EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE: F.K.Ü. RELEASE VIDEO FOR 'HELL NIGHT'


24th January 2018



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Inspired by 80s thrash and horror movies, the mighty horror Metal moshing machine F.K.Ü. recently released their new album called '1981'.

The music video for the single, 'Hell Night', from '1981', is released today and is premiering right here on MetalTalk and here it is, for your moshing enjoyment.



The band tell us:

"'Hell Night' is another blast of D-beat thrash and horror madness bonanza, celebrating one of the lesser-known horror movie gems of the early 80s. A horror Metal to the pedal, no holds barred joyride into the nearest mosh pit."

The '1981' album is a horror experience on the same level as those old school slasher classics. So pop the popcorn, call for pizza and bring your friends. This twisted and demented world of knife wielding maniacs has only just started. Let the body count begin!

The idea with the album, inspired by 'Corpse Mania', 'Night School' as well as the timeless classics 'Halloween II' and 'Friday The 13th Part 2' is to take the listener back to the old days. Back when you and your friends went to the local video store to rent video cassettes and weren't able to download your movies from the internet.

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F.K.Ü. began back in 1987 when four young men started to pay tribute to their two main interests; horror movies from the 1980s and Thrash Metal. But after just a handful of rehearsals, the band fell into a hiatus. Ten years later, in 1997 a decision was made to give it another try and bring the monster back to life.

The overwhelming response of the twenty song demo, 'Beware Of The Evil Underwear', that was recorded in 1998, resulted in the album 'Metal Moshing Mad'. This twenty-two track mosher showed the world that it is possible to have a good, friendly, but still violent time in the mosh pit. Classics like 'Maniac', 'Halloween', 'Friday The 13th', 'Hellraiser' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' were covered on this epic horror themed album.

In 2004, the album 'Sometimes They Come Back... To Mosh' was released. The inspiration was once again from the thrash and horror movies of the 1980s and 'Christine', 'Shockwaves', 'C.H.U.D', 'Maniac Cop', 'Motel Hell' and 'The Fog' were all covered on this album.

After a bunch of awesome shows, including a short but sweet West Coast US tour, F.K.Ü. went back into the studio to make album number three, 2009s 'Where Moshers Dwell', an album filled with prime neck breaking, horror-inspired, sing-along thrash madness. Movies covered on the album are 'Dead And Buried', 'The Return Of The Living Dead', 'Creepshow', 'The Toolbox Murders', ;'The Town That Dreaded Sundown', and 'The Exorcist'.

In 2010 and 2011 F.K.Ü. toured Sweden extensively and played at all major Swedish festivals such as Sweden Rock Festival, Metaltown, Getaway Rock Festival and House Of Metal, to name a few.

In 2013 the band returned with another blistering slab of their patented horror Metal. The fourth album, '4: Rise Of The Mosh Mongers', released by Napalm Records, sees F.K.Ü. fire on all four cylinders. Produced and mixed by the band's singer Larry Lethal, the album contains seventeen tracks of pure thrashing bliss. Movies covered on the album are 'Event Horizon', 'The Amityville Horror', 'Madman', 'Terror Train', 'Near Dark', 'The Boogey Man' and 'Videodrome'.

After signing a record deal with the Swedish record label Despotz Records in the spring of 2017, Larry, Pete, Pat and Emp entered The Overlook Studio in Gävle to record '1981'. It is produced by F.K.Ü., recorded by William Blackmon, mixed by Lawrence Mackrory and Daniel Bergstrand at Dugout Productions, mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at Obey Mastering and with astonishing artwork by Tom Hodge - The Dude Designs.

F.K.Ü. play Sweden Rock Festival on June 7th and Gefle Metal Festival on July 13th, plus the following dates with Ice Age with more dates to come.

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F.K.Ü. are:
Larry Lethal (Lawrence Mackrory) – Vocals
Pete Stooaahl (Peter Lans) – Guitar
Pat Splat (Patrik Sporrong) – Bass
Unspeakable Emp (Emil Berglin) – Drums