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“Never part of any trend, it’s horror and metal till the end” The closing line to the title track of the new album pretty much sums up the essence of F.K.Ü. Heavily inspired by 80’s horror movies and crossover thrash metal (mostly . to be honest) the seed for what was to become F.K.Ü. was planted as early as 1987, but it would take another 10 years before the guys got their act together and actually created some music for the world to hear. Back then in the late 90’s, playing this type of music was probably the most uncool thing you could do, but they’ve always stuck to their knives and done their own thing and never followed trends in the current music scene. Now, after 5 albums and countless live shows, F.K.Ü. returns with their most defining and hard-hitting album to date: The Horror And The Metal. The album is a simple mission statement and serves to cement the two fundamental pillars of F.K.Ü. Horror is the overall theme of the band and its movies from the 80’s serve as their main lyrical and visual inspiration, and Metal is what runs through these guys’ veins. With one foot in Bay Area thrash metal and one in east coast crossover metal, they have created their own concoction of thrashing horror metal anthems sure to ignite any mosh pit. Once again produced by the band’s singer (who we in this case will refer to by his birth name) Lawrence Mackrory (BLOODBATH, KATATONIA, VOMITORY), the band locked themselves into Rorysound Studios in early 2023 to begin recording the new album. When they after a couple of months finally emerged through the front door (not unlike how Jack Torrance broke through the bathroom door with an axe) they had created a horror metal masterpiece that will eliminate any uncertainty of what their intentions are. Although they never left, it’s time for everyone to know that F.K.Ü. is back! Quote from the band: “We’ve never before felt this confident about an album. We wanted to be direct and to the point and we really trimmed the fat off these songs and made them the best they can be. Every second on the album needed to be engaging and we really feel we have achieved that. When it all came together we felt that, instead of creating an intricate concept album, we should just be as to the point as possible. That’s why we simply decided to call the album “The Horror And The Metal”, to just make it as defining as possible, a mission statement of what this band is about.” About the latest single “The Spawning“, the band had this to say: “Don’t you just hate it when you thought you could finally relax on the beach with a drink in your hand and then a flying mutant piranha bites your head off. This catchy mosh tune will definitely have you commanding the pit. The lyrics of this song is inspired by the movie Piranha II - The Spawning, which director James Cameron calls the “best flying piranha movie ever made.” Fins, teeth, wings, death!!!“. Their new album “The Horror and the Metal“ is set for February 9th. CREDITS: Video by Jan Ivan @jano_ivan Music produced, mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory Lyrics: Fish! Facing a wall of sharpened teeth Stripping the flesh to the bone beneath Bursting out of the bodies of the dead These creatures aren’t easily fed Mad scientists been crossing genes Creating the ultimate killing machine It will suck you dry like a vampire bat Beware of the flying piranha attack A fish out of water Bringing the slaughter Mind the bite A pungent rancid stench Thug of the Mariana Trench Death is in the air tonight! An ocean of corpses all badly chewed up Hungrier than ever they will never stop Beware of the unstoppable mutant strain A winged bringer of unbearable pain A fish out of water Bringing the slaughter Mind the bite A pungent rancid stench Thug of the Mariana Trench Swift, without warning Face The Spawning A sudden strike A pure aquatic dread You’ll wish that you were dead Well... death is in the air tonight! Fins! Teeth! Wings! Death!!! A fish out of water Bringing the slaughter Mind the bite A pungent rancid stench Thug of the Mariana Trench Swift, without warning Face The Spawning A sudden strike A pure aquatic dread You’ll wish that you were dead Well... death is in the air tonight!
