For I Am King announce new album ‘Crown’

November 8, 2022 James Weaver

FOR I AM KING have announced a new album!

Titled Crown, the upcoming album from the Dutch metal band is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s I, and is scheduled to be released in January next year, via Prime Collective.

Speaking about the upcoming album, frontwoman Alma Alizadeh says, “our previous album I was a metaphor about power. In terms of themes, Crown – thus also the new track Disciples – is a logical continuation of that. I find it interesting to see that rulers, like a classical king for example, can long count on the support and loyalty of their subjects; their disciples. Even when he becomes a megalomaniac because of his crown that gives him absolute power that makes him feel untouchable. By now, history has frequently shown how that ends: he misbehaves, abuses his omnipotence for horrible purposes – ‘Hail The King, For I Am King’. Despite this, his disciples remain loyal to him for a long time; they even worship and love him. But eventually things end badly as his people stop putting up with the oppression and take matters into their own hands, with an execution of the king as the end result.”

Guitarist Koen Scheepens adds, “the cycle of power is a common theme on Crown, which is also very clear visually. For example, the album artwork shows a crown – the only thing left of the king – lying upside down, while greedy hands reach for it. On the back, the crown is again taken by someone else. Hopefully this time it will end up in good hands.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new song from the upcoming album; Disciples. The new song is the second single to be released from the upcoming album, following on from Liars, which was released back in September.

Watch the official lyric video for Disciples here: