Unfortunatley, due to personal complications, we have been put in a position to cancel the rest of the west coast winter dates. We apoligize, and I'm sure we will be back soon! In the meantime, we will be focusing on finishing writing/recording our next album for a yet to be slated 2010 release.

Hope everyone has a happy christmahanaqwanzukuh and a happy new year. "KEEP THE CHANGE YA' FILTHY ANIMAL!"

-KOTA

Behold this epic pandemic
Molding a nation of fear
Breaking laws of genetics
Immense empire draws near
Getting off by playing God
Absurd malicious fraud
They germinate the populous
Plaguing all that's in sight
Forming a robotic metropolis

And so the cancer spreads
With no hope for a cure
We are the anti-bodies
This struggle we endure
Getting off by playing God
Absurd malicious fraud
They germinate the populous
Plaguing all that's in sight
Forming a robotic metropolis

Take control of these reigns
Before it's too late
Born into a pool of failure
We did not choose this fate

Bow down you fucking slave
We are the anti-human race
Now dig your fucking grave

Humanity's ultimate disgusting disgrace
We are the villainous vermin, the anti-human race
A whole new meaning of self-loathing sin
The pandemic of epic proportions begins

So come with us and you will find
Hidden evils inside your mind
Give up all hope and your battles within
This is where the pandemic begins

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Review of show at London's Underworld.

Live streamed interview with Mike.

Enjoy!

Hey guys, we have been working hard and have a lot of things to announce to you guys.

First of all we have new album coming out this summer on JUNE 24TH on Ferret Music! The album is called ’SHADES’ and features 12 brand new tracks. The album is intense and we think you all will like it alot. Check our pics to take a peek at the album artwork. The pre-orders will be up on the page very soon I promise.

The second thing is our new label. We are extremely proud to announce Knights Of The Abyss joining the Ferret Music family. We couldn’t be happier than to work with such an amazing label. Shades will be released in the US through Ferret and Euro release of the album will be handled by the almighty Siege of Amida Records.

Third is the announcement of our full us tour. We will be on the ’Ferret Young Guns Tour’ coming to a town near you. The tour will feature See You Next Tuesday, Elysia, The Banner, A Girl A Gun A Ghost, and Knights Of The Abyss. We will be playing a mixture of new tracks from the album and all the old favorites so come out to the shows and support us and all the other bands on this tour. See you on the road.

Credits: Thank You to Matt Keller @ soundvision studios, Andreas Magnusson @ Planet Red, Alan Douches @ west west side music. Thanks to Dustin Curtis of A Breath Before Surfacing  for providing vocal duties on the album. We didn’t want to delay the music for you guys and Mike was unfortunately still in recovery from his previous injury. You will see mike and all the rest of knights all summer on our tours. Peep the dates! Also, make sure you check out Dustin Curtis’s band ABBS when they hit the road for a full U.S. tour this summer!

Hope everyone enjoys our new track. Hails!

-Knights Of The Abyss

YOUNG GUNS TOUR/KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS!

YOUNG GUNS TOUR/KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS!

We are proud to announce our Young Guns Tour featuring our newest breakout stars from our roster and Ferret/Siege Of Amida. The tour will run through the U.S. at the end of May through the month of June and is sponsored by MySpace Metal and Revolver Magazine. Speaking on the tour, Carl Severson of Ferret said "There are still young bands that are aggressive, excited and just want to be on the road making music, that’s the core of what we’re doing with Ferret and these five bands personify that." All the artists on the tour have new albums dropping or have dropped this year with many in the next few months. The label is also announcing the signing of Glendale, AZ’s Knights Of The Abyss. The band plays metal which forges an onslaught of heavy and intricate riffing while adding a sense of melody uncharacteristic of most bands today. Guitarist Cody Bechtel says, ’We aim to make music that is fun and easy to listen to but that also has an intelligent sense of musicianship and melody.’

On the signing to Ferret vocalist Mike Manheimer says "We are very excited for what is to come and couldn’t be happier about working with a label such as Ferret that is always growing from integrity and hard work; not to mention an amazing track record." The band just completed recording their Ferret Music debut album with mixing handled by Andreas Magnusson (See You Next Tuesday, The Black Dahlia Murder) and mastering done by Alan Douches of West West Side Music. A new song from Shades is up at their MySpace page www.myspace.com/knightsoftheabyss.


YOUNG GUNS TOUR DATES:
See You Next Tuesday, Elysia, Knights Of The Abyss,
The Banner & A Girl A Gun A Ghost

5/30 | St Louis, MO | 2 Cents

5/31 | Claremore, OK | King Of Clubs

6/1 | Dallas, TX | Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack

6/2 | Houston, TX | Java Jazz

6/3 | San Antonio, TX | White Rabbit

6/4 | El Paso, TX | Chic’s Bar & Grill

6/5 | Phoenix, AZ | The Clubhouse

6/7 | Westlake, CA | Kung-Foo Corner

6/8 | Anaheim, CA | Chain Reaction

6/9 | Orangevale, CA | Club Retro

6/11 | Ogden, UT | Outer Rim

6/12 | Denver, CO | Marquis

6/13 | Omaha, NE | Sokol Underground

6/14 | Iowa City, IA | Picador

6/15 | Arlington Heights, IL | K Of C

6/16 | Detroit, MI | Magic Stick

6/17 | Cleveland, OH | Peabody’s

6/18 | Rochester, NY | Penny Arcade

6/19 | Lemoyne, PA | Championship

6/20 | Boston, MA | ICC Church

6/21 | New York, NY | Blender

6/22 | Philadelphia, PA | First Unitarian Church

6/23 | Fredericksburg, VA | KC’s

6/24 | Raleigh, NC | The Brewery

6/26 | Jacksonville, FL | The Pit

6/27 | Tampa, FL | Orpheum

6/28 | Pensacola, FL | American Legion

6/29 | New Orleans, LA | High Ground

You hear these stories quite frequently of bands getting their trailers stolen, and you never think it will happen to your band. Well yesterday morning, in our hometown of Glendale, AZ, this scenario happened to us.

Unfortunately, the hours between the hours of 6am - 8am, Knights Of The Abyss' trailer, along with all of their gear and merch was stolen. We had an eye witness account from one resident who claim she saw an old beat up brown truck with a bunch of junk in the back of it. It was parked in front of our trailer around 6:15am at the San Lagos Apartment Complex located on 59th Ave and Behrend Dr near the loop 101. Our trailer is an all white, Haulmark 5x8 with a distinct red and white "Krank Amplification" sticker on the back door; the lisence plate reads- N40434 and they are AZ plates. If you see anything that resembles these descriptions, please contact us or the police immediately, and give as much info as you can; the report number is 07-25298. The Glendale Police Dept- 623-930-3000

Here is a list of everything in the trailer. If you see anything that matches the description we ask that you contact the police immeadiately. These items could be on Ebay or craigslist or at numerous pawn shops.

Merch

5000 dollars worth of tee shirts. We ask that nobody buy any shirts unless they are from us. if you see KOTA merch somewhere please inquire about it or contact the police

Guitar

Peavey 5150 Signature tube head

Peavey JSX (joe satriani) tube head

4x12 Mesa Engineering oversized cab

1960 standard Marshall Cab

Silver road ready cab case

Black and silver cab case

Decimator Noise Suppressor

Boss Noise Supressor pedal

White LTD/ESP 400 Neck Thru Viper with EMG pickups

Light Purple Ibanez S-Series bolt on neck with one EMG pick up

DRUMS

Dark Purple Raven Custom Kit with black hardware. this is the only one of its kind in the world so if you see it  call the police immediately

Handbuilt Snare Drum

20` Zildgian K Heavy Ride                                                                     

14` HHX evolution High Hats

18` Sabian AAXplosion Crash

18` Sabian AAX Crash

18` Wuhan China

12` Sabain HHX evolution Splash

10` Sabian AAX splash

15` Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash

Axis A Longboard Double Pedal

Blue Pork Pie Drum Throne

Assorted DW Hardware

Alesis DM5 Trigger Module

BASS

Aguilar DB 60 bass preamp

Bass Power Amp

Rack Ready 8 space rack

8x10 Carvin Bass Cabinet

 If you ordered any merch recently, and our stuff does not turn up, we will be sure to refund you your money.

Also, this doesn't mean we are done with! See us at CALI METAL FEST APRIL 1st!

-Knights