KYNG - singer/songwriter Eddie Veliz, bassist Tony Castaneda and drummer Pepe Clarke Magana - will release their debut album, Trampled Sun, on September 27th via Realid Records (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group).

The first two singles, 'Falling Down' and 'Trails In Veins', were mixed by Mike Watts and are now available for download.

After years of working off and on with each other on various projects, the trio decided to propagate the idea of a band that would closer fulfill their musical desires. Within months of jamming together they were sold on the chemistry and promptly headed into the studio to record their debut album. The sound they realized—which they call "California Heavy” - was exactly what they had sought after, a unique and universally appealing combination of heavy and captivating concepts, channeling influences from BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN to FOO FIGHTERS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE.

As proclaimed in a collective statement: "We wanted a band that could stand alongside anything in the scene, have the ability to crossover seamlessly and still bridge who we are.”

Reminiscent at times of the metal and hard rock of the late 1970s in style and musical collection, with a presentation that is totally heavy, classic and modern-day all at once, they are sure to refresh the active rock and metal landscapes of today and tomorrow. As drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña puts it, “I think we’re doing stuff, or a combination of stuff, that has been done before, in a way that has never been done before.”

In touring news, Kyng will be launching a brief jaunt with DROWNING POOL before re-teaming with POP EVIL in September, with appearances at WJJO-FM’s Taste of Madison and KPNT-FM’s Pointfest in St. Louis happening along the way. Next up: shows with WAYNE STATIC this fall which are currently being confirmed.

Tour dates:

August

24 - Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music Hall
25 - Oak Grove, KY - Kickers Club
26 - Dayton, OH - McGuffys House of Rock
27 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
28 - Fostoria, OH - The Nest
30 - Lynchburg, VA - Phase 2
31 - Lexington, KY - Buster Billiards

September

4 - Madison, WI - Taste of Madison
7 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
9 - Panama City, FL - Club La Vela / Gulfside Amphitheatre
10 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amp