The Devil Is In The Details

A few quick updates on the state of King Of The Monsters' current and future endeavors.

1.
The AGARTTHA "A Water Which Does Not Wet Hands" LP is completed and available for order at the KOTM webstore.  The limited purple vinyl copies are going fast.

This release has been receiving a lot of really positive feedback and we could not agree more.  It had been an honor to work on this project and we could not be happier with its outcome.

Here is a video for "Chymische Hochzeit" from the album for you to enjoy:

Agarttha - Chymische Hochzeit from Agarttha on Vimeo.

2.
 The SERVILE SECT "Glowing" 10" is also out now and available for sale in the webstore. The record features three new tracks of blackened sci-fi soundscapes and packaged with cover/insert design by Mike Bjella from Gog/Sounds Of Battle And Souvenir Collecting.  This in our opinion is some of the best SS material to date.

Expect three more releases from SS to follow later this year/early next.

3.
After several delays with vinyl version of "Become" by SUTEKH HEXEN, it seems like we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.  We are told the vinyl will ship to us shortly and we will begin taking preorders very soon including a few special "die hard" versions.  Details forthcoming.

4.
The new UZALA album "Tales Of Blood & Fire" is also at the pressing plant.  Test presses should arrive next week and we hope to have the whole project completed by the end of August.  There will be a CD version for this as well as the vinyl versions (two different limited colorways as well as standard black).
 More details to follow.

If you live on the West Coast be sure to go see them live this August.

8/11 - SAN FRANCISCO @ Hemlock w/ Laudanum, Bottom Feeder
8/12 - OAKLAND @ Eli's Mile High w/Augurs, Cardinal Wyrm
8/13 - OAKLAND @ Oakland Metro Operahouse w/ VHOL, Scolex
8/14 - ARCATA @ TBA
8/15 - EUGENE @ TBA
8/16 - SEATTLE @ Highline w/ VHOL, Bone Sickness, Brain Scraper

5. 
The split LP between SUFFERING LUNA and SUFFER THE STORM is being mastered now.  More details forthcoming.  In the meantime check out the SUFFERING LUNA interview done by Todd from Dystopia/Mange that appears in issue #64 of Profane Existence HERE

6.
We are also proud to announce upcoming releases by BLOOD BRIGHT STAR, SON OF MAN, ABDUCTION and LUSITANIA along with the long talked about ENEWETAK discography, the UZALA reissue of the s/t LP and the 'Cataract' single and a few others that we can't let out of the bag quite yet.  

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AGARTTHA "A Water Which Does Not Wet Hands" LP

We are very excited to announce that the AGARTTHA LP is nearing completion! The covers, insert, and posters are printed and the tests are en route to the Italy for inspection. If all goes as scheduled the record should be available in mid-April. Preorders are now being taken HERE with the first 100 orders receiving limited purple colored vinyl! This is one of favorite releases to date on the label and hope you agree.

To tide you over read the stunning review and stream a track at one of our favorite sites The Inarguable.

"The magnitude of this music will not fully hit you at first, but rather when you least expect it, manifesting as a slow frown on a sunny day or a late night bout of racing thoughts. There is terror in beauty. There is black pitch within the flame...." -The Inarguable

Upcoming Releases & more!

As promised the new year has brought a reopened and restocked webstore. Titles added by Gog, Uzala, Aluk Todolo, Evoken, Halla/Anal Blasphemy split, Gehenna/Integrity split, and more! Plus we are doing a sale on selected 7" and 12" titles.

We are also please to announce some upcoming releases on KOTM in 2013!

-AGARTTHA LP
-SERVILE SECT - Glowing 10"
-UZALA s/t LP (us repress with bonus 12")
-SUTEKH HEXEN - Become LP (vinyl version)
-SUFFERING LUNA w/THE ASTRONAUT KING / SUFFER THE STORM split LP

and a few other things! 2013 will be a busy and musically fulfilling year! Thank you to everyone who has made getting to this point possible. Without your support I could not have made it.

PS The USPS has raised their shipping rates so unfortunately so did we. Sorry.

Webstore closed for the holidays. 2013 news forthcoming.

The KOTM webstore will be closed until January 1st. Sorry. On the first of the year we will reopen with tons of new distro items so be sure to check back then.

Also, we will be posting an update of some of our upcoming releases of 2013. We are very excited about what we have in the pipeline!

Thank you to everyone for making this year a great one. We appreciate the support and feedback we received and hope to continue to satisfy your aural needs in the new year!

KOTM welcomes AGARTTHA to the family

We here at KOTM are very pleased and excited to be announce and release the debut from AGARTTHA!

From the backward special theatre of archetypes, Agarttha is a flashing journey into the past dream of a gypsy moth whos powder ferries the listener into the twists and turns of the unconscious among remote architectures of black pointed stones and echoes of warmth and light.

This LP will be mastered by James Plotkin and is set to release sometime before the end of the year. More details to follow as they become available.

In the meantime, check out a video for 'Storms As He Walks' below.

UZALA / MALA SUERTE split 7"

King of the Monsters is proud to annoucne the upcoming release of one of the heaviest splits of 2012 – a 7″ collaboration between Boise fuzz-doom shamans UZALA and Austin, TX’s own psych-minded doom fiends MALA SUERTE. Preorders are now up in the webstore, and will ship in early November. The split features a brand-new track from each band, as well as mind-blowing cover art, courtesy of UZALA chanteuse, axe-slinger, and celebrated tattoo artist Darcy Nutt and MALA SUERTE vocalist Gary Rosas.

The release is limited to 500 copies, with the first 100 available on black/white split vinyl and the remaining 400 entombed in obsidian black.

MALA SUERTE’S “The Veil of Secrecy” is an older fan favorite, recorded in winter 2010. The UZALA song was recorded at Type Foundry in Portland, OR in August 2011 with Alex Yusimov at the helm, mixed by Blake Green at WOLVSERPENT STUDIOS, and mastered by Mell Dettmer.

TRACKLISTING
Uzala – Burned
Mala Suerte – The Veil of Secrecy

Preorder HERE

MOLOCH / CLOSURE split 7"

We've begun taking preorders for the MOLOCH / CLOSURE split 7" today! Preorders are limited to 100 copies on blue vinyl. All the details below...

Moloch / Closure split 7" - PREORDER VERSION - BLUE VINYL LIMITED TO 100 comes w/ MOLOCH patch

- Moloch - UK sludge doom violence
- Closure - UK powerviolence

Harking back to the 90s when Sludge & PV bands went arm in arm. Brutal and ugly. A split release between Feast of Tentacles (UK) and King os the Monsters (US).

Visit the KOTM STORE to order a copy if you live in the US or Canada.

UK and the rest of Europe should order from Feast Of Tentacles HERE.

These will be shipping out late September / early October if all goes as planned.