Markus Hamence speaks with Youngy from the epic Australian band King Parrot ahead of their Australian Tour (Part Two.

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King Parrot are just about to wrap up their monstrous tour around North America with Pantera and Amon Amarth. Not a band to sit on their hands, they are taking a quick breather before heading back out on the road here at home for Part 2 of their Australian Album launch tour for the new record “A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot“.

Local supports have been locked and loaded and with three incredible acts plus King Parrot, every show on the run is packed with the best and gnarliest of heavy music this country has to offer.

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A YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO KING PARROT
AUSTRALIAN TOUR PART 2

Friday, October 10: Norton Music Factory, Caloundra
w/ Goat Shaman, Gudgeon, Leaker

Saturday, October 11: Crowbar, Brisbane
w/ Goat Shaman, Idle Ruin, Massic

Sunday, October 12: Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Burleigh Heads
w/ Goat Shaman, Defiant Ground, Avenge the Dead

Friday, November 21: Amplifier, Perth
w/ Scarnon, Ratking, Bile Cannon

Saturday, November 22: Uni Bar, Adelaide
w/ Scarnon, Headbore, Sundowner

Friday, December 5: Volta, Ballarat
w/ Goat Shaman, Munitions, Good Time Aussie Bogalars

Saturday, December 6: Beer Deluxe, Albury
w/ Goat Shaman, World Fucker, Oblivion

Tickets from
kingparrot.net

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Bringing in all of the spots that were missed on Part 1, King Parrot remains 100% committed to dismantling Australia town by town, city by city and with a smorgasbord of new tracks on offer, this new live show is pushing the band into unchartered territory.

“A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot” is the bands strongest release to date and has seen the band going from strength to strength all over the globe. So far this year, the boys have been to Europe for 36 shows, they’ve headlined their own successful album launch tour on the East Coast of Australia and are now smashing through a 43 date run of North America after being invited by Pantera to return to the US as support.

It’s easy to see why King Parrot continues to forge a reputation as one of Australia’s hardest working and entertaining acts. This part 2 of their Album Launch Tour further solidifies the band as one Australia’s top extreme music exports, so be sure to get along and witness the ferociously unhinged live spectacle of King Parrot!

Regarding these new dates, the band comment; “We’re beyond excited to get back out to the homeland and play all the spots we missed on the first leg, so Queensland, WA and SA (And Ballarat and Albury ;)), brace yourselves as we prepare to bring the KP grind carnage your way. New songs, new drummer, and renewed energy and intensity off the back of a 45 show North American tour!

The reception we’ve had in the US and Canada from the new record has been beyond our expectations and to have the opportunity to tour alongside metal giants this year has been incredible. We’re comin’ for ya Australia… so get your tickets and get on board!”

Spawning FIVE magnificent singles, Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On, Target Pig Elite, Punish The Runt, Look Away I’m Hideous and Get What Ya Given A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot has been described as a ‘crazed exercise in mayhem‘ by Sentinel Daily, a ‘defiant statement of identity, chaos and craft‘ by Heavy Mag and Sense Media say it’s ‘something uglier and nastier, harsher and darker than what has come before.‘ While Hi FI Way say the Young Person’s Guide is ‘uncompromising, ugly, brutal, direct and with plenty of neck breaking riffs and breakdowns to keep the chiropractor in business.‘

On a different note, Metal On Tap say ‘King Parrot grind all the way through with aggression, attitude, and a message of sovereignty and independence. Our lives have been taken from us—A Young Person’s Guide To is the call to take it back.‘

Track Listing:

1. Get What Ya Given
2. Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On
3. Cunning As A Dunny Rat
4. It’s A Rort
5. Punish The Runt
6. Target Pig Elite
7. I Got The Right
8. Look Away I’m Hideous
9. Glazed And Diseased In Defeat
10. Pissing On The Fist Of The Law

A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot is available from
https://linktr.ee/kingparrot

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