King Of Terrors

Taking several pages from fellow Brits Sleep Token’s hype-generating playbook, PRESIDENT is an anonymous UK collective that fuses modern metal with dancey electronics and R&B textures. The title of their debut EP, *King of Terrors*, is a biblical reference (Job 18:14) and an allusion to the death of the wicked that plays out across six songs steeped in programmed beats, industrial textures, and singing styles that range from screamo to modern R&B cadences. The skittering “RAGE” was inspired by Dylan Thomas’ famous poem “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”; leadoff track “In the Name of the Father” is metalcore electronica that isn’t afraid of Auto-Tune, and “Dionysus” delivers a Deftones-esque guitar crush interspersed with cool-breeze verses and a plaintive chorus.

Mysterious alt. metallers PRESIDENT set out a compelling strategy to win hearts and minds with their enthralling first manifesto...