tmkdoom

Mainz, Deutschland

The Mountain King is a multi-genre music project originating from the city of Mainz, Germany, founded by multi-instrumentalist Eric McQueen, meanwhile joined by guitarist Frank Grimbarth and DJ Robert Furbished. Active since 2014, the project delivers a deliberate fusion of crushingly slow riffs, melancholic atmospheres, and minimalistic composition, drawing a big portion of influence from early Heavy Metal and Doom Metal and the bleakness of Funeral Doom and Drone, other included genres so far have been EDM, trip hop, ambience and post rock. The sound prioritizes weight and sound texture over commercial stereotypes in songwriting, using progressive structures, repetition and decay as compositional tools. Lyrical themes center on existential dread, isolation and the psychological fallout of modernity and capitalism, often cloaked in allegory drawn from folklore and ancient myth.