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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.” F.K.Ü´s new single The Horror and the Metal is released October 13 on Despotz Records, their new album with the same name is set for February 9th. CREDITS: Video directed by Mathias Blom Special thanks to Macke Wik & Anders Björk Music produced, mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory Lyrics: All systems go, ready to explode The mark of four, a secret revealed Decipher the code Behold a lethal fusion Greater than you’ve ever seen At the portal of power, ready to feed The horror metal machine Fire! Forged in fire Starting to expire Twisted into form A perfect storm We mosh! We’ll never stop Don’t need to strive to stay on top You scream! When the horror and the metal collide We thrash! Until the end Those feeble minds can’t comprehend You die! When the horror and the metal Consumes your soul A monumental merger of the finest arts A fearsome force that will prevail Never to be torn apart The horror and the metal You know they blend rather well A marriage made south of hell Where moshers still dwell Fire! Forged in fire Starting to expire Twisted into form A perfect storm We mosh! We’ll never stop Don’t need to strive to stay on top You scream! When the horror and the metal collide We thrash! Until the end Those feeble minds can’t comprehend You die! When the horror and the metal Consumes your soul We emerge from the darkness to kill Out of pure enjoyment and the thrill We’ll tear your flesh and soul apart And cut out your heart Cause we see horror as art We mosh! We’ll never stop Don’t need to strive to stay on top You scream! When the horror and the metal collide We thrash! Until the end Those feeble minds can’t comprehend You die! Never part of any trend It’s horror and metal till the end More from F.K.Ü. Bandcamp: Webshop: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Spotify: Apple Music:
