Memoirs of a Murderer (album)

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Memoirs of a Murderer
Studio album by
King 810
ReleasedAugust 18, 2014 (2014-08-18)
GenreNu metal[1]
Length67:53
LabelRoadrunner
Producer
King 810 chronology
Proem
(2014) 		Memoirs of a Murderer
(2014) 		La Petite Mort or a Conversation with God
(2016)
Singles from Memoirs of a Murder
  1. "Fat Around the Heart"
    Released: July 3, 2014

Memoirs of a Murderer is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band King 810 which was released on August 18, 2014, via Roadrunner Records. The album contains four tracks that were originally featured on both of the band's previous EPs (Midwest Monsters and Proem) along with 12 original songs, making a total of 16 songs. The album is the first of the band's efforts to chart, peaking at 18 on the Top Hard Rock Albums and eight on the Top Heatseekers, making this their most successful release to date.

Background[edit]

Before the band announced the album, they had released two EPs; Midwest Monsters and Proem, both of which contained tracks that would feature onto this album.[2][3] After they released Midwest Monsters, they were signed to Roadrunner Records to release Proem in June, to then announce this album a month after its release.[4] The band had previously recorded material for a full-length studio album in 2008 but under the label Equal Vision Records with Chiodos guitarist Jason Hale, however, the band dropped from the label with Jason Hale departing from the band and no album was released, details regarding those recorded songs have not been revealed since.[5][6]

Release and promotion[edit]

When the album was announced, the band released a music video in July for the album's single "Fat Around the Heart", directed by John 'Quig' Quigley who has directed music videos for the likes of Eminem and Kid Rock.[7] The next music video release was in August for the song "War Outside" which featured footage from the band's performance at 2014's Mayhem Festival.[8] Then they released a music video for "State of Nature" in the same month.[9] The album successfully released in August and is the first album to chart, peaking at 18 on the Top Hard Rock Albums and eight on the Top Heatseekers, making this their most successful release to date.[4][10] They later released a music video in October for the song "Murder Murder Murder", then finally another one for "Desperate Lovers" in December.[11][12] Along with the announcement of the album was plans to tour across the UK as a part of the Download Freezes Over tour in September.[7] The band toured as a support act for Slipknot along with Korn, starting in Knotfest in San Bernardino, California in October and ending in the UK in January.[12][13] As a means to promote the album further, they released a live promotional video, featuring footage of the band touring with the song "Desperate Lovers".[14] In February 2015, the band's song "Killem All" was featured on Soundwave's compilation album Soundwave 2015 through Sony Music.[15] In 2015, music videos for the songs for "Eyes (Sleep It All Away)" and "Devil Don't Cry" were also released.[16][17]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by King 810

No.TitleLength
1."Killem All" (α)3:31
2."Best Night of My Life"3:23
3."Murder Murder Murder" (β)4:52
4."Take It"3:27
5."Fat Around the Heart" (α)3:49
6."Treading and Trodden"3:47
7."Anatomy 1:2"4:27
8."Eyes"4:20
9."Desperate Lovers" (α)4:29
10."Boogeymen"4:41
11."Devil Don't Cry"4:12
12."Anatomy 1:3"5:08
13."Carve My Name"4:39
14."War Outside"4:09
15."Write About Us"3:56
16."State of Nature"5:03
Total length:67:53
^α Was originally released on the Proem EP.[2]
^β Was re-recorded from the Midwest Murders EP.[3]

Personnel[edit]

Chart history[edit]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 76
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 18
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 8

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
Worldwide August 18, 2014 Digital Roadrunner Unknown[4]
August 19, 2014 CD #RR 75662[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Review: King 810 - Memoirs of a Murderer | Sputnikmusic".
  2. ^ a b Carter, Emily (12 May 2014). "King 810 set to release Proem EP in June". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "King 810 - Midwest Monsters - Overview". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Memoirs of a Murderer (Digital Download - Roadrunner Records #)". AllMusic. AllMusic.com. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  5. ^ Maguire, Chris (9 December 2008). "Equal Vision Records signs King ft Jason Hale of Chiodos". AltSounds.com. AltSounds. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. ^ "King parts ways with Equal Vision". AltPress.com. AltPress. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  7. ^ a b Carter, Emily. "King 810 release Fat Around the Heart video". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. ^ "King 810 premiere new music video, War outside". Revolver.com. Revolver. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  9. ^ Carter, Emily. "King 810 UK premiere of State of Nature visualizer video". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Memoirs of a Murderer (CD - Roadrunner Records #RR 75662)". AllMusic. AllMusic.com. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  11. ^ Carter, Emily. "King 810 unleash Murder Murder Murder video". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Yes, King 810 are supporting Slipknot in January". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 6 February 2015. Further to that, they've released a new music video for 'Desperate Lovers', which was directed by Mr. Gunn himself.
  13. ^ Graham, Hartmann (25 August 2014). "Slipknot teaming up with Korn + King 810 for fall North American tour". Loudwire.com. loudwire. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  14. ^ Kielty, Martin (21 January 2015). "King 810 launch Desperate Lovers live viceo". MetalHammer.Teamrock.com. MetalHammer. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Various Artists Soundwave 2015". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  16. ^ Carter, Emily. "King 810 release new video for Eyes". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  17. ^ Bienstock, Richard. "King 810 Premiere Video for "Devil Don't Cry"". Revolver.com. Revolver. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  18. ^ a b c d "King 810 Memoirs of a Murderer". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  20. ^ "King 810 Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  21. ^ "King 810 Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2018.

External links[edit]

Memoirs of a Murderer at Discogs (list of releases)

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