March 6 — KK’s Priest premiered the video for its latest single this week.
The band unveiled the video for its new single, ‘Keeper of the Graves‘ Wednesday. The song and its video are the sixth from the band’s latest album, The Sinner Rides Again, which was released this past September. Most recently, the album produced the single, ‘Sons of the Sentinel. Its premiere was preceded by those of the album’s four other singles, ‘Hymn 66,‘ ‘Strike of the Viper,‘ ‘Reap The Whirlwind,‘ and ‘One More Shot at Glory.‘
The video features a hooded, Grim Reaper-esque figure walking among graves as the moon shines amid clouds above and rain falls. Evil beings trying to capture the dead who rise from the graves that the “Keeper” watches, but it protects the deceased in the CG presentation as the new song plays over the visualization.
Band namesake and founder K.K. Downing discussed the song’s video and how it is tied in to the song’s lyrical theme in a prepared statement.
“The Keeper of The Graves is the defender, the sentinel and the protector of all of the dead,” Downing said. “This ageless being, throughout many centuries, has fought many battles with marauders that seek to prey on the souls of the buried and entombed. But alas, it would be inevitable that one day the kiss of Judas would land on his lips and the cold steel of the evil ones would thrust forward and penetrate the heart drawing the blood of death. As the moon turns red, no one will be saved. Who will avenge the Keeper of The Graves?”
The musical arrangement featured in the band’s latest single is interesting what with its ABA style presentation. The arrangement is bookended by a pair of slow, brooding, mysterious sounding movements while the band’s much more familiar heavy, power metal approach serves as the arrangement’s “B” section. That bookending, paired with the unique video presentation makes for an intriguing presentation that in all honesty, while interesting, also feels much longer than it is in the long run. It makes the song in whole one of the most unique additions to the band’s latest album.
In other news, KK’s Priest launched the North American leg of its tour this week at a sold out show in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The band’s next scheduled performance is Sunday night in Atlanta, GA. The tour is scheduled to run through March 24 in Glenside, PA. Burning Witches and L.A. Guns are along for the ride as support. KK’s Priest previously toured alongside Burning Witches in October in support of its new album.
The band’s current tour schedule is noted below:
KK’S PRIEST Return Of The Sinner USA Tour 2024
Featuring Special Guests: L.A. Guns & BURNING WITCHES
March 10 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
March 12 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
March 13 – Buffalo, NY – Riverworks
March 15 – St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
March 16 – Columbus, OH – King Of Clubs
March 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage Ae
March 19 – Newport, KY – Megacorp Pavilion
March 20 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
March 22 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
March 23 – Patchogue, NY – Patchogue Theatre
March 24 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
KK’S PRIEST 2024 FESTIVAL DATES:
May 18 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Rock Hard Festival
June 15 – Zamora, Spain – Z! Live Festival
July 14 – Vizovice, Czech Republic – Masters Of Rock Festival
August 4 – Rasnov, Romania – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
August 24 – Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom – Stonedead Festival
More information on the video for KK’s Priest’s new single, video, and tour is available along with all of the latest news from KK’s Priest at:
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