F.K.Ü. BIOGRAPHY 2023
“Never part of any trend, it’s horror and metal till the end”
The closing line to the title track of the new album pretty much sums up the essence of F.K.Ü.
Heavily inspired by 80’s horror movies and crossover thrash metal (mostly S.O.D. to be honest) the seed for what was to become F.K.Ü. was planted as early as 1987, but it would take another 10 years before the guys got their act together and actually created some music for the world to hear. Back then in the late 90’s, playing this type of music was probably the most uncool thing you could do, but they’ve always stuck to their knives and done their own thing and never followed trends in the current music scene. Now, after 5 albums and countless live shows, F.K.Ü. returns with their most defining and hard-hitting album to date: The Horror And The Metal.
The album is a simple mission statement and serves to cement the two fundamental pillars of F.K.Ü. Horror is the overall theme of the band and its movies from the 80’s serve as their main lyrical and visual inspiration, and Metal is what runs through these guys’ veins. With one foot in Bay Area thrash metal and one in east coast crossover metal, they have created their own concoction of thrashing horror metal anthems sure to ignite any mosh pit.
Once again produced by the band’s singer (who we in this case will refer to by his birth name) Lawrence Mackrory (BLOODBATH, KATATONIA, VOMITORY), the band locked themselves into Rorysound Studios in early 2023 to begin recording the new album. When they after a couple of months finally emerged through the front door (not unlike how Jack Torrance broke through the bathroom door with an axe) they had created a horror metal masterpiece that will eliminate any uncertainty of what their intentions are. Although they never left, it’s time for everyone to know that F.K.Ü. is back!
Quote from the band:
“We’ve never before felt this confident about an album. We wanted to be direct and to the point and we really trimmed the fat off these songs and made them the best they can be.
Every second on the album needed to be engaging and we really feel we have achieved that. When it all came together we felt that, instead of creating an intricate concept album, we should just be as to the point as possible. That’s why we simply decided to call the album
“The Horror And The Metal”, to just make it as defining as possible, a mission statement of what this band is about.”
Larry Lethal
Gear
Any microphone that can take a beating.
Favorite metal albums
Agony – The First Defiance
Exodus – Bonded by Blood
Slayer – Reign in Blood
S.O.D. – Speak English or Die
Favorite horror movies
A Nighmare on Elm Street
Evil Dead
The Shining
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Pete Stooaahl
Gear
Guitars: Gibson Flying V guitar
Amps: JJlabs FEH100 Folkesson Edition
Cabinets: JJlabs FE412 4×12-V30 Folkesson Edition
Strings: Rotosound
Favorite metal albums
Slayer – Reign in Blood
Dark Angel – Darkness Descends
Nuclear Assault – Game Over
Agony – The First Defiance
Favorite horror movies
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Halloween
The Shining
The Fog
Pat Splat
Gear
Basses: Sandberg California VM
Amps: EBS Fafner II
Cabinets: EBS ProLine 410, EBS ProLine 412
Favourite metal albums
Exodus – Fabulous Disaster
Crumbsuckers – Life of Dreams
Slayer – Reign in Blood
Anthrax – Among the Living
Favourite horror movies
Halloween
A Nighmare on Elm Street
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Evil Dead
Unspeakable Emp
Gear
TAMA Starclassic (2×22″, 10″, 12″, 16″)
Remo Heads
TAMA Roadpro Hardware
Paiste Cymbals
Vic Firth Drumsticks
Favourite metal albums
Testament – The Gathering
Slayer – Reign in Blood
Entombed – Morning Star
Dark Angel – Darkness Descends
Favourite horror movies
Friday the 13th Part 2
Evil Dead
Carrie
Poltergeist