King Parrot Return With First New Music In Five Years

Melbourne extreme metal outfit King Parrot have returned with their first new music in five years, dropping a new single and announcing the release of their forthcoming album.

The new album, A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot, was recorded with engineer Luke Walton at Melbourne’s Dangertone Studios. The full-length marks the band’s first album since 2017’s Ugly Produce and first new music since their 2020 EP, Holed Up In The Lair.

Featuring ten songs packed with “thoroughly crafted blasts,” the album is set to capture the band at their “most complete, aggressive, and urgent.”

Guitarist Andrew Livingstone-Squires and vocalist Matt Young steered the creative process behind the album. Young stated: “Throughout the entire mixing process, we ensured that we got every element where we wanted it.

“Guitar and bass tones were experimented with until we found exactly what we wanted, the drum sounds were just right, and the performance was executed solidly. It’s easily the best studio effort we’ve ever made. Vocally, I rehearsed a lot so that when I recorded, it was a breeze.”

You can pre-order/pre-save the album here before its release on Friday, 6 June.

In addition to announcing the album, King Parrot have released the first single, Fuck You And the Horse You Rode In On. They’ve also shared a music video that pays tribute to the film Trainspotting, produced by the band’s longtime video collaborator, Dan Farmer of Farmwalker Films.

“Essentially, this track is dedicated to anyone that has ever crossed you, tried to belittle you or make you feel less than,” Young said of the inspiration behind the new single.

“The title is pretty self-explanatory. There's multiple people in my life from across the past few years that this song goes out to, and there's a special spot in the lyrics for each of them. Cowards, Abusers, Bullies, and Creeps: Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On!”

Discussing the music video, he added: “The video process for Horse was challenging; it ain’t easy recreating a scene where a bunch of dudes dive into a toilet bowl! We had the best time making it, but it certainly took a lot of effort and commitment from everyone involved.

“Our video producer, Dan Farmer, is a genius at his craft, and his ability to turn our visions into a reality is brilliant. Paying homage to Trainspotting was so much fun, and we hope we captured a video that people can return to for years to come.”

Check out the music video below.

The release of Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On and the announcement of A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot couldn’t arrive at a better time: the Melbourne heavyweights recently kicked off their tour opening for Pantera in Europe.