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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 about the album: “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 new single they had this to say: “We had been wanting to do a song inspired by the 1978 cult classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers for a long time, having had the song title ready for quite a while. While writing music there was this really catchy riff we were jamming and it suddenly became clear this was that song. It’s a bit slower than our usual songs but definitely one of our heaviest and catchiest so far. If you don’t bang to this one your neck must already be broken.“. F.K.Ü´s new single “Harvester of Horror“ is released January 12th on Despotz Records, their new album with the name The Horror and the Metal is set for February 9th. CREDITS: Music produced, mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory Lyrics: Don’t fall asleep whatever you do Cause that’s when they’ll kill to be you You’ll end up in a vegetative state Replaced, unaware as they replicate They’ll plant the seed, they’ll take your soul Increasing the human death toll The parasites of outer space invade Memory loss watch your reality fade Bit by bit you’re losing control Left in the ruins of what they stole As the world dies before your eyes Hear the shriek of the pod people arise As terror grows When friends become foes Mankind in its death throes Harvester of horror! Paranoia in the wake of contagion It’s the end of the human civilization Devoid of emotions, loss of identity Carnal possession by alien entity As the world dies before your eyes Hear the shriek of the pod people arise As terror grows When friends become foes Mankind in its death throes Harvester of horror! Harvester of horror! Sleep! Sleep! And be born again Into a world without fear and hate Pray! Pray! For the human race You will never close your eyes again As the world dies before your eyes Hear the shriek of the pod people arise As terror grows When friends become foes Mankind in its death throes Harvester of horror! Harvester of horror! More from F.K.Ü. Bandcamp: Webshop: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Spotify: Apple Music: ü/279280044 ℗ & © 2023 Despotz Records
