A KILLER'S CONFESSION , fronted by vocalist and mastermind Waylon Reavis , plunge past the point of no return, offering a captivating album of melodic hard rock dosed with pummeling metal and industrial stylings on their latest LP VICTIM 1 .
This massive metallic offering arrived on September 13 via MNRK HEAVY.
Today, they have shared the track " Voices ," featuring Gemini Syndrome's Aaron Nordstrom.
"The song 'Voices' is very special to me because for the first time I get to work with Aaron Nordstrom," says Reavis. "He has been a very close friend of mine for years. When we wrote the song, we decided that we wanted to be different sides of a conscience. One being darker and the other being reason. This was such a fun song to write because when you work with someone as talented as Aaron — everything seems to come together quickly and effortlessly."
About the album as a whole, saying, "Victim 1 might possibly be my favorite album I've ever been a part of. AKC stepped completely out of the box to write Victim 1. I brought in new producers [Dusty Boles and Evan McKeever] to help rebrand the sound of the band. I took most of last year off and did not tour in order to write this album."
He continues, "The focus I found during this time really helped me flesh out the new sound and the direction in which I wanted to go. Personally, I feel that this is the true sound of A Killer's Confession, and in my honest opinion, I feel like this is the first true AKC album. Every time I listen to the album, I sit back and smile, because I've never had that feeling before with AKC. The tone and atmosphere is completely different from anything we've ever done."
Victim 1 is AKC's their fourth full-length offering and MNRK Music Group debut. "A year ago, I was like, 'What if we have a character who is fed up with the world?,'" recalls Reavis, offering a glimpse in the album's darkest recesses. "In his heart, he knows what's going on isn't right, so he does something about it. On each song, he addresses a sin — whether in himself or against some horrible person. The conversations are either in his head or with the victim. You think, 'If I was a guy who had the ability to find these people, how would I react?' He's got to do this, yet it's destroying him since he's truly a kind spirit. He has no regrets though."
AKC have tour dates scheduled through October, including dates with Drowningpool. All currently confirmed dates are below.
AKC ON TOUR:
10/1 — Oklahoma City, OK
10/2 — Roswell, NM*
10/3 — Tempe, AZ
10/5 — Las Vegas, NV*
10/6 — San Diego, CA
10/8 — West Hollywood, CA*
10/9 — Bakersfield, CA*
10/11 — Portland, OR
10/12 — Eugene, OR*
10/15 — Draper, UT
10/16 — Grand Junction, CO*
10/17 — Cheyenne, WY*
10/18 — Saint Joseph, MO*
10/19 — Broken Bow, OK*
*With Drowningpool
After releasing three seminal albums as a member of Mushroomhead, Reavis retreated from music, only for it to draw him back in 2016. He resurfaced at the helm of A Killer's Confession, delivering three cult favorite albums — Unbroken [2017], The Indifference of Good Men [2019], and Remember [2021]. Along the way, the band tallied tens of millions of streams in addition to collaborating with everyone from Brian "Head" Welch of Korn and Love And Death to Chad Gray of Mudvayne and HELLYEAH. Joined by bassist JP Cross , guitarist James Skritch, and drummer Kegan King , they also captivated crowds on tour.
During 2022, Reavis experienced an epiphany. "I had never thought about following a concept like this before," he said. "However, I decided to focus, live up to the name, and be A Killer's Confession." He hit the studio with collaborators and producers Dusty Boles [Make Me Famous] and Evan Mckeever [Nine Shrines]. Shocking this vision to life, he emerged with the 10-track equivalent of "falling down a YouTube rabbit hole of unsolved mysteries."
A Killer's Confession tell a story you won't be able to look away from... or forget — both lyrically and sonically. "A Killer's Confession is all of us," Reavis shares. "It's not just the band. It's the people who listen, dive in, and learn from it. It's each and every one of us deep inside. We all have killed off something in our lives. I hope you find some solace in the record. We don't have to be so divided. We're more alike than we think we are."
Indeed, we are.
