Genre: Rock
Secondary Genre:
Metal

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Raw blues influenced heavy rock.      Cross Sabbath with Clapton sprinkle in the influence  of Nugent and you have what this band is all about.

Instrumentation
  Robert Lee King - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Keys

Biography
  King the band, is a project begun by Robert Lee King in the early months of 2000.Initially, the idea was to create some music to enjoy and share with the general public but, as time went on and more and more opportunities presented themselves, it became obvious that a full band was needed to not only promote the material but to improve upon it and create even more.

To that end, Robert set upon the job of finding and auditioning musicians to fill the empty positions within the band. And the search continues.

Working solo, Robert continued creating his interpretation of blues, rock and metal music. 2004 saw the release of his first full length album, entitled “Borrowed Time”. Over time, several of the albums tracks garnered both local and international airplay.

The writing continued, and in May of 2006, Robert released his second full length album “Broken Things”. Again, many of this albums tracks gained limited national and international airplay.

On June 3rd, 2009, Robert' home was burglarized. The thieves took all of his recording gear, his laptop computer, iPod, 5 string bass, two acoustic guitars, condensor microphone and miscellaneous other items. The biggest thing though, is they took nearly 10 years of recorded work. 2 completed full length CDs and an EP in the finishing stages of production. The gear can be replaced eventually. The work though, is gone. The only backups were on the laptop computer so, it's back to square one for Robert.

At the time of this update, Robert is still in the process of piecing together the gear he needs to begin reconstructing the material lost in the burglary and fighting the subconscious effects of being a victim of such a crime in the first place. Part of that struggle is getting over the fear. What if someone hears him working and decides to come back for more? Would they finish the job and completely clean him out this time? A lousy place to be in mentally to be sure, never mind emotionally.

The words and music on these pages were created, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Robert alone in his modest home studio. Though actively seeking musicians to complete a live band he continues to work alone to this day.

On Air Interview
KRZR 103.7FM On-Air interview from October 15th, 2006

Short Fiction by Robert
Shooting Star
The King Is Dead
The Warning

Discography
'Borrowed Time' released in 2004, containing the tracks 'Fade Away', 'Gone To Arizona', 'No Freedom Won' and 'Stolen Dreams' heard on radio and streamed via iTunes, Napster, Musicfreedom.com , iRadio La 104.7 FM, KRZR 103.7 FM and Midnight Specials Blues Radio.

'Broken Things' released in 2006. 
Featuring: The War Rages On - recipient of an Honorable Mention in the PeaceDriven song contest.
Hate (thought without wisdom) - sometimes called the stripper song by fans (I've no idea why)
and My Name Is Fear.
The War Rages On - was recently selected for internet radio play at The Songwriters Network:  www.musictogousa.com