Australian doom metal quartet King Zog stream their second album »Second Dawn«; out now via Rue Morgue Records!

Perth, Australia based doom metal quartet King Zog has just released their much-anticipated second album »Second Dawn« this Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 via Rue Morgue Records.

Listen to »Second Dawn« on all major streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Scelestic Dusk
02. Rat King
03. Hollow Man Blues
04. Creep On
05. Madagascar Tree
06. Brute Beast
07. Aruna, Sunmonger
08. Second Dawn

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King Zog’s 2017 debut album inducted a new titan into the underworld of doom – earning unilateral fandom and critical praise for its devotional offering to the gods of metal. Songs like »Temple’s Temple«, »Man-sized Rotisserie« and »Witchsmoker« sounded the way Dominic Sohor’s iconic album artwork looked – fiery and ferocious.

Since the arrival of this musical leviathan, King Zog have worked on a tireless mission. The line-up of Daniel Durack (vocals/guitar), Connor Pitts-West (guitar), Martin Gonzalez (bass) and Sean Ryan (drums) haven’t wasted a single day – hunkering down to write album number two during the pandemic and performing relentlessly once the lockdowns lifted.

The reward for their toil is soon to be unveiled, with »Second Dawn« due for release mid-2024. Bigger, heavier and doomier than its predecessor, King Zog’s second album is everything fans want it to be: a rampaging bull of Iommic riffs, seismic bottom-end and thundering rhythms. Downtuned and distorted, the crushing weight of »Second Dawn«’s music is raised up by undiluted, unadulterated vocal hooks.

Photo by Caris Bingemann

Like the eternal journey of Sisyphus up the mountain, »Second Dawn« is a show of otherworldly strength – each song ascending in sheer force before thudding back to Earth, ready to start anew. From its blistering opener »Scelestic Dusk” to its closing title track, »Second Dawn« is a voyage through cyclonic seas… introducing fans to instant doom classics like »Rat King« and »Brute Beast«, whose names do well to serve their ghoulish nature.

Now the go-to doom band in their Western Australian hometown of Perth, King Zog are looking out to the horizon as they ready to set sail in support of »Second Dawn«.

From headlining sold-out shows, to touring the east coast of the sunburnt country, to tearing the roof off every heavy music festival that blows into town – King Zog have become the monster their debut album promised them to be. Now they begin to ink the next chapter in their continuing odyssey… now is the time of their »Second Dawn«.

Order your copy here:
marchofkingzog.bandcamp.com/album/second-dawn

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