Appalachian doom/rock outfit KING GIANT today
unveil the first single from their sophomore LP, Dismal Hollow, via
a video for the album's opening track "Appomattox."
"Appomattox" is the third video produced and
directed by Kevin James Barker for KING GIANT, in conjunction with
Mono/Poly Creative, and was partially funded through massive support from the
band's fans via a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year. Filmed on
location in historic Waterford, Virginia during the Summer and Fall of 2011, the
cinematic "Appomattox" video rolls in at nearly eight minutes in
length, and portrays a high-action, backwoods zombie attack storyline. The
brutal horror theme led us to seek the support of respected horror
professionals at Rue Morgue Magazine for the worldwide premiere of the video.
KING GIANT have also scheduled a record release
show this Saturday night at Springfield, Virginia's infamous Jaxx nightclub to
set the release of the new album up properly with their diehard local fans,
with opening support from Auroboros, The Crimson Electric and Borracho. Check
out the flyer for the event and more here.
KING GIANT Dismal Hollow record release
show:
1/21/2012 Jaxx - Springfield, VA w/ Auroboros, The Crimson
Electric, Borracho
Brooding more sinister homage to their rock and metal
forefathers than KING GIANT's heralded self-released 2009 debut, Southern
Darkness, the new album further develops the band's well-written hooks and
thunderous, harmonized grooves. Clocking in at nearly 48 minutes, Dismal
Hollow was recorded at Inner Ear Studio (Minor Threat, Fugazi, Avail,
Jawbox, Dave Grohl). The album will be released worldwide on Tuesday, January
31st via digipak CD, deluxe digital download and 180-gram gatefold LP available
in two color schemes -- swamp green with bone swirl, and bone with gold haze. The
record will be available internationally via a split release between KING
GIANT’s band-operated imprint Graveyard Hill Records and The Path Less
Traveled Records, part of the MRI Group, with distribution by RED, Code 7 and
Plastichead.
Promos of Dismal Hollow and interviews with KING
GIANT are available worldwide RIGHT NOW via Earsplit.
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