Fit for a king celebrated their recently released album “Lonely God” with a second album tour round. The tour featured bands Acres, Ten56, Invent Animate, and Fit for a king.
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Invent Animate took the stage with an angelic performance. Vocalist Marcus Vik delivered a wide range performance easily transitioning from fearsome to more clean and elegant sound. The band brought high energy and the crowd definitely did not disappoint with nonstop crowdsurfing and moshing during parts of the set, making sure security was put to work for sure. Invent Animate consists of vocalist Marcus Vik, lead guitarist Keaton Goldwire, rhythm guitarist Trey Celaya, bassist Caleb Sherraden, and drummer Brody Taylor Smith. The band originated in Texas back in 2011 and has 4 studio albums, with the first one being released in 2014. They also played their recently released single “Fall like Rain” which came out in April. With their set wrapped up, the crowd was beyond ready for Fit for a King.
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Fit for a king took the stage with electric energy, opening with the title track of Lonely God, “Begin The Sacrifice”, to kick off the night. While part one of the tour featured the latest album played in near full, this leg of the tour had a nice blend of both old and new making fans from all spans of the band’s career content. They played a nice blend of heavy hitters and lighter melodies as well such as “Backbreaker”, “Between Us”, “When Everything Means Nothing”, and more. The band had the crowd going nonstop throughout their set and had impeccable vocals and overall performance, especially from Tuck, who is known for his iconic spins and flexible jumps all over, making for a very high energy stage presence. Fit for a King consists of lead singer Ryan Kirby, Touring Guitarist Ryan Leitru, Bassist Ryan “Tuck” O’Leary, Guitarist Daniel Gailey, and Drummer Trey Celaya.
The band recently released a new track “Blood Pact” as a deluxe of their album Lonely God. They are currently on tour with supporting Motionless in White, continuing to put on electric performances all over the country. They definitely got the crowd singing loud of a Lonely God.
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ABOUT FFAK:
Fit For A King harness the power of their brotherhood in order to push forward. The music contains traces of the members’ personal and collective experiences grafted onto an ever-evolving sonic palette of metalcore unpredictability, alternative melody, and deathcore brutality laced with electronic alchemy. As trends came and went in the background of the last decade, the quintet has weathered trials and tribulations as well as enduring the chaos of a world constantly influx. However, their bond stretches back to 2011 when Fit For A King unleashed their independent debut Descendants. They continually progressed with Creation/Destruction [2013], Slave to Nothing [2014], Deathgrip [2016], and The Path [2020]. Meanwhile, 2022’s The Hell We Create marked their fifth Top 3 debut on the Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart and third straight Top 15 debut on the Top Album Sales Chart. Outburn applauded how, “With The Hell We Create, Fit For A King takes on a new depth,“ and KERRANG! assured, “It hits hard in all the right places.”They’ve impressively garnered just shy of half-a-billion streams fueled by staples like “When Everything Means Nothing,” “The Price of Agony,” “Breaking the Mirror,” and more. Along the way, they also collaborated with the likes of August Burns Red, The Plot In You, The Ghost Inside, and We Came As Romans in addition to packing houses on tour. In 2025, you can hear their strength and camaraderie loud and clear on their eighth full-length offering, Lonely God [Solid State Records].
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