Fit For a King dropped their new single “Tower of Pain” last night. Nothing officially announced yet however a new album seems imminent. They recently started playing it in their live set.
On the surface, its trademark heavy. This track channels more deathcore than usual for this band. There’s a tinge of more recent Whitechapel in tone. This helps adding more weigh to an already cumbersome sound. Interestingly there’s really only one breakdown and it’s not a memorable one, i.e. “Warpath” or “Disease” but that’s not a demerit.
“Tower of Pain” intentionally aims to wreak havoc at its conclusion, ending very much like “Deathgrip” but with choir backing. It’s equally satisfying as a contemporary breakdown letting the open notes hang and the high-hat keep the right pace in the empty spaces.
It’s hard to predict what kind of clue this gives for their fifth studio album. This track is nice as an appetizer, but not as the main course. In 2016 they took their place as my second favorite album of the year. Expectations are high.
Disaesthetic 