KINGROW

Release “New Moon Harvest” ‘From the Tree’ Video

Rome’s Progressive Outfit Strip Back Album Track to Its Essentials,
Filmed Live in a Treehouse

Kingcrow – New Moon Harvest (Acoustic ‘From The Tree’ Session)

Rome-based progressive rock band KINGCROW have released an acoustic arrangement of “New Moon Harvest”, a track from their 2024 Season of Mist debut Hopium. The acoustic arrangement is available today on all digital streaming platforms.

The acoustic version scales the song down to its core, allowing the melody and lyrical weight to carry without the full band production of the original recording. Accompanying the release is a video filmed in a treehouse with the complete lineup, capturing the performance in an intimate, stripped-back setting that contrasts with the atmospheric density Hopium is known for.

Watch the video for “New Moon Harvest”: https://youtu.be/iXwYsT71MbU

“New Moon Harvest” is one of ten tracks on Hopium, an album built around the tension between the search for the true inner self and the pressures of contemporary life. The original recording sits within a record that draws on progressive rock, ambient music, alternative rock, and trip-hop, with reference points spanning Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Leprous, Archive, and Massive Attack.

Hopium was released in 2024 and marks Kingcrow’s first album for Season of Mist, following a run of critically regarded records on Scarlet Records and Sensory Records dating back to 2010.

Order & stream Hopium: https://orcd.co/kingcrowhopium

Tracklist:
1. Kintsugi (3:53)
2. Glitch (3:56)
3. Parallel Lines (6:46)
4. New Moon Harvest (3:30)
5. Losing Game (5:28)
6. White Rabbit’s Hole (6:55)
7. Night Drive (5:48)
8. Vicious Circle (4:21)
9. Hopium (8:24)
10. Come Through (Bonus Track) (4:21)
Total runtime: 53:27

Country: Italy (IT)

Style: Progressive Rock

FFO: Caligula’s Horse, Leprous, The Pineapple Thief, Haken

Photo by © Riccardo Nifosì

The first incarnation of the band was originally founded in Rome, Italy, by brothers Diego Cafolla (guitars) and Manuel Thundra Cafolla (drums) under the name of “Earth Shaker”.

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Raven” and driven by a will of change, the band’s name was soon altered into KINGCROW and a couple of self-produced demos/albums where recorded under the KINGCROW moniker : Something Unknown(2001), Insider (2004) and Timetropia (2006).

In the early months of 2010 the band finished recording their new album “Phlegethon” that was released in June of the same year under the “Scarlet Records” label.

It was considered on an international level as a relevant masterpiece and was classed as one of the elite progressive metal albums of the year. It has been near the top of the “album of the year” charts in some international prog-rock websites. Phlegethon promotion lasted for about two years and a half.

During the same year, the band recorded the new album “In Crescendo” that was released in February 2013 by the American label “Sensory Records.

The band toured along with Pain Of Salvation in North America in April and May, 2013. In 2015 the band released the album “Eidos” and toured Europe as Headliners. Meanwhile KINGCROW signed a management deal with GlassVille Music, house of very well known progressive acts like Pain Of Salvation and Riverside among others.

The band recorded the new album titled “The Persistence”.

The album was released on September 7th via Sensory Records and received great reviews and ended on a lot of “best of 2018” lists on magazines and webzines.

The upcoming album “Hopium” marks another step forward in pushing boundaries remarking the restless progressive attitude of the band in incorporating countless influences into a personal sound.

Describing the band today is quite a difficult task, but one could state that the influence of different kinds of music, from progressive rock , ambient music, alternative rock and metal are all present in the music of KINGCROW.

With each release KINGCROW has taken a step further away from their original roots and is regarded today as one of the most exciting bands that Italy has to offer.

Line-up:

Diego Marchesi – Vocals

Diego Cafolla – Guitars, Keys, Backing Vocals

Ivan Nastasi – Guitars, Backing Vocals

Riccardo Nifosì – Bass, Backing Vocals

Thundra – Drums, Percussions

Recording Studio:
Sound Under Pressure (Rome, Italy)

Production Credits:
Produced by Diego Cafolla & Thundra Cafolla
Sound Engineer – Diego Cafolla

Mixed by Giampiero Ulacco at Holofram Studios (Francavilla al Mare, Italy)

Mastered by Marco Vannucci at Spitfire Mastering Studio (Italy)

Cover Art:
Devilnax

Follow Kingcrow:
Official Website: https://www.kingcrow.it/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Kingcrowband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingcrow_official/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingcrowBand
Bandcamp: https://kingcrow1.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nnSgQo8TIgiO5M5pv3mlV
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/kingcrow/594989536
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1002506
TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/6519112