Kublai Khan (band)

Kublai Khan (band)
Origin Sherman, Texas
Genres
Years active 2009-present
Labels Rise, Artery
Website www.kublaikhantx.com
Members
  • Matt Honeycutt
  • Nolan Ashley
  • Eric English
  • Isaac Lamb

Kublai Khan is an American hardcore band from Sherman, Texas.[2]

Career

Kublai Khan, deriving it's name after the fifth Khagan of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, was formed in the summer of 2009. Their first release was the Youth War EP in 2010.[3] In February 2014, Kublai Khan signed to Artery Recordings.[4] On April 29, 2014, the band released their debut full-length album titled Balancing Survival and Happiness.[5] The album was listed in Alternative Press's "The Best Albums Of 2014 so far" list.[6][7] On November 27, 2015, Kublai Khan released their second full-length album titled New Strength.[2][8][9][10] In July 2017, Kublai Khan signed to Rise Records, and on September 29, 2017, they released their third full-length album titled Nomad.[11]

Musical style

Kublai Khan play a style of metal reminiscent of the early 90s metallic hardcore scene (Integrity, Earth Crisis, All Out War, Hatebreed etc) with influences from heavy hardcore. Sludgey slow hardcore breakdowns, heavily downtuned guitars, hardcore rasp growls, sometimes making use of high screams and deathgrowls. Lyrically, they touch on socially conscious issues such as racism (No Kin), human rights, violent police profiling/police brutality (True Fear), organised religion (B.C.), depression (Belligerent), social anxiety (The Hammer).[12][13]

Band members

  • Matt Honeycutt – Vocals[8]
  • Nolan Ashley – Guitar/Vocals[8]
  • Eric English – Bass[8]
  • Isaac Lamb – Drums[8]
  • Jayson Braffett - Touring Guitar[8]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Balancing Survival and Happiness (2014, Artery)
  • New Strength (2015, Artery)
  • Nomad (2017, Rise)

EPs

  • Youth War (2010, self-released)

References

  1. ↑ Young, Nick (8 September 2017). "Kublai Khan - Nomad album review". TeamRock.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Kublai Khan announce new album, premiere song". Lambgoat. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Stagg, David (31 October 2015). "Kublai Khan announces new album, 'New Strength,' releases music video for 'Smoke and Mirrors'". HM Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Kraus, Brian (17 February 2014). "Kublai Khan sign to Artery Recordings". Alternative Press. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Kraus, Brian. "Kublai Khan (Artery Recordings) stream new song, "Ghost Pains"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Sharp, Tyler (13 August 2014). "Kublai Khan release "Balancing Survival And Happiness (Part 1)" music video". Alternative Press. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Pettigrew, Jason (30 June 2014). "The Best Albums Of 2014 so far". Alternative Press. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rowe, Riley (3 December 2015). "Album Review: KUBLAI KHAN New Strength". Metal Injection. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Kraus, Brian (28 November 2015). "Kublai Khan (Artery Recordings) stream battering sophomore album, 'New Strength'". Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kublai Khan to release 'New Strength' on November 27 — Check out new song/video "Smoke and Mirrors"". I'm Music Magazine. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Kublai Khan sign with Rise Records, announce tour". Lambgoat. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  12. ↑ These are not unsourced material the style was even reviewed and I posted a reference to the review, in the genre section. And the lyrics are the subject matters touched upon on Kublai Khan's latest album Nomad
  13. ↑ "Kublai Khan - Nomad album review". Sputnik Music. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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