UK psychedelic stoner/sludge band Purple Kong drops a music video for »Blood Lightning«; new album out on October 13th via Kozmik Artifactz!

London, UK based psychedelic stoner/sludge band Purple Kong drops a music video for the title track from their upcoming album »Blood Lightning«, scheduled for release on October 13th, 2023 via Kozmik Artifactz.

Says the band: “Greetings Earthlings! We have intercepted an important message from the Mothership, containing information that can not be withheld from the human population… Read, take note and prepare accordingly: We are extremely excited to announce that our debut album »Blood Lightning« will be available for preorder Friday 15/9 via the one and only Kozmik Artifactz, with the digital and digipack release to follow on our Bandcamp page. Warning: blood, lightning, earthquakes and thunder may occur. Consume at your own risk!”

Courtesy of Kozmik Artifactz:

London’s other-worldly groovy stoners Purple Kong have announced their first full-length album »Blood Lightning«.

This is the band’s first full work after two EPs, which received great acclaim in 2016 and 2018 respectively. »Blood Lightning« is the culmination of the writing process in the intervening years that saw the band overcome the challenges of Covid and recruit a new drummer.

All tracks were recorded and mixed by Wayne Adams (Petbrick/Iggor Cavalera, Green Lung, Wasted Death) at Bear Bites Horse Studios in London and mastered by Ade Emsley (Orange Amplification, Iron Maiden) at Table of Tone Mastering.

Three aliens surveying the planet. They’re not impressed…

“Heavily influenced by Black Sabbath and Sleep, a wild rampage of 70s proto-metal guitar riffs and distortions.” (Stoner Mountain Blog)

“Thunderous heavy doom/sludge groove populated by deeply, and we are talking deeply, distorted bass and titanic drumming over which howling guitar and powerful, cleanly delivered vocals are laid.” (Desert Psychlist)

“The band are always immense fun to watch, with their ballsy stoner that’s packed with attitude and peppered with splashes of outer-space synths to cut through the chunky groove of the riffs and the venomous, ultra-cool delivery of vocals.” (Astral Noize)

Vinyl factz:
• 300 copies on ultra heavy 180g vinyl
• all copies an beautiful transparent red with black splatter vinyl
• deluxe gatefold cover / matt finish
• special vinyl mastering

Pre-order »Blood Lightning« LP: kozmik-shop.com

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well