am only happy when I am working on the label so I ended up having a pretty hectic year chalked full of amazing releases by the likes of Gog, Blood Bright Star, Gatecreeper, Lusitania, Suffering Luna with The Astronaut King, Suffer The Storm, and Son Of Man.  Can't complain about that!

2015 is looking to be another stellar year for KOTM as we march forward and plan to release the following:

* HEXIS / THIS GIFT IS A CURSE split 7"
* UNRUH "Tomb" discography 3xLP (collects the full lengths, the singles, splits, demos, and more)
* ENEWETAK "Onward To Valhalla" LP (first time on vinyl)
* GROUNDWORK "Today We Will No Longer Be Invisible Nor Silent LP (remixed/remastered reissue)
* PALACE OF WORMS / THOABATH split 7"
* SERVILE SECT 7"
* UZALA new LP
* UZALA reissue of first ("s/t") album

Plus I am sure other projects will come up.

Not only am I really excited to have the opportunity to release so many amazing records in the coming year, but 2015 also marks the 20 year anniversary of King Of The Monsters.  When the label started back in 1995 I just wanted to release records by friends bands that I liked and thought more people should hear/be exposed to.  That philosophy still holds true today and I want to take this moment to say "thank you" to all the KOTM bands past and present, all the friends I have made because of the label, all the people who have ordered records from me and supported me for all these years...without all of you this wouldn't be nearly as fun and enjoyable.

We also have a few things planned to help celebrate the 20 year milestone including a one-time reunion of UNRUH that will be taking place Saturday February 21st in Arizona.  If all goes as planned this will also serve as the release show for the "Tomb" discography.  HERE is a link to the event on Facebook with more info.  If you can, you should come out to AZ and rage!

That's just the tip of the iceberg.  We've got another event planned in mid-April.  More info on that in the coming weeks. And possibly even a another event that will take place later in the year.  Stay tuned.   

Again, thank you all for the support throughout the years!  I really couldn't have done it without you all.  

Numbered Days - UNRUH reunion and discography

And we thought it would never happen but it is.  With the upcoming discography set to come out early next year, UNRUH will be doing a one-time reunion show to celebrate its release.  Do not miss your chance to see them live if you can.  Their live shows were some of the most chaotic and brutal we have ever witnessed.  As for the discography, we will have more details soon but it will be a triple LP box set and will called "Tomb".  Prepare yourselves.

Lunar Madness - BLOOD BRIGHT STAR / LUSITANIA / GATECREEPER

The BLOOD BRIGHT STAR album, "The Silver Head", is coming very soon! Most of the pieces are in hand and we will be taking preorders starting August 1st (to start shipping August 12th). We will update you some more shortly on this much anticipated release.

We also just sent off to press the LUSITANIA album. A filthy BM assault on your ears. We are hoping to have this out in early September. 

And finally, we are pleased to announce that we will be pressing the GATECREEPER's demo on vinyl! This has also been sent off to press and expected to be completed in early September.

PS Order placed July 25-31 will not be shipped until August 1 as I will be doing some traveling. Your patience is appreciated.

GOG s/t and SUFFERING LUNA with THE ASTRONAUT KING / SUFFER THE STORM split

2013 was a busy year for KOTM.  We released records for UZALA, SUTEKH HEXEN, AGARTTHA, and SEVILE SECT to name a few.  So it is understandable that we have been a bit slow to get 2014 rolling but the train is finally on the tracks we are moving forward full steam.  Along with the SON OF MAN seven inch we just released a few weeks ago, we are pleased to announce two new releases out soon - GOG s/t LP and SUFFERING LUNA with THE ASTRONAUT KING / SUFFER THE STORM split LP!!!  Both will begin shipping June 30th. 

GOG - s/t LP
Previous efforts have been described as "abstract avant blackness" and "blown out black-bliss", but what GOG conveys here is far more tense and aggressive than anything we have heard prior.  On "s/t", GOG (Mike Bjella of Unruh and Wellington) explores the transformation and evolution of oneself, conveying the twisting and painfully primal cycles of it.  
Features guest vocals by Francesca Marongiu (Agarttha), and drums by Josh Bodnar.
Limited to 300 copies (150 on red with black swirl vinyl  / 150 on black vinyl) 
Comes with a digital download card. 

SUFFERING LUNA with THE ASTRONAUT KING / SUFFER THE STORM split LP 
Previous Suffering Luna and The Astronaut King team up for a cross country collaboration to bring you the feral offering "Most High" which walks the line between mammoth-sized doom and psychotic noise, creating an almost trance-like listening experience.  Fans Of early Cavity, Grief, and 16 will be sure to devour this potent piece of noise inspired psych-doom.  

Suffer The Storm’s twenty-two minute droning funeral hymn, “Squalor,” takes the listener on an unforgiving trip to the deepest depths of human filth, despair and misanthropy. Guttural death metal-esque vocals pave the way for this absolutely devastating slab of doom. Samples and various atmospherics help to enhance the mood of grim foreboding, and bring the listener closer to the edge of the abyss. Fans of Winter and Moss will not be disappointed. 

PRESSING DETAILS 
95 gold/white vinyl (pictured) 
100 white vinyl 
313 black vinyl

Both are available now at the KOTM WEBSTORE along with tons of distro items and be sure to check out out our "sale" section!