Texan metalcore force Fit for a King have crowned us with a second taste of their forthcoming Lonely God LP. This time, they’re harnessing a mournful viciousness on new tune “Begin the Sacrifice.”
The track is a bittersweet bang out, pulling together wrecking ball beats with darkly anthemic chord arrangements and lyrics about inner strife, human hurt and the “duality of man.”
“Thematically, you can think of it as a person who’s ready to begin the sacrifice of himself for a greater cause, but there are a million things asking for his attention,” vocalist Ryan Kirby explained of their song in a statement. “It’s not necessarily religion. People are arguing about everything these days. So, it’s easy to end up believing in nothing because you feel overwhelmed.”
The track arrives alongside a supernatural new music video, which was written and directed by Garrett Drake. It enters in medias res with a man drowning someone in a riverbed — another figure lays in a field with an axe in their back. But while it begins with a suggestion that the killer in question is unhinged, maybe they’re fighting off ominous, undead forces.
You can see for yourself up above.
As previously reported, Lonely God was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Daniel Braunstein (Spiritbox) and is said to have been written with “no agendas” other than pleasing the band. The album is out August 1st via Solid State Records, and you can pre-order it on exclusive, limited-edition colored vinyl in Revolver’s shop.
Meanwhile, it looks like Fit For a King’s fall won’t be too lonely for the band — they’ve recently announced a headlining tour that will see them supported by Make Them Suffer, Spite and 156/Silence.
You’ll find those date details below.
Fit For a King tour dates 2025:
10/30 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre !
10/31 San Diego, CA – Soma !
11/1 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues !
11/2 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco !
11/4 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades !
11/6 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory !
11/7 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory !
11/8 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union !
11/9 Denver, CO – Fillmore !
11/11 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater !
11/12 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant !
11/14 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre !
11/15 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre !
11/16 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues !
11/18 Toronto, ON – History !
11/19 Montreal, QC – Olympia !
11/21 Worcester, MA – The Palladium !
11/22 Baltimore, MD – Nevermore Hall !
11/23 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s !
11/25 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore !
11/26 New York, NY – Palladium Times Square !
11/28 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz !
11/29 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works !
11/30 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle !
12/2 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live*
12/3 Orlando, FL – House of Blues*
12/5 Houston, TX – Warehouse*
12/6 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center*
12/7 Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory *
! with Make Them Suffer, Spite, 156/Silence
* with Spite, 156/Silence