King Woman Inks Deal 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."