AK returned to Very Metal Sound in February 2009 to begin recording
a relentless nine-track assault that picks up recisely where Return to Dust left off.
In October 2009 AK invaded Canada to leave a mark on Calgary at the Noctis III Fest, and Germany a month later at the NWN! Festival in Berlin. Both appearances were unqualified successes. The rest of the year was spent recording Incendiary.
In June 2008 we embarked on a three date field campaign in California with Angelcorpse, Gospel of the Horns, Cemetery Urn and Sanguis Imperum. The shows were a resounding success as all bands were focused on the same goal: Slash and burn the West Coast.
May 2008 saw the release of Firestorms and Chaos, our fourth release through NWN! Productions. The booklet featured each release's original cover art, as well as other elements from each release.
Our third release on NWN! Productions and the last of our first album
recording session material, the Failsafe 12" EP
was released in September 2007. Die hard versions feature a special AK cypher patch and sticker.
Salvation now lies within reach...
The LP comes with a gatefold jacket, inner photo collage sleeve and poster. Die Hard picture disc versions feature all of the previously mentioned, plus a limited edition 7" EP of our 1997 Demo and special patch & sticker.
Our first release on NWN! Productions, the Firestorm Redemption 12" EP
included its title track, plus two non-LP bonus tracks and was released in January 2006
as a teaser for Return to Dust.
Regular versions come with a lyric poster, and the limited edition Die Hard version is pressed on gold vinyl and features an embroidered yellow on black shaped logo patch and black and white logo sticker.
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ARES KINGDOM came together in late 1996 as a project between former ORDER FROM CHAOS members Chuck Keller and Mike Miller. The first demo was recorded and released in early 1997. After issuing the demo Chuck and Mike rehearsed new material and began looking for other permanent members. Kansas City has never been tolerant of extreme metal, so it was a difficult task to say the least... Charter members of OFC's legendary Bastard Squad - Doug Overbay and former NEPENTHE bassist/vocalist Alex Blume joined in 2001 as bassist and vocalist. After rehearsing this new line up for several months the band considered playing a few local shows. Looking around things seemed to have changed since the ORDER FROM CHAOS days. There were a few clubs that at least paid lip service to heavier music, so ARES KINGDOM decided to test the waters by playing three shows at different clubs between late 2002 and 2003. To make a long story short, ARES KINGDOM quickly found themselves banned by two of the three clubs (one of which has since gone out of business), and the third simply never called back. So it seems little has changed in local attitudes towards truly extreme metal - and our equally vocal Bastard Squad friends. So, just as it was with ORDER FROM CHAOS, after the local "scene" proved itself incapable of supporting something other than clones of trendy or major label tripe, ARES KINGDOM took their show on the road and played two very successful gigs in Chicago in February 2004 and the Nuclear Holocaust Festival in September 2005, as well as another show for the Omaha "Old Guard" in July 2004. After completing the album in December 2005, the band shuffled and refined the line up into an even more metallic configuration.
Alex Blume - Vocals & Bass The band are proud of their Return to Dust and Incendiary full lengths and are working on covers for a small project before work begins in earnest on the next album, as well as looking toward more opportunities to expand into other cities and countries and bring their infernal thrashing death metal to eager ears. |
