Die niederländische Metal-Band FOR I AM KING (FIAK) hat ihr brandneues (drittes) Studioalbum „Crown“ angekündigt, das am Donnerstag, den 19. Januar 2023, erscheinen wird. Es ist der Nachfolger des 2018 erschienenen Vorgängers „I“, der international von Fans und Kritikern hoch gelobt wurde.
Ebenfalls heute veröffentlicht wurde das neue Video zur Single „Disciples“, der Anfang des Jahres die Single „Liars“ vorausgegangen war.
Hier das Lyrics-Video zu „Disciples“:
Checkt auch das Video zu „Liars“ an:
Seit ihrer Gründung im Jahr 2013 hat For I Am King zwei Alben veröffentlicht (‚Daemons‘ im Jahr 2016 und das 2018 erschienene ‚I‘, das von Fans und Kritikern international hoch gelobt wurde) und zahlreiche Shows weltweit gespielt, unter anderem in Japan, China und Europa (unter anderem Jera On Air, Wacken Open Air, Black Cross, Metal Days, Into the Grave, Eurosonic-Noorderslag, FortaRock, Full Force, Paaspop, Into the Grave, Dokk’em Open Air, Breda Barst, 3FM.
Frontwoman Alma Alizadeh:
„Our previous album ‚I‘ was a metaphor about power. In terms of theme, ‚Crown‘ – thus also the new track ‚Disciples‘ – is actually a logical continuation of that. I find it interesting to see that rulers, like a classical king for example, can long count on the support and loyalty of their subjects, of their disciples. Even if he has become megalomaniac because he wears a crown that gives him absolute power that makes him feel untouchable. How that ends is now frequently shown by history: he misbehaves, abuses his omnipotence for horrible purposes – „Hail The King, For I Am King.“ Nevertheless, his disciples remain loyal to him for a long time; they even worship and love him. But then in the end things still end badly for him as his people eventually no longer put up with the bloody oppression and take matters into their own hands, with an execution of the king as the end result.“
„The cycle of power is the common thread of ‚Crown,‘ which is also very clearly visible visually. For once again we have cast our album artwork in a renaissance style. For example, the album cover shows a crown – the only thing left of the king – lying upside down, while greedy hands reach for other crowns (read: for power). On the reverse, the crown is again taken by someone else. Hopefully this time it will end up in good hands. ‚Crown‘ is full of song lyrics and visual artwork analogous to what power can do to people.“
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