King Woman
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Latest King Woman News
Below is our complete King Woman news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Exhorder To Play This Summer's Brutal Assault
Exhorder are coming to Brutal Assault - the New Orleans pioneers of groove-laden thrash will unleash their raw power with unrelenting intensity. King Woman will envelop you in their hypnotic blend of ethereal doom and melancholic shoegaze, while XIII. STOLETÍ bring their iconic gothic rock, weaving dark poetry into haunting melodies.
Brutal Assault will take place in the Czech Republic at the Josefov Fortress during August 6-9, 2025.
Festival passes are available HERE! More...
King Woman Premiere New Song "Psychic Wound"
King Woman - led by vocalist Kris Esfandiari - return with their first new music in three years. You can stream the band's new single and music video "Psychic Wound" via YouTube below. The track is off the upcoming album "Celestial Blues", which was recorded in Oakland, CA by engineer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Amenra, Oathbreaker) and is due out July 30.
You can catch King Woman at one of the below dates: More...
King Woman Posts "Manna" Video Clip
Bay Area group King Woman posted a new music video for the song "Manna." The song is lifted from the debut full-length album "Created in the Image of Suffering," which dropped back in late February via Relapse Records.
The video was directed by Vincent Jude Chaney. Check it out here:
Oathbreaker Kicking Off U.S. Tour
Oathbreaker kicks off a new tour tonight - March 15th, 2017 - alongside King Woman, Khemmis, Sannhet, and Jaye Jayle. Dates and venues for the trek are as follows:
03.15.17 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
03.16.17 Washington, DC @ DC9 Nightclub
03.17.17 Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
03.18.17 Nashville, TN @ The End
03.19.17 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
03.20.17 East Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
03.22.17 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
03.23.17 Houston, TX @ Walter's Houston
03.24.17 Austin, TX @ Sidewinder
03.26.17 Mesa, AZ @ The Underground
03.27.17 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
03.28.17 West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theater
03.29.17 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
03.30.17 Portland, OR @ Ash Street Saloon
03.31.17 Seattle, WA @ Highline
04.01.17 Boise, ID @ The Shredder
04.02.17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
04.03.17 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater
04.04.17 Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
04.05.17 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
04.06.17 Detroit, MI @ El Club
04.08.17 New York, NY @ The Studio At Webster Hall
04.09.17 Allston, MA @ Great Scott More...
King Woman Streaming "Shame"
Bay Area group King Woman will release debut full-length album "Created in the Image of Suffering" next Friday, February 24th via Relapse Records. Today a new song from the album, titled “Shame," can be heard below.
"Created in the Image of Suffering" was recorded with engineer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Wreck & Reference, Oathbreaker) at the Atomic Garden in Palo Alto, CA. Each of the 7 songs evoke rich, gloomy imagery with crumbling washes of blurred, billowing distortion densely layered atop hazy, psychedelic atmospheres. More...
King Woman Issues "Deny" Music Video
As they prepare for the release of the debut full-length album "Created in the Image of Suffering" on February 24th via Relapse Records, Bay Area CA’s King Woman has unveiled an extremely emotional and powerful music video for “Deny” today via Consequence of Sound at this location (or viewable in the player below).
Vocalist and lyricist Kristina Esfandiari commented: "The video for ‘Deny' is a depiction of the shadow aspect in Jungian psychology. It's about the inner darkness buried deep within the subconscious. In the video you see this portion of the mind surfacing and coaxing the preacher into his truest form; drawing out the aspects of himself which he loathes because it doesn't fit in with his beliefs.
"In church, I saw others being raised with a rod in their backs, trying to fight their own carnality - buried in shame and guilt. The belief was to deny anything inside of themselves that was considered ugly or wrong, and instead attain a pristine image. With this video we aimed to paint a picture of how tormenting and exhausting it is to wrestle with your true self.”
"Deny" was directed by Kevin Haus who commented, "I wanted the video to be extreme in all emotional directions, and I think we accomplished that." More...
King Woman Streams New Song "Utopia"
King Woman is streaming the new song "Utopia." The song is taken from the upcoming new release "Created in the Image of Suffering," which is due out February 24th, 2017 via Relapse Records. The album will be available in CD/LP/Digital formats.
The track listing for the album is:
1. Citios
2. Utopia
3. Deny
4. Shame
5. Hierophant
6. Worn
7. Manna
8. Hem More...
King Woman Signs With Relapse
Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Bay Area-based King Woman. Formed in 2009 by Kristina Esfandiari, King Woman began as a solo project that then later developed into a full band.
Over the course of the last seven years, King Woman has crafted a sound that harnesses the elastic textures and temporality of drone and doom metal. The band's debut EP "Doubt" (released on leading SF avant-garde imprint The Flenser in 2014) paired weighty subject matter such as religious abuse with cathartic, brooding, and hypnotic songwriting.
King Woman recently recorded debut full-length album "Created In the Image Of Suffering" with engineer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Whirr, Wreck & Reference) at the Atomic Garden. The album will see a release via Relapse in the Spring of 2017.
Vocalist Kristina Esfandiari commented on the signing: "It feels surreal to release our first full-length through such a respectable label with a vast roster we respect so much." More...