Ares Kingdom
From:
Kansas City,
KS,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Ares Kingdom News
Below is our complete Ares Kingdom 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.
Ares Kingdom Premiere New Song
Kansas City outfit Ares Kingdom premiere a new song entitled "Eighteen Degrees Beneath", taken from their upcoming new album "By the Light of Their Destruction", which will be released on May 15th (CD and vinyl) by Nuclear War Now! Productions.
Check out now "Eighteen Degrees Beneath" below.
Destroyer 666 Announces U.S. Shows
Australia's renegade black/thrash maniacs from Destroyer 666 have announced a string of headlining shows in the USA.
The tour begins on July 12th in New York, and sees the band travel to-and-from Metal Threat Fest in Chicago, hitting New York, Pittsburgh, Houston, and Los Angeles on the way before concluding on July 16th.
Support on this trek comes from Ares Kingdom and a full list of confirmed dates can be found below. Desteroyer 666 is touring in support of latest Season Of Mist album "Wildfire."
July 12 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar
July 13 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose
July 14 Chicago, IL @ Metal Threat Fest
July 15 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (DESTRÖYER 666 only)
July 16 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos (DESTRÖYER 666 only) More...
Ares Kingdom Posts New Album Promo
The forthcoming Ares Kingdom album "The Unburiable Dead" is due out next month via NWN! Productions, and today a new promo clip for the track "Demoralize" comes online. This new album follows the 2013 release "Veneration."
Ares Kingdom is now operating as a three piece (following news that rhythm guitarist Doug Overbay is taking an indefinite hiatus from the band in order to address health issues) and the band currently features Alex Blume on bass/vocals, Mike Miller on drums, and Chuck Keller on guitars.
Ares Kingdom Unveils Album Artwork
Ares Kingdom just revealed the front cover artwork for an upcoming album, which can be seen below, and the band also comments:
"Time has come to unveil the cover of our new album, 'The Unburiable Dead.' 30.7/15: CD layout is finished, NWN making one last inspection before sending to the plant. Out in early September. LPs will follow, depending on the speed of GZ." More...
Ares Kingdom To Go On As Three Piece
Kansas City's death/thrash metal band Ares Kingdom has announced that rhythm guitarist Doug Overbay is taking an indefinite hiatus from the band in order to address health issues.
The band is continuing as a three piece with Alex Blume on vocals/bass, Mike Miller on drums, and Chuck Keller on guitars. The line-up change will have no effect on any upcoming shows.
The band is currently in post-production for new album, "The Unburiable Dead," in suburban Kansas City. A release is scheduled later this year through NWN! Productions in LP, Die Hard LP, CD, and picture disc formats.
Ares Kingdom formed in 1996, the year following the end of Mike and Chuck's previous band Order from Chaos. AK’s first four years were spent as a two-piece. In 2000, Doug joined as bassist, followed soon by Alex as vocalist. In 2006, Doug switched to rhythm guitar while Alex assumed bass duties.
In addition to upcoming third full-length "The Unburiable Dead," the band is set to release a special live picture disc entitled "Chaosmongers Alive: 8/21/2006" as part of NWN! Productions' Onward // Ascendant warehouse fund campaign.
Nifelheim, Ares Kingdom Named To Defenders Fest
The third annual Defenders of the Old Fest, which will be held from March 13-14, 2015 at the Bell House in Brooklyn, has added a third day for Sunday, March 15th featuring Sweden's Nifelheim and Kansas City's Ares Kingdom, plus two more acts to be announced.
The main festival will see headline performances from Riot (n/k/a Riot V) (on Friday, March 13th) and Canadian legends Exciter (back with the original lineup featuring drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler) (on Saturday, March 14th).
Two day tickets for the festival can be purchased at this location. Single day passes for Friday can be purchased over here and Saturday over here.
The lineups for the now three day festival are as follows:
Friday, March 13th:
Riot V
Liege Lord
Destructor
Machine of War (Featuring NME's Brian Llapitan to perform "Unholy Death" in its entirety)
Aggression (Canada) (Legendary Speed Metallers from Quebec. First show in the U.S.)
Magic Circle
Saturday, March 14th:
Exciter (The First U.S. show with the original Beehler, Johnson, Ricci, line-up in 30 years.They will be performing classics from the first 3 albums)
The Rods
Brocas Helm (First East Coast show)
High Spirits
October 31
Cauchemar
Natur More...
Ares Kingdom Taps Mirai Kawashima For New Album
Ares Kingdom has tapped Mirai Kawashima (Sigh) for an original keyboard intro to a version of Vulpecula's "Celestial," slated to appear on the band's upcoming all-covers release "Veneration." Other tracks to be included on the album are "Die By Power" (Slaughter Lord), "Act Dead" (Mefisto), "The Captive" (Sacrilege), "When Your Heart Turns Black" (R.U. Dead?), and "Oblivion" (Nepenthe).
Guitarist Chuck Keller commented, "Mirai is one of the most accomplished musicians in the underground today. I was proud to contribute a solo to 'The Memories as a Sinner' on Sigh's 2007 album, 'Hangman's Hymn,' and we're honored he's returning the favor for AK."
"Veneration" is scheduled for release as a gatefold mini-LP and mini-CD in early 2012 through NWN! Productions. Artwork is being handled by Manuel Tinnemans (Pentacle, Bunkur, Necrophagia, Spearhead).
Upcoming Ares Kingdom live dates are as follows:
ENDFest, The Sandbox, Omaha, NE, July 23rd
Gathering of the Bestial Legion V, The Proud Bird, Los Angeles, CA, August 27th
The Jackpot, Lawrence, KS, September 4th
Rites of Darkness pre-fest, The Rabbit, San Antonio, TX, December 8th
Ares Kingdom Recording Covers Album
Ares Kingdom has issued the following announcement about recording cover songs for the upcoming "Veneration" album:
"Ares Kingdom has returned to their Very Metal Sound studio and pre-production rehearsals for an upcoming release titled 'Veneration,' through NWN! Productions. Release formats will include mini LP and mini CD. The selected covers represent a cross-section of Ares Kingdom's influences, as well as a couple of songs from their previous bands, Vulpecula and Nepenthe:
"Slaughter Lord - 'Die By Power,' Sacrilege - 'The Captive,' Nepenthe - 'Oblivion,' R.U. Dead? - 'When Your Heart Turns Black,' Vulpecula - 'Celestial,' Dokken - 'Without Warning/Tooth and Nail'
"2010 was Ares Kingdom's busiest year yet. It started with two shows opening for the reunited Order From Chaos on January 2nd in Kansas City, and January 16th in Los Angeles. The L.A. show also marked the release of the band's second full-length album, 'Incendiary' through NWN! Productions. The album has entered its second pressing and is available on LP, CD and 'die hard' picture disc. More...
Lineup Announced For Nuclear War Now Festival
The Nuclear War Now! festival is set to take place on November 19th and 20th, 2010 in Berlin. Additional details on the festival can be found here. The lineup and running order are as follows:
FRIDAY NOV 19TH:
Miasmal
Embrace Of Thorns
Bone Awl
Blasphemophagher
Black Witchery
Xibalba
Order From Chaos
SATURDAY NOV 20TH:
Vanhelgd
Faustcoven
Dead Congregation
Von Goat
Proclamation
Mystifier
Ares Kingdom
Blasphemy
Ares Kingdom Pushes Back New Album Release
Missouri metallers Ares Kingdom have issued the following announcement about pushing back the release date for their new album:
"Chaosmongers, After sorting out a screwed-up proof from the pressing plant a couple days ago, we're not anticipating the release of Incendiary just after the first of the year. Apologies for the delay. See some of you in KC on January 2nd."
The cover artwork for "Incendiary" can be viewed at this location.
Noctis III Metal Fest Ready to Make History
The Noctis III Metal Festival in Calgary, Alta. is ready to unleash a two-day extravaganza of high-octane metal, and Canada’s first ever metal conference.
The conference impacts the city Oct. 2, with a host of internationally acclaimed guest speakers and panelists, including former Megadeth founder and bassist David Ellefson, world-renowned music journalist Martin Popoff, Paul Masvidal of Cynic, David Gold from Ontario Canada’s doom outfit Woods of Ypres and Megawatt Mayhem co-hosts JP Wood and Kevin Woron.
Some of the scheduled topics cover what it takes to get signed these days, tips on landing tours, how to get endorsements and distribution deals, how to promote your band, DIY recording, metal concert photography, and the future of metal journalism.
Following the conference is an 18+ club night showcase at one of Calgary’s premier metal venues, The Distillery, where headliners Novembers Doom, Slough Feg and Ares Kingdom will be sharing the stage with local acts Kilyakai, Norrath, Truck and Tosca, starting at 7:30 p.m.
The two-stage main festival on Oct. 3 takes place at the University of Calgary. Cynic, Suffocation, Destroyer 666 and Aura Noir are among the acts scheduled to brutalize MacEwan Hall, while just a few strides away at The Den, Edmonton’s Death Toll Rising tears things up with A Bloodshed Nightmare from Siksika Nation, and Calgary’s Sacred Ally, Akakor, HROM and Fornication.
“(It’s) another show in Canada, which tend to be great shows for us, and the promoters having a keen interest in us and what we do,” enthuses Cynic's Masvidal. “They asked us if we’d like to speak and discuss songwriting and our creative process, and I was completely open to that. I thought it’d be interesting, and just being part of a collective seems cool. One of our managers is gonna be there, the head of our label is gonna be there, so it’s kind of a team effort.”
More info on the event, including complete list of bands and guest speakers, can be found online at www.noctisvalkyries.com.
Ares Kingdom Streaming New Song Online
Missouri metallers Ares Kingdom have posted the title track online from their upcoming album "Incendiary," which can be heard at the band's MySpace page. "Incendiary" is currently set for release at an undetermined date in October. The album's cover artwork can be viewed here.
Angelcorpse Adds Second Guitarist
ANGELCORPSE has added as 2nd guitar player KELLY MCLAUCHLIN (of PESSIMIST/UNHOLYGHOST/DIABOLIC) just in time for their west coast USA shows. West Coast tour dates are as follows:
JUNE 13TH SAN MARCOS, CA
JUNE 14TH L.A., CA
JUNE 15TH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
JUNE 17TH PORTLAND, OR
JUNE 18TH SEATTLE, WA
All shows are part of the BLOOD OF THE DAMNED TOUR which includes GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, CEMETARY URN, and ARES KINGDOM, among other extreme bands.
Ares Kingdom Announce West Coast Dates
Kansas City's self-proclaimed "only death/thrash metal band" ARES KINGDOM will embark on a short West Coast tour this November. The infernal thrashing begins on Friday, November 3 in Oakland, CA and will run from Seattle to Tijuana. Venues will be announced shortly. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Nov. 03 - Oakland, CA
Nov. 04 - Seattle, WA
Nov. 05 - Portland, OR
Nov. 07 - San Francisco, CA
Nov. 09 - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 10 - Tijuana, Mexico
Nov. 11 - San Diego, CA
Check www.areskingdom.com for the latest information. More...
Ares Kingdom To Release New Single, Full-Length
Kansas City's only death/thrash metal band ARES KINGDOM will release their new 12" single, entitled "Firestorm Redemption", through NWN! Productions in mid-February. It will feature two non-LP bonus tracks, "The Undying Fire" and "The Scourge" (both re-recorded in 2005). Each copy will include a lyric poster. The limited-edition "Die Hard" version will be pressed on gold vinyl and include a special issue embroidered logo patch. The band's full length CD and LP, entitled "Return to Dust", will follow in early March. The gold vinyl LP "Die Hard" version (with a gatefold jacket) will include a special 7" EP featuring the band's acclaimed 1998 demo, and an embroidered patch. A second single, entitled "Failsafe" — and featuring more non-LP tracks and other extras — will appear later in the spring and feature three non-LP bonus tracks, "Vultures in the Sky" (originally recorded by L.A. thrashers DÉTENTE in 1985), "Solis Lacus" and "Imperium".