BIOGRAPHY
King Kraken is a four-piece Rock/Metal band from South Wales, UK.
In April 2025 they released their second album, March of the Gods, which saw two of their singles, Hero and March of the Gods receive national airplay on Planet Rock and Kerrang Radio. The band received universally positive reviews for March of the Gods in the Rock and Metal press, including Kerrang! and a feature in Metal Hammer Magazine.
The band has a seriously strong CV on the live circuit, playing numerous prestigious events across the UK including Bloodstock, Call of the Wild, Planet Rock’s Rockstock and a massive show in 2025’s Stonedead Festival. In December 2025 they were the first band to play the Bloodstock Winter Gathering event at the legendary KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton. The band has played with some heavyweight artists including The Almighty, The Dead Daisies, Crobot, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Monster Truck, The Sweet, Geoff Tate and Crowbar.
In 2026 King Kraken, will be releasing new material having spent time in the studio with producer Romesh Dodangoda. They have a plethora of live shows booked, with a slot at Takedown Festival at Portsmouth Guildhall in April, a short tour with Fury in May, plus several other festivals include the opening slot at Steelhouse Festival in July. They follow that in August where they will play Chepstow Castle alongside with Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Chris Holmes (WASP) and the Tygers of Pan Tang.
Vocals - Mark Donoghue
Guitars - Adam Healey
Bass - Karl Meyer
Drums - Richard Lee Mears
'Chaos Engine' and 'Castle of Bone' are remasters of our original versions taken from our 2020 EP 'CHAOS ENGINE'.
Enjoy!
Produced & Mixed by Romesh Dodangoda
Recorded at Long Wave Recording Studios, Cardiff
Recorded by Romesh Dodangoda & Tom Cory
Assisted by Jake Hillcoat
Additional Editing - Martin Corkhill, Tim Vincent
copyright 2022
Over 2500 plays all over the world including...
“Unbelievable, their sound is awesome and they are so tight it just defies logic that this is their first offering.The production along with the content on this album is outstanding and it has to be a contender for album of the year even if it is only January.”
10/10 - ROCK N LOAD
This new album re-establishes King Kraken as one of the most exciting prospects for the UK hard rock and heavy metal scene. Like a sea monster waiting to rise, their ascent continues.
9/10 - POWERPLAY ROCK & METAL MAGAZINE
“King Kraken are taking the metal scene by storm… What an album, it is hard to believe that it is a debut, but it is, I am sold.”
5/5 - GET READY TO ROCK
"Ten slices of brilliant Metal gems... every track on this record is equally as good as the other."
4/5 - MUSIC TRESPASS
"MCLXXX is a must-have for your collection."
8.8/10 - METAL EXPRESS RADIO
“There aren’t many debut albums which hold your attention from start to finish. MCLXXX is one of them. It’s a superb release.”
MOSHVILLE TIMES
"If you need a fix of sizeable riffs; that intertwine and change in an instance, incredibly powerful vocal that is grounded with both melody and forged out of molten steel and a rhythm section that fuses all this together with aggression and technical wizardry, then this album is going to be right up your hard rocking street. Go find it, go buy it and go mental!!!"
ROCK & ROLL CIRCUS
“It is immense. Phenomenal. Just Phenomenal.”
UBER ROCK
“MCLXXX’ is ten tracks of in-your-face, rampaging, nightmarish Heavy Metal, and boy is it good!” FIREWORKS MAGAZINE
"an album which simply inflamed our senses, instincts and pleasure. Is it too early to say serious album of the year contender?"
THE RINGMASTER REVIEW
“A pounding juggernaut of unrelenting, face-melting, infectious grooves… Check out one of the best Metal bands on the scene, this release is truly excellent.”
9.5/10 - METAL GODS MELTDOWN
“This is a solid and entertaining debut album that tells you King Kraken are a band to keep an eye on.”
9/10 - ROCKED TO THE BONES
“I loved this… an album of the year candidate, for sure. One of my new favourite modern bands.”
9/10 - OVERTONE MAGAZINE
“WOW – This is superb. Heavy, groovy with monster-sized riffs. The production is superb, and the songs are well crafted.”
9/10 - MY GLOBAL MIND
“Ten tracks of lung-busting vocals, groove-orientated riffs, and scary lyrics to send out a solid statement of intent. King Kraken may have released a monstrous debut album that is as rare today as the Kraken itself. The band are certainly a force of nature worth keeping an eye out for.”
9/10 - RAMBLIN MAN'S REVIEWS
“A proper heavy metal juggernaut with several killer tunes that are more than capable of frying your brain.”
5/6 - ETERNAL TERROR LIVE
"A very impressive debut album."
5/5 - PLANET MOSH
“The songs here could rival the legendary beast on size alone. This is a colossal, riff-filled album of classic metal and blues-influenced hard rock...There's a huge amount of potential stored in this bunch; you'd do well to keep an eye on them.”
7/10 - METAL HAMMER
“The future for King Kraken is pretty bright as they move forward with such an accomplished debut tucked neatly under their bullet belts. Great stuff!”
SENTINEL DAILY
"King Kraken have written something deserving of the History Book of Rock."
CYDERBABY