President CLICKED SO HARD into place for me after getting some context.
This is an appreciation post to say that President's songs are GROWERS in the extreme for me.
So I don't know how typical of a fan I am by saying I am a Sleep Token fan who was algorithmed into watching In The Name of The Father when it debuted and I was like "Oh cool a Sleep Token inspired band I'll check them out and try not to compare them too much." I know now how different President are and not derivative of ST at all. They are probably my new favourite heavy band.
I listened to the King of Terrors EP and was kinda underwhelmed at first. I liked ITNOTF and Fearless was okay and Rage was kinda meh but then I read some blurb about how Blood of Your Empire was about the loss of faith and what comes after that and then the lyrics became super sharp and relatable because that's what I have been going through the last few years as well coming from a very Christian background. Now I can feel the lyrics of every song in a way that makes me feel almost personally addressed and it's fucking awesome to hear music about this specific experience. I know there's other stuff going on in the lyrics but for me these songs seem to have come at just the right time.
My favourite songs are definitely Conclave followed by Dionysus and Angel Wings and an honourable mention to Destroy Me and dark heaven but yea.. I am so fucking hooked.
If anyone else has had this experience with their music I would love to hear about it.