Photo by Ross Halfin
Australian grindcore band KING PARROT has just dropped their latest single, “Target Pig Elite.” This track is part of their eagerly awaited album, “A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot”, which is coming your way on June 6th via Housecore Records in North America.
The music video for “Target Pig Elite,” filmed at their recent Melbourne performance at Max Watt’s, includes animations by their late collaborator Boyd Synnott, adding a unique visual layer to the experience. With the family’s blessing, these animations complement the video’s footage perfectly.
Vocalist Matt Young shares, “This is a special one for us as we’ve really wanted to honor our late friend Boyd Synnott with this new record. His massive contributions to our band over the years cannot be understated. It’s his artwork idea and concept for the album cover too. Incorporating his animation with this intense live footage adds a unique element that serves both song and video well.” He reflects on the song’s lyrics, explaining the world’s unprecedented state and the need to “focus on those causing the chaos.”
Watch KING PARROT’s “Target Pig Elite” video HERE.
Check out their earlier video, “Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On,” HERE.
The band recently completed a successful three-week European tour alongside Pantera and Power Trip, culminating at Wembley Arena in London. Matt Young remarks on the experience, “It’s been an absolute blast to tour alongside Pantera in Europe and the UK and to see so many fans coming out, young and old, to celebrate the legacy of the band… Sharing the road with Power Trip has also been an incredible experience, great dudes and phenomenal band.”
KING PARROT continues their tour across Europe with death metal legends Master. “Touring alongside Master and paying our respects to the death metal legends is something we don’t take for granted. Anyone who is educated on death metal knows that Master have been there from the beginning, and for [vocalist/bassist] Paul [Speckmann] and the band to be continuing after all these years is a remarkable accomplishment.”
Catch KING PARROT with Master at the following locations:
– 3/01/2025 Waalhalla – Nijmegen, NL
– 3/02/2025 Goldgrube – Kassel, DE
– 3/05/2025 Piaty Dom – Katowice, PL
– 3/06/2025 Liverpool – Wroclaw, PL
– 3/07/2025 Escape Metalcorner – Wien, AT
– 3/08/2025 Livestage – Innsbruck, AT
– 3/09/2025 Randal Club – Bratislava, SK
– 3/10/2025 Form Space – Cluj-Napoca, RO
– 3/11/2025 Quantic – Bucharest, RO
– 3/12/2025 Grindhouse Skateclub – Sofia, BG
– 3/13/2025 Fabrika – Novi Sad, SB
– 3/14/2025 Palach – Rijeka, KR
– 3/19/2025 Alte Hackerei – Karlsruhe, DE
– 3/21/2025 East Club – Bischofswerda, DE
The new album will be available in various formats: CD, LP, cassette, and digital. Preorders can be made via the Housecore Records webshop, Bandcamp, and other digital platforms.
This release is KING PARROT’s first full album in five years. Known for their abrasive and intense sound, they recorded this piece at Melbourne’s Dangertone Studios with Luke Walton. Following their last album, “Ugly Produce” in 2017, and their 2022 EP, “Holed Up In The Lair,” this release showcases a new creative approach. Guitarist Andrew Livingstone-Squires and vocalist Matt Young crafted this energetic set with precision, ensuring every detail was perfected through experimentation and rehearsals.
Track Listing for A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot:
1. Get What Ya Given
2. Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On
3. Cunning As A Dunny Rat
4. It’s A Rort
5. Punish The Runt
6. Target Pig Elite
7. I Got The Right
8. Look Away I’m Hideous
9. Glazed And Diseased In Defeat
10. Pissing On The Fist Of The Law
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