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Fit For A King in Spokane, WA
The Pin
Spokane, WA
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Fit For A King in Spokane, WA
Monumental Shows proudly presents

Fit For A King / Straight To Our Enemies / Outlier / A Cryptic Ending

June 14 at The Pin / All Ages & Full Bar for 21+
doors open 6pm

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In November of 2015, four days before Fit For A King was set to play a show in Paris, a music venue in the city was violently gunned down by terrorists. The attacks bred a frightened and brittled community, one left mourning the lives of 128 concert goers. It was egregious and horrific, and it tore into the refuge that music fosters. To Fit For A King, it pissed them off.

There was a big chunk of time after that attack where I was looking over my shoulder, explains guitarist, Bobby Lynge. Nobody wants to live their life in fear. Nobody should have to contemplate going to a concert because theyre going to get mowed down by a guy with a machine gun. Its infuriating that thats even a thing.

We were in Germany during the attacks, and with four days before we were playing Paris, we were all flooded with the reality of death, remembers the bands lead vocalist, Ryan Kirby. I couldnt stop thinking about how fragile life is, and how deeply death affects you. He spent the remainder of the tourwith other members Jared Easterling and Tuck Olearywriting what would turn into Deathgrip, a record that represents not only the inescapable nature of death, but its grip over how we all live our lives.

Take the track Pissed Off, a song that portrays the bands emotional reaction to the murders. The lyrics We live and die in a hopeless world / Laying waste to the innocent with no regret, Im sick of it, expose their rage and frustration at continued acts of terror. Overcome by how inevitable tragedy is, Kirby called out to others to share their experiences, too. I asked our fans to share life stories with us, he notes, and I was shocked by how many people wanted to. The most common theme, flaunting itself over and over again, was death.

For instance, the song Cold Room deals with the death of a child. Taken from the experience of a fan who wished to remain anonymous, the track examines a mothers experience with abortion. After becoming pregnant again later on in life, her struggle to feel worthy as a parent was crippling. Another experience, shared in the song Dead Memory, deals with a family member. My wifes father abandoned her, Kirby explains, so I wrote about death from her perspectivethe death of her spirit. She felt abandoned and empty inside. Lyrics like Your touch, poisonous / Youre nothing to me / Would you even notice if my world was falling apart? / Would you even care if my heart stopped beating? engulfs the listener in the poisonous effects of silent desertion. People can lose their minds over the depression of loss, notes Kirby. It has such a grip over our lives; it truly affects how people go about living. Processing through our grief in this record was really therapeutic, and we hope it is for our fans too.

Musically, the record is just as provoking. Fit For A King returns with just as much grit and moxie, carrying with them a sound similar to past releases Descendants and Creation/Destruction. We dont want to be limited to one kind of metal, and we dont try to mold into one thing, says Lynge. We really take pride in that. "Their flexibly is showcased in their ability to tour with a wide scope of acts, from metalcore, to metal, to hardcore.

Although their presence in rock music is sizeable, their egos arent. More than anything, we want our fans to be our friends, and we want to stand out as gentleman, expresses Lynge. The result of their agenda is not only a catalogue of commanding metal music, but a compelling and well-built voice, one that rests on the willing shoulders of a band set on being open handed.

Location

The Pin (View)
412 W Sprague Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
United States

Categories

Music > All Ages
Music > Metal & Hardcore

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: Monumental Booking
On BPT Since: Apr 24, 2009
 
Ryan
www.monumentalshows.com


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