Second Dawn

Praise the Almighty Riff! Triumphant, gorgeous, heavy and powerful Stoner Metal. King Zog’s 2017 debut album inducted a new titan into the underworld of doom, earning unilateral fandom and critical praise for its devotional offering to the gods of metal. Songs like Temple’s Temple, Man-sized Rotisserie and Witchsmoker sounded the way Dominic Sohor’s iconic album artwork looked; fiery and ferocious. Since the arrival of this musical leviathan, King Zog have worked on a tireless mission. The line up of Daniel Durack (vocals/guitar), Connor Pitts-West (guitar), Martin Gonzalez (bass) and Sean Ryan (drums) haven’t wasted a single day, hunkering down to write album #2 during the pandemic and performing relentlessly once the lockdowns lifted. The reward for their toil is soon to be unveiled, with “Second Dawn” due for release on Hammerheart Records early 2024. Bigger, heavier and doomier than its predecessor, King Zog’s second album is everything fans want it to be: a rampaging bull of