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The Hidden Hymnal

by Void King

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Kirk Gauthier
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Kirk Gauthier Void King do the doomy stoner rock thing really well. With an EP, a split single, and now three albums under their belt, they’ve begun to explore the depths of their sound even more. Instruments are tight, vocals sound great, and things get a little bluesy on “Brother Tried.” If you like your stoner rock slow and heavy, don’t pass this one up. Favorite track: Brother Tried.
Bryan Coffey
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Bryan Coffey The Hidden Hymnal is a captivating and monumental offering. With an unyielding dedication to the power of the riff, Void King embraces the darkness and unleashes a storm of heavy, downtuned guitars and thunderous drums. The album's immersive atmosphere draws the listener into a vortex of crushing heaviness and haunting melodies, while the impassioned vocals convey a sense of desperation and reverence.
doomcrew
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doomcrew Only 6 tracks but what a ride!Stonerized Doom at its best.Vocalist really steps up and shows his range🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
FDJ (Desert Psychlist)
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FDJ (Desert Psychlist) Superb dank, dark atmospheric doom fronted by a vocalist of real quality.
Full review here .... stonerking1.blogspot.com/2023/04/void-king-hidden-hymnal-review.html Favorite track: When The Pinecones Close Up.
almightybracket
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almightybracket These lyrics are so intensely personal. I feel like it's my life on the page.

And it's so god damn heavy. Favorite track: The Grackle.
Colin M.
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Colin M. Immense and heavy. Void King rule. Favorite track: Drink In The Light.
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1.
If for no other reason We make our voices heard Because silence leads to suffering At the cost of those unheard Mine eyes have seen the tyranny Of the hatred caused by bended knee The leaders who need muzzled met down by the hanging tree. So I'll turn my back and cry To hide the tears as they start to fly I know the reason why They lose their voice Watch the anger rise So some will say goodbye To the loved one once on our side No longer turn a deaf ear or blind eye To the ignorance inside So I'll turn my back and cry to hide the tears as they start to fly I know the reasons why they loose their voice Watch the anger rise It's Time to shine the light In the cracks where they like to hide Show them for what they are Make them earn each of them scars Oh it's time to tow the line Has been for a while Step up and shine I have stood with my boots on the ground As the gas did fly Raising my voice to add to the fury of the day Hold the line till just the right time So raise your voice with me So hold the line till just the right time so raise your voice with me There is no debate for this ignorance Because it must be smashed I have stood with my boots on the ground as the gas did fly So raise your voice with me on this night There is no debate for this ignorance For We are one.
2.
The Grackle 04:38
What have we here? Helpless in the dirt Without any hope Without a hand he would die DIE! So he took him in and dedicated himself to the Grackle Gave him the warmth Gave him the sustenance He found the motivation to pick him up off of the ground where he would have been a tasty meal for some predator, for he was low-hanging fruit Give him the hope. Give him the life. And so day by day He became a Little bit stronger And flu just a little bit farther From his new dad Who was his only hope to stretch his wings and make a go of it For his freedom For his true purpose It's time to fly Fly on away to live the life Then one day he did just that and a father's job was done Gary became a friend, when taught the ways of the wing, moved on down the road.
3.
He taught me so much Like how to tie my shoes And drink from the garden hose He wanted me to learn to do it for myself because one day he would not be around From him I get my sense of style and that everything has a consequence But most of all he taught me how to love He taught me how to love without self Well that day has come Time to do it on my own Put the lessons to task I hope he was proud. He always had my back No matter how big Through the disappointments of having me as a son The way I believe when you take your bow You become one with it all so that energy spreads out. Becoming one with everything that ever was or will be So I'll no longer grieve I'll use the quiet times So no longer will I grieve I'll use the quiet times to reflect on the lessons and the love Life seems to have a way of showing us what matters. Sometimes it seems too late because you cannot hug a ghost. Life seems to have a way of showing us what matters most. Sometimes it seems a bit too late. You cannot hug a ghost Tell them what's inside now. Tell them of the love and the memories.
4.
When the Sun beats down and your pack swings low Uncertain future How far will you go? When will you know? How much weight will you pull? Move ever faster. Do more. An abuse of power Should have ignored all the lore My hands are needles and pins My vision slowly does spin Pushed to critical mass Resistance is futile for the towers always win. You gain those connections with each door you darken. Learn of their kin and the hounds that are barkin'. Beyond that all joy is sparse. Glorified depictions turn to farce. So keep on pushing and trudging ever more quick For that carrot is dangling from the tip of the stick You got to keep on pushing on despite all warnings You got to keep on pushing on despite all warnings For that carrot swings Beyond that resistance is futile You gotta on pushing on For that carrot dangles from that stick.
5.
Please don't go to town I told my brother when he came around Don't trust that website Don't trust that post Troubles at your heels when fear is your host But he drove off to make a stand Against his traitors and for his man Perceptions of theft fueled by hate and misinformation like children in crates. In Legion with those in power Who watched silent from the tower As the masses they poured in For blood and sway Confused and rabid Consumed by the lies that they say Cries of freedom as they take his away. He did his research Connected the dots That didn't exist Of theories and whatnots News for entertainment A foundation for chaos A funnel for profits I'm his salvation That's why I'm here Forged in hate Children of chaos They rule the waves Cries of freedom as they take his away Yearning for total power News for entertainment A foundation for chaos A for the prophets Brother Tried Brother Tried Brother Tried Forged in hate Children of the chaos They rule the waves Pure fabrication Sometimes you got to cut loose dead flesh. Even if it was once blood Oh Yeah Of theories and what ifs That continue to persist Brother tried to save your mind but in the end it was all for not.
6.
Is this gonna take me? Should I dig in deep or just keep on acting, pretending like I'm asleep. For one day the bell tolls to return to the source. Moments stolen by worry Might have to change your course Fear fills in the times when the mind is allowed to roam. Grinding down the enamel from the ache inside the bone. I choose to ignore it and I will go away. Many have before me from the same delay. I can tell it's rising Pressure behind my eyes Veins bulge and show me the machine does not lie. Will the vessel burst this time? Will the muscle seize in brine? Will the filter shut down now as the numbers climb? Silently it settles in. Taking hold from within. Might not know til it's too late, that your score has sealed your fate. So take the chemical. Let it find your soul. Tell it so stay put. Breathe in Breathe out That's the goal You gotta shine Find your tomorrow Drink in the light I choose to ignore it and I will go away. Many have before me from the same delay. I can tell it's rising. Pressure behind my eyes. Veins bulge and show me the machine does not lie. Will the vessel burst this time? Will the muscle seize in brine? Will the filter shut down now as the number climb? Silently it settles in Taking hold from within Might not know til it's too late that your score has sealed your fate. You gotta shine Find your tomorrow Drink in the light. Drink in the light.

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A collection of Six Songs, and the first part of a two part release. The next release will be a concept record, also released digitally. We will then release them on physical media together in the future.

This record is bandcamp exclusive until 14 APR 2023, at which point it will be released on all major streaming platforms.

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released April 7, 2023

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Void King Indianapolis, Indiana

Derek Felix - Percussion

Chris Carroll - Bass Guitar.

Jason Kindred -
Voice.

Tommy Miller - Electric Guitar.


If there is nothing, as we have long suspected, then let the Void take us there. Let the volume of the oncoming storm compel us forward, into what can only be considered to be our one true calling; to praise the riff.
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