Kublai Khan (metalcore band)
| Kublai Khan | |
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 Nolan Ashley by Kublai Khan at the Impericon Festival in Oberhausen , 2015. |
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| General information | |
| origin | Abilene , Texas , United States |
| Genre (s) | Beatdown Hardcore , Metalcore , Hardcore Punk |
| founding | 2009 |
| Website | www.kublaikhantx.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Eric English | |
| Isaac Lamb | |
| Nolan Ashley | |
| Matt Honeycutt | |
Kublai Khan is a four-piece hardcore punk / beatdown band from Abilene , Texas, founded in 2009 .
history
Kublai Khan was founded in Abilene , Texas in the summer of 2009 . Currently the band consists of vocalist Matt Honeycutt, guitarist Nolan Ashley, bassist Eric English and drummer Isaac Lamb.
In January 2011 the EP Youth War was released with eight songs, which was financed out of pocket. This was sold more than 1,200 times. On February 17, 2014, the group announced that they had signed a recording deal with Artery Recordings . At the end of April of the same year, the quartet's debut album, Balancing Survival & Happiness, was released by the record company.
Since inception, the group has toured North America several times , including for Emmure , The Acacia Strain , Fit for a King , Gideon , Silent Planet and Texas in July . In April and May 2015 Kublai Khan toured as the opening act for Obey the Brave in Europe and was also on several levels of Impericon festivals to see.
style
Kublai Khan's music is described as a mixture of “angry hardcore with elements from beatdown , thrash metal and metalcore ”.
Discography
- 2011: Youth War (EP, in-house production)
- 2014: Balancing Survival & Happiness (Album, Artery Recordings )
- 2015: New Strength (album)
- 2017: Nomad (album)
- 2019: Absolute (Album)
Web links
- Official website
- Kublai Khan at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Official Homepage : Biography
- ↑ Blabbermouth.net : KUBLAI KHAN Signs With ARTERY RECORDINGS
- ↑ Seth Werkheiser: Metalinsider : Emmure and Acacia Strain (Aren't) Eternal Enemies Tour
- ^ TJ Horansky: Alternative Press : Fit For A King announce headlining tour with Sirens & Sailors, Kublai Khan
- ^ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Gideon announce headlining tour with Texas In July, Kublai Khan, Silent Planet
- ↑ Karol Kamiński: Idioteq.com : OBEY THE BRAVE / MALEVOLENCE / NAPOLEON / KUBLAI KHAN EUROPEAN DATES ANNOUNCED!
- ↑ Connor Welsh: New Transcendence : Kublai Khan - Balancing Survival & Happiness Review