JULY 10, 2020 - Dallas, TX - Metalcore heavyweights Fit For A King have dropped a high-voltage new single today. "God of Fire" showcases the band's ferocious breakdowns and lyrical courage diving into the type of theology that values fear over love, a misrepresentation of the hope and salvation that is central to FFAK's faith.
"'God of Fire' is a song about religious leaders who instead preach a message of love, use the fear of hell and condemnation to advance their own personal morality or translations of scripture," shares front man Ryan Kirby on the message behind today's release. "They essentially turn a God of love and mercy, into a God of fire."
"God of Fire" joins "
Breaking The Mirror" is the second single from the band's forthcoming sixth album
The Path due out via
Solid State Records on
September 18, 2020. Bigger, bolder and overwhelmingly epic in scope,
The Path leans harder on the "metal" side of their sound, with shredding guitar solos, while doubling down on the massive catchy choruses that propelled their fiercest fan-favorite anthems.
"In the past, we have dove into some pretty dark areas of life, with Dark Skies being the pinnacle of hopelessness," shares front man Ryan Kirby on the forthcoming album. "With 'The Path' we find our way out, and claim victory over the demons we have faced and are currently facing. This album is made to be the soundtrack for your victory over what mentally, and physically holds us back."
Like the band's 2018 mega-hit
Dark Skies, which secured charting positions including the
#2 Hard Rock, #3 Rock, #13 Top Current Albums and
#69 on the
Billboard 200, and gave them the biggest first week in their decade-long history,
The Path was produced/mixed by
WZRD BLD, aka
Drew Fulk, who was responsible for career-making records from
Dance Gavin Dance, Motionless In White and
Bad Wolves.
The Path Track Listing
- The Face Of Hate
- Breaking The Mirror
- Annihilation
- The Path
- Prophet
- Locked (In My Head)
- God Of Fire
- Stockholm
- Louder Voice
- Vendetta
Even as their music is rightfully heralded as "majestic and punishing" (Revolver Magazine) "straightforward heaviness" (Metal Injection), genuine connection, fearless transparency, and an accessible relatability are the most essential elements of the band's powerful presence.
Their anthems appeal equally to anyone whose tastes were shaped and inspired by gateway bands like Slipknot and Korn or New Wave Of American Heavy Metal torchbearers like Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying. As important as each record in the band's catalog has been, many of their dedicated supporters first encountered them on the road, as they appeared several times on the Vans Warped Tour and alongside Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, August Burns Red, and Whitechapel.
Fit For A King stands for triumph over adversity. This music is the soundtrack for those who muster the strength to carry on, to survive, to achieve, and to defeat all obstacles in life. Fit For A King is the perfect soundtrack for fighting through life's most painful and difficult seasons.
Fit For A King is Ryan Kirby (vocals), Bobby Lynge (guitar), Jared Easterling (drums), Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary (bass/vocals) and Daniel Gailey (guitar).
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