KINGCROW Release Infectious Playthrough of “Glitch”
Over the past two decades, Kingcrow have flown to the forefront of progressive rock. But on their newly released eighth album, the Italian band soar to even greater heights.
“Hopium still maintains the crazy, progressive character so common to Kingcrow’s sound”, Angry Metal Guy writes, “but it’s more controlled and focused – each song lending a hand to a seamless flow”.
The Prog Mind agrees. “Hopium has style that, quite honestly, that transcends most progressive rock today”.
To celebrate last week’s release of Hopium, Kingcrow are sharing a full band playthrough of new fan-favorite “Glitch”. The song is a perfectly funky synthesis of the band’s eclectic influences, fusing the catchy, off-kilter rhythms of progressive rock with ambient synths, alternative guitar hooks and even some metal theatrics. “‘Glitch’ shouldn’t work but does…oh, so well”, New Noise writes in a four-star review.
Hopium is out now on Season of Mist.
Order & Stream https://orcd.co/kingcrowhopium
More praise for Hopium
“Something you need to stop and listen to with open ears” – Cryptic Rock (4.5/5)
“Bands like Kingcrow just don’t get the attention they deserve…This album continues their tradition of excellence” – The Prog Mind
“Kingcrow’s Hopium is definitely a candidate for the best prog album of 2024” – Velvet Thunder UK
“Kingcrow confirm themselves as true champions of this style with an extraordinary album” – Rock Hard IT
Later this month, Kingcrow will perform songs off Hopium for fans in their home country with Pain of Salvation. They’ll then swoop over to Barcelona for the Be Prog! My Friend festival to take the stage alongside Haken, Dødheimsgard and their Season of Mist labelmates Alkaloid.
23 September: Rome, IT @ Largo w/ Pain of Salvation [TICKETS]
24 September: Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv w/ Pain of Salvation [TICKETS]
25 September: Milan, IT @ Santeria w/ Pain of Salvation [TICKETS]
27 September: Barcelona, ES @ Be Prog! My Friend Chapter VI – La Carpa Poble Espanyol [SOLD OUT]
Tracklist
- Kintsugi (3:53) [WATCH]
- Glitch (3:56) [WATCH]
- Parallel Lines (6:46)
- New Moon Harvest (3:30)
- Losing Game (5:28)
- White Rabbit’s Hole (6:55)
- Night Drive (5:48) [WATCH]
- Vicious Circle (4:21)
- Hopium (8:24) [WATCH]
- Come Through (Bonus Track) (4:21)
Total runtime: 53:27
Country: Italy
Genre: Progressive Rock
FFO: Caligula’s Horse, Leprous, The Pineapple Thief, Haken
The first incarnation of the band was originally founded in Rome, Italy, by brothers Diego Cafolla (guitars) and Manuel Thundra Cafolla (drums) under the name of “Earth Shaker”.
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Raven” and driven by a will of change, the band’s name was soon altered into KINGCROW and a couple of self-produced demos/albums where recorded under the KINGCROW moniker: Something Unknown(2001), Insider (2004) and Timetropia (2006).
In the early months of 2010 the band finished recording their new album “Phlegethon” that was released in June of the same year under the “Scarlet Records” label.
It was considered on an international level as a relevant masterpiece and was classed as one of the elite progressive metal albums of the year. It has been near the top of the “album of the year” charts in some international prog-rock websites. Phlegethon promotion lasted for about two years and a half.
During the same year, the band recorded the new album “In Crescendo” that was released in February 2013 by the American label “Sensory Records.
The band toured along with Pain Of Salvation in North America in April and May, 2013. In 2015 the band released the album “Eidos” and toured Europe as Headliners. Meanwhile KINGCROW signed a management deal with GlassVille Music, house of very well known progressive acts like Pain Of Salvation and Riverside among others.
The band recorded the new album titled “The Persistence”.
The album was released on September 7th via Sensory Records and received great reviews and ended on a lot of “best of 2018” lists on magazines and webzines.
The upcoming album “Hopium” marks another step forward in pushing boundaries remarking the restless progressive attitude of the band in incorporating countless influences into a personal sound.
Describing the band today is quite a difficult task, but one could state that the influence of different kinds of music, from progressive rock , ambient music, alternative rock and metal are all present in the music of KINGCROW.
With each release KINGCROW has taken a step further away from their original roots and is regarded today as one of the most exciting bands that Italy has to offer.
Line-up
Diego Marchesi – Vocals
Diego Cafolla – Guitars, Keys, Backing Vocals
Ivan Nastasi – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Riccardo Nifosì – Bass, Backing Vocals
Thundra – Drums, Percussions
Recording Studio
Sound Under Pressure (Rome, Italy)
Production Credits
Produced by Diego Cafolla & Thundra Cafolla
Sound Engineer – Diego Cafolla
Mixed by Giampiero Ulacco at Hologram Studios (Francavilla al Mare, Italy)
Mastered by Marco Vannucci at Spitfire Mastering Studio (Italy)
Guest Musicians
Vikram Shankar – Piano solo on “Hopium”
Cover Art
Devilnax
Order & Stream: https://orcd.co/kingcrowhopium
Follow Kingcrow:
Official Website: https://www.kingcrow.it/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Kingcrowband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingcrow_official/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingcrowBand
Bandcamp: https://kingcrow1.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nnSgQo8TIgiO5M5pv3mlV
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kingcrow/594989536
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/1002506
TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/6519112
Available Formats:
Digital Download
CD Digipak
12″ Vinyl Gatefold – Black
