Kings of Carnage's Page

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I am an:: Indie Artist

Artist's or Band's Name: Kings of Carnage

City & State: Los Angeles

Country: California

Music Genre(s):: Rock/Metal

Bio:: "Take three former US Marines, add two former US Soldiers, stir in a love for heavy metal and put them all together at the world famous Musicians Institute in Hollywood and you have..."

Kings of Carnage

The band began taking shape in August of 2012 when two of its members, guitarist Zach Fenimore (U.S. Marine Corps) and vocalist Micah McCullough (U.S. Marine Corps), were deployed in the Helmand Province executing missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during the war in Afghanistan.

After several months of writing and adding Nathan Kotur (U.S. Marine Corps) on drums; Zach met guitarist Jason Dutton (U.S. Army) in April of 2013, while standing in line for the Veterans Assistance office at Musicians Institute (MI). The band found their “missing link” in bassist Aaron Mercier (U.S. Army) in August of 2013 and the completed lineup played their final show as Chaos Incarnate at The Cobalt in Canoga Park, CA.

In February of 2014, the newly named Kings of Carnage emerged and by May they had tracked all the instruments at Prairie Sun Recording in San Francisco and the vocals at Yup Johnny! Studios in Los Angeles, both with producer/engineer Christopher J. Roberts for their debut album, The Crimson Stone.

In June of 2014, Kings of Carnage competed in Headbang for the Highway’s Battle for Mayhem Festival judged by Sumerian Records and finished 1st Runner Up.

In August of 2014, Kings of Carnage were announced the winners of Headbang for the Highway’s Battle for Knotfest and performed in October on the festival with bands such as Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Testament and Anthrax.