Metal kingpins Fit For a King have announced their new album, The Hell We Create. It arrives on October 28 via Solid State Records and is now available for pre-order. Today, the band also shared the video for their newest single.
“‘End (The Other Side)’ is one of the most personal songs I have ever written, lyrically,” says vocalist Ryan Kirby.
“This song is about my wife’s near-death experience after having a stroke, and how the experience not only showed me how unprepared I was to lose her, but also how unprepared I am to face death. I am fortunate to have not dealt with much death in my life, but I learned, in the end, that death comes for us all.”
About the album, Kirby says: “It is a reflection of the events that happened throughout the pandemic. In short, my wife and I adopted children and had to homeschool them. She almost died from a stroke. The Hell We Create is by far the deepest and most personal record we’ve ever written.”
In 2011, Fit For A King emerged out of Texas with a searing signature style rooted in metal and hardcore and uplifted by hypnotic hooks. Following the breakout LP Creation/Destruction [2013], they earned four consecutive Top 5 debuts on both the Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart and the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart with Slave to Nothing [2014], Deathgrip [2016], Dark Skies [2018], and The Path [2020]. The latter marked their first #1 on the Top Christian Albums Chart and Top 10 on the Billboard Top Album Sales Chart.
In the end, Fit For A King delivers an important message on the record — one that is consistent with their character as individuals and as a monument in modern metalcore.
Kirby shares one final thought about what fans can expect from the new record:
“I want to raise self-awareness. It’s not just important to fight for ourselves, but we’re fighting for others. You can reach out for help even if you’re scared. I know I was. I hope we can all reflect on not only what we put ourselves through, but what we put others through.”
FFAK will be hitting the road with I Prevail and Piece The Veil this summer and fall. All dates are listed below:
Fit For A King 2022 Tour Dates
With I Prevail, Pierce the Veil, and Yours Truly
9/9 — Asbury Park, NJ — Stone Pony Summer Stage
9/11 — Pittsburgh, PA — UPMC Events Center
9/13 — Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
9/14 — Oshkosh, WI — Oshkosh Arena
9/16 — St. Paul, MN — Myth Live
9/17 — Ralston, NE — Liberty First Credit Union Arena
9/18 — Wichita, KS — Wave
9/20 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
9/21 — San Antonio, TX — Tech Port Center
9/23 — Lubbock, TX — Lonestar Amphitheater
9/24 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
9/25 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall
9/27 — St. Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live
9/28 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
9/29 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House of Blues
10/1 — Silvers Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
10/2 — New York, NY — The Rooftop at Pier 17
10/4 — Montreal, QC — L’Olympia
10/5 — Toronto, ON — Rebel
10/7 — Ft. Wayne, IN — The Clyde Theatre
10/8 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live at 20 Monroe
10/9 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
With I Prevail, Pierce the Veil, and Stand Atlantic
10/24 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern
10/26 — San Jose, CA — San Jose Civic
10/28 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
10/31 — Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
11/1 — Boise, ID — Revolution Concert House and Event Center
11/2 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
11/4 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
11/6 — Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater
11/8 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave
11/9 — St. Louis, MO — The Factory
11/11 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre
11/12 — Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J Brady Music Center
11/13 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
11/15 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
11/18 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore Philadelphia
11/19 — Cambridge, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11/20 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Riverworks
11/22 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore
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