Fleshgod Apocalypse have unveiled the cover art for their new album “King” below. Eliran Kantor (Hatebreed, Testament) created that, with the band offering:
“This work of art is nothing more than the picture of an old world coming to an end.The author, Eliran Kantor, perfectly interpreted the concept behind the album. The King represents the last stand of integrity and justice in a court infested by traitors, villains, perverts, parasites and prostitutes. In an era that looks more like the Middle Ages than the 21st Century, we felt the necessity to express our indignation for the constant loss of values and our despise for mediocrity and commercial use of superstitions.
The question is, are we sure everything that is ‘new’ is right? Are we sure we are not losing the perception of what is the real value of things? Perhaps the essence of that King lies inside everyone of us but it’s just dimmed by the mist of deceit and (ir)rational superfluity. Perhaps we should all hail the King we have inside.”
An early 2016 release date is planned for the effort through Nuclear Blast Records. Jens Bogren (Amon Amarth, At The Gates) mixed and mastered the conceptual album, which band drummer Francesco Paoli previously described as “the darkest “Fleshgod” album ever.”
