King Potenaz to release new album »Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 1« on June 27th; pre-orders available now via Majestic Mountain Records!
Italian occult stoner/doom trio King Potenaz will release their new studio album »Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 1« on June 27th, 2025 via Majestic Mountain Records. Watch a music video for the first single »Rivers Of Death« below.
Pre-orders available here:
kingpotenaz.bandcamp.com | majesticmountainrecords.com
Tracklist:
01. Rivers Of Death
02. The Empty Hand Pt.1
03. Sabbatum Sanctum
04. Ariadne, The Serpent Witch
Born in 2019 in Fasano (BR) during some jam sessions, King Potenaz began composing original songs strongly inspired by the doom/stoner of bands like Sleep, Electric Wizard, Kyuss, Monster Magnet and last but not least Black Sabbath.
After a change on drums, the lineup stabilized in the power trio formed by Giuseppe (guitar and vocals), Francesco (bass guitar) and Piero (drums and synths); long-time friends and musicians, active in the local underground heavy scene for about 30 years: Giuseppe and Francesco have played in various black/doom/drone bands such as Helvete, Moriendoom and Rius de la Mort) while Piero has pounded the skins in punk/hardcore bands like No Exit and Erpice and composed two albums of electronic music as PRNX.
In 2022 »Among The Ruins« and »Pyramids Planet« (demo versions) were finally released. On April 28, 2023, their debut album entitled »Goat Rider« was released, distributed by Argonauta Records.
Photo credit: Giulia Ticozzi & Giuseppe Fanizza
The album was enthusiastically received by industry critics and reached the twelfth position in the Doom Charts of April ’23 as well as being mentioned in the major genre charts at the end of the year.
In 2024, the three signed with the Swedish Majestic Mountain Records for the release of the new albums »Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 1« scheduled for June 2025 and anticipated by the release of the first single »Rivers Of Death«; »Vol. 2« will be released later in 2025.
In the meantime, they recorded a cover of a Ramones song that will be included in the next tribute of the Redux series by the American label Magnetic Eye Records.
All music written and composed by King Potenaz.
»Ariadne, The Serpent Witch« lyrics written by Marcella Loconte.
Recorded at Sudestudio by Stefano Manca in February 2024.
Mixed and mastered by Marc Urselli in May 2024.
Artwork by Mirko Gastow.
King Potenaz is:
Giuseppe Guarini – Guitars/Vocals
Francesco Pensato – Bass
Piero Schiavone – Drums/Synths
Special guests:
Jana Maista – Vocals on »Ariadne, The Serpent Witch« and backing vocals on »Sabbatum Sanctum«
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well