King 810 share cryptic new single ‘I KNOW YOU HEARD OF ME’

Today, American metal force King 810 have released their brand new single ‘I KNOW YOU HEARD OF ME’. The track is opening number of their forthcoming new album “La Grande Mort or Silence Of God”, out on 27th November. Pre-order the album here.

Opening the record with a song like ‘I KNOW YOU HEARD OF ME‘ is intentional. Vocalist David Gunn’s lyrics are at their best when they’re vivid and thought-provoking, and his musings here are exactly that; they ominously set both the scene and tone for every song that follows it. The track is a suspense-filled shape-shifter, slowly morphing from ominous lullaby to explosive symphony over its 4-minute runtime. 

Speaking on the single, Gunn comments:
“I Know You Heard of Me is a transmission I got a long time ago — a channeling whose origin I can’t even be sure of myself.

“This one’s about the idea that we’re not the first to notice something’s off about reality — that people have been trying to warn each other for thousands of years, and getting burned for it. Figuratively and literally.”

Pre-order “La Grande Mort or Silence of God” here
Watch the music video here

“La Grande Mort or Silence of God” serves as the sister record to 2016’s critically acclaimed sophomore work “La Petite Mort or A Conversation With God”, both celebrating the album’s legacy and continuing its harrowing, heartbreaking and brutally honest story.

“La Petite Mort” broke new ground for both King 810 and heavy music. It represents the real life violence and despair linked to the band’s home of Flint, Michigan, and the steady desensitisation of the human spirit when facing it head-on. That concept has darkness, desperation and intense intimacy in its orbit, portrayed with a blend of spoken word, industrial tones, metallic density and raw authenticity that earned the record widespread critical praise.

A decade on from its release and recorded alongside longtime collaborator Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Frozen Soul, Varials), “La Grande Mort” is a violent evolution that re-examines its counterparts themes through a now rusted lens. Its visceral and unrelenting landscape has come into focus once again for the next chapter of the story.

Speaking on the new album’s inspiration, Gunn shares:
“Ten years ago, we explored ‘the little death’ – a phrase the French use to describe orgasm – in a sexually charged body of work. This year, we experience the silence of God. The little death was only a rehearsal for the big death.

“La Grande Mort or Silence of God” will be available on various physical formats and across all major streaming platforms. For more information, head to the band’s website here.

TRACKLISTING
1. I KNOW YOU HEARD OF ME
2. HUNGRY GODS
3. LOVE KILLS
4. decalcomania
5. FEAST
6. XOXO
7. SIMULACRA SIMULATING
8. the thin place
9. BLACK MILK
10. DIVINE SPARKS
11. enmeshment

BAND MEMBERS
David Gunn – vocals, guitar, keys
Eugene Gill – bass
John Paul Vega – drums
Bryce Ballinger – guitar