Southern rock doomsters and bar-brawlers across the land, prepare to meet KING GIANT. This Northern Virginia/Washington DC-area quintet have been producing their infectious, soulful but nonetheless ultra-tough brew of gritty southern metal since 2006. After several years of honing their skills as a unit, the band have poured their blood and soul into their self-released debut full-length album 'Southern Darkness'.
The professionally produced 'Southern Darkness' is a burly, blues-driven collection of ten whiskey-soaked KING GIANT originals, as well as a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Needle And The Spoon"; the album rounding out at a thunderous, fully entertaining 55:55 ride any fan of Corrosion of Conformity, Kyuss, Clutch, Down and other quality, groove-heavy Southern rollers will immediately latch onto.
Grab a beer and go check out three tracks from Southern Darkness, "Solace," "Hollow" and "Shindig," now at the band's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/kinggiant
Southern Darkness Track Listing:
01 Solace
02 Burning Regrets
03 13 To
04 Mississippi River
05 Potter's Field
06 Machine Gun Mantra
07 Lady Whiskey
08 Hollow
09 Shindig
10 Desert Run
11 Needle And The Spoon (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
KING GIANT have been playing shows in support of their Southern Darkness material -- as well as songs for an upcoming full-length they are currently constructing -- alongside Salome, The Wino Band, Earthride, The Bakerton Group, Wooly Mammoth and more in their native tri-state over recent months, and have several more booked through DC, Virginia and New Jersey this summer.
KING GIANT upcoming gigs:
7/17/2010 Red&Black - Washington, DC
7/31/2010 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
8/13/2010 Mackey's - Manassas, VA
8/23/2010 DC 9 - Washington, DC
8/26/2010 Maxwells - Hoboken, NJ