Fit for a King (band)

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Fit for a King
Fit for a King performing on Warped Tour 2015 in Mesa, Arizona
Fit for a King performing on Warped Tour 2015 in Mesa, Arizona
Background information
OriginTyler, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Years active2007–present[3][4]
LabelsSolid State
Websitefitforakingband.com
Members
  • Jared Easterling
  • Bobby Lynge
  • Ryan Kirby
  • Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary
  • Daniel Gailey
Past members
  • Justin Juno
  • Alex Danforth
  • Jed McNeill
  • Jared McFerron
  • Mason Wilson
  • Aaron Decur
  • Justin Hamra
  • Aaron "Olan" Kadura

Fit for a King, also known as FFAK, is an American metalcore band from Tyler, Texas formed in 2007.[5] The band comprises drummer Jared Easterling, guitarists Bobby Lynge and Daniel Gailey, vocalist Ryan Kirby, and bassist Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary. Easterling is the only member of the original line-up that remains in the band. They released two independent EPs entitled Fit for a King in 2008 and Awaken the Vesper in 2009. They also released one independent album, Descendants, in 2011. After the band getting signed to Solid State Records, they released five studio albums through this label: Creation/Destruction (2013),[4] Slave to Nothing (2014),[6] Deathgrip (2016), Dark Skies (2018) and The Path, which was released on September 18, 2020.[7]

History[]

Independent days (2007–2012)[]

Fit for a King was formed in Tyler, Texas in 2007 by Jared Easterling, Aaron Decur, Justin Juno, Jared McFerron, Alex Danforth and Jed McNeill. The band had performed locally and regionally and released two EPs in their beginning years. In 2009, the band decided to begin touring full-time, and McNeill and McFerron left the band to pursue their education. Ryan Kirby from the band Bodies Awake (based in Fort Worth) joined the band in 2010 to replace Mason Wilson, who had recently replaced Danforth as the frontman. Kirby's Bodies Awake bandmate Bobby Lynge joined the band to play guitar. The band tracked their first independent debut studio album, Descendants, in 2011. With the release of their music video "Ancient Waters", the band started to gain a following. Bassist Decur left the band in 2011 to pursue a career in law enforcement and was replaced by Aaron Kadura who performed clean vocals alongside Easterling as well.

Solid State Records (2012–present)[]

In July 2012, the band had signed to Solid State Records.[8] They released their second studio album Creation/Destruction on March 12, 2013 which also their first album through this label.[9] The album sold more than 3,100 copies in its first week of sales.[10] Billboard charted Creation/Destruction at No. 175,[11] No. 17 on the Christian Albums chart,[12] and No. 6 on the Hard Rock Albums.[13]

In 2013, the band released the redux of their independent debut studio album, Descendants, which came out on November 25, 2013.[14] Billboard charted Descendants at No. 38 on the Christian Albums chart,[15] and at No. 8 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[16]

The band's third studio album, Slave to Nothing, was released on October 14, 2014 along with three singles including "Slave to Nothing" featuring Mattie Montgomery of For Today. The band released their fourth studio album Deathgrip on October 7, 2016.

The band announced their fifth studio album, Dark Skies, which was released on September 14, 2018. With this announcement the band also released the first single, "Tower of Pain", on June 1, 2018.[17] This single was then followed by four other singles, "The Price of Agony",[18] "Backbreaker",[19] "When Everything Means Nothing"[20] and "Oblivion".

On September 30, 2018, Bobby Lynge announced he would take a break from touring and partially part ways with the band on good terms, citing a need to be with his family and an interest in new business ventures. However, Lynge says he'll still be involved in the writing process for the band's next album and he doesn't exclude to go on tour again with the band.[21]

On March 13, 2020, the band unveiled a new single titled "Breaking the Mirror" along with an accompanying lyric video.[22] On May 14, after unveiling some artworks the prior couple days, the band announced during the global COVID-19 pandemic a surprise collaboration with We Came as Romans. The collaboration included both bands' vocalists being featured on reworked version of their recent tracks and both bands will also release a limited merch line to promote the collaboration.[23]

On July 8, the band announced that their new upcoming sixth studio album The Path is set for release on September 18, 2020. At the same time, they also revealed the album cover, the track list, and release date.[24] On July 10, the band released the second single "God of Fire" featuring Ryo Kinoshita of Crystal Lake.[25] On August 6, the band released the third single "Locked (In My Head)".[26]

On August 25, the band teased on their social media accounts that the fourth and final single titled "Annihilation" would be released on August 28.[27] On that day, three weeks before the album release, the band released the single.[28] On September 18, the day of the album release, the band released a music video for the title track.[29]

Band members[]

Timeline

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[30] 		US
Christ
[31] 		US
Rock
[32] 		US
Hard
[33] 		US
Heat
[34] 		US
Sales
[35]
Descendants
  • Released: September 23, 2011
  • Label: None (self-released)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 38 — — 8 —
Creation/Destruction
  • Released: March 12, 2013
  • Label: Solid State
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 175 17 43 6 3 —
Slave to Nothing
  • Released: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Solid State
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 49 3 11 3 — 49
Deathgrip
  • Released: October 7, 2016
  • Label: Solid State
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 71 2 18 5 — 32
Dark Skies
  • Released: September 14, 2018
  • Label: Solid State
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 69 2 6 3 — 13
The Path
  • Released: September 18, 2020
  • Label: Solid State
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 70 1 6 2 — 10

EPs[]

  • Fit for a King (2008)
  • Awaken the Vesper (2009)

Singles[]

Year Song Album
2011 "Ancient Waters" Descendants
2013 "Warpath" Creation/Destruction
"Bitter End"
"Hollow King (Sound of the End)"
"Keep Me Alive" Descendants
2014 "A Greater Sense of Self" Slave to Nothing
"Young & Undeserving"
"Slave to Nothing"
(featuring Mattie Montgomery of For Today)
2016 "Pissed Off" Deathgrip
"Cold Room"
"Shadows & Echoes"
"Dead Memory"
(featuring Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red)
2018 "Tower of Pain" Dark Skies
"The Price of Agony"
"Backbreaker"
"When Everything Means Nothing"
"Oblivion"
2020 "Breaking the Mirror" The Path
"God of Fire"
(featuring Ryo Kinoshita of Crystal Lake)
"Locked (In My Head)"
"Annihilation"

Music videos[]

Year Song Director Album
2011 "Ancient Waters" Unknown Descendants
2012 "Descendants"
2013 "The Roots Within" Colby Moore
"Hollow King (Sound of the End)" Unknown Creation/Destruction
"Keep Me Alive" Descendants
2014 "Slave to Nothing" Slave to Nothing
"Forever Unbroken"
2015 "Impostor"
"Hooked"
2016 "Dead Memory" Deathgrip
2017 "Deathgrip"
2018 "The Price of Agony" Dark Skies
"Oblivion" Braden Buckner
2019 "When Everything Means Nothing" Kevin Johnson
2020 "Locked (In My Head)" The Path
"The Path" Unknown

Collaborations[]

Year Song Album Artist
2011 "Muted Eyes, Deaf Voice" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Muted Eyes, Deaf Voice Flood Mercia[36]
2013 "Betrayed" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Testimony Yesterday as Today[37]
"The Search, the Scheme" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Non-album single A Faylene Sky[38]
"Rebuilt" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Reconstruction Silence the Assembly[39]
"Heart of Fire" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Unworthy Convictions[40]
"Blood Is Blood" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Non-album single My Only Hope[41]
2014 "Thicker Than Water" (featuring Ryan Kirby) As We Walk[42]
"Earth Gazer" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Dreamcatchers The Royal[43]
"Worthless" (featuring Ryan Kirby) [II] Aphzelia[44]
"Martyrdom" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Facing the Unknown From Heroes to Legends[45]
"Elapsed Time: Real Life" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Philosopher The Betrayer's Judgement[46]
2015 "Pathfinder" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Non-album single Melrose[47]
"Safe Harbor" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Stay Alive Her Echo[48]
2016 "All That Talk" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Lunar//Effect Outer Glow[49]
"Fearless" (featuring Ryan O'Leary) Sirona Sirona[50]
"Fame" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Pariah Glasslands[51]
"Divinity" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Tides of Poseidon Fighting the Phoenix[52]
"Sin Incarnate" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Our Penance Nights of Malice[53]
"Extinction" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Voyager Above Caelum[54]
"System Failure" (featuring Ryan Kirby) True Identity://Unclassified Sins of Sincerity[55]
"Efeitos" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Do Que Somos Feitos Sea Smile[56]
"Broken Streets" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Paramount It Lies Within[57]
"The Nine" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Uprooted A World Extinct[58]
2017 "Obey" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Rapture Gallifrey Falls[59]
"False God" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Symmetry Immortalis[60]
"Problems" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Hopeless World Returning His Crown[61]
"Cold Skin" (featuring Ryan Kirby) In Dying Arms In Dying Arms[62]
"I Emerged" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Non-album single Forged in the Storm[63]
"The Remedy" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Polarize Aviana[64]
"Exodus" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Non-album single Versus[65]
"Left Alone" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Exit Here Capital Vices[66]
2018 "Groundbreaker" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Embers Sable Hills[67]
2019 "Myra" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Guided Confessions of a Traitor[68]
"Mammon" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Relevance Frank Needs Help[69]
"Effects" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Changes Sea Smile[70]
2020 "Hate Me" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Radiant Dark If I Were You[71]
"Carry the Weight" (featuring Ryan Kirby) Non-album single We Came as Romans[72]

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