Two years after releasing his most-streamed single to date, “Someone Else,” the guitar-thrashing, metal-meets-bass authority Sullivan King returned to Monstercat. Collaborating with chart-topping producer Ray Volpe, the duo combine earth-shattering screams and destructive riffs on “The Dead March,” giving fans a taste of Sullivan King’s lethal new music to come. Rife with his complex percussive rhythms that pave the way for searing vocals and death-defying drops, the record appeals to heavy rock aficionados and dubstep enthusiasts alike.
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Sullivan King shares, “‘The Dead March’ really felt like the right track to truly set the tone for this next era of my music. With all the sh*t that’s going on in the world, in music and in life, it feels like people are just waiting for one another to fall, and this track, while vocally short-lived but to the f*cking point, is a way of saying, ‘I’m taking you with me if you want me dead’. So let’s march together.”
Ray Volpe adds, “This was so fun to work on together! Extremely easy to balance our styles and I think they both really shine through on this.”
Having worked with metal’s best from Aaron Gillespie of Underoath to Jason Aalon of FEVER 333, as well as the biggest producers in the electronic scene from Excision to Subtronics, Sullivan King has established himself as an in-demand multi-genre force. After welcoming his first son earlier this spring, he’s enjoyed fatherhood from the road, taking to a run of live dates across the US this summer. Including stops at Nocturnal Wonderland, Lost Lands, and LA’s Academy, he’ll bring fans anticipated collabs, plenty of shredding, and more shows to be announced soon.
Sullivan King Bio
Sullivan King makes music to rage to. As a producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, he fuses dubstep and rock creating his own space in the electronic and alternative scenes. Sullivan King’s unique live show finds the artist shredding on guitar, singing, DJing, and jumping into the pit. After finishing up his Loud & Reckless NA tour celebrating the release of his debut album LOUD, the King had a summer full of festivals including Tomorrowland, Lollapalooza Paris, Hard Summer, and Ilesoniq to name a few. Sullivan King has previously worked with Excision, Aaron Gillespie (Underoath), Papa Roach, Jason Aalon (Fever 333), Ice Nine Kills, Slander, Subtronics, Kayzo, Kill The Noise, and has several upcoming collaborations with heavyweight names in both the Electronic and Hard Rock world. “Raised on a diet of as much post-hardcore as dubstep, he’s setting out to bring the rock and EDM communities together in a way that no-one has done before.” – Jack Rogers, Rock Sound
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Ray Volpe Bio
You are witnessing the rise of the Volpetron.
Nicknamed “Volpetron” by fans who’ve picked up the name from his producer tag, Ray Volpe excels in every corner of the electronic scene; from video games to the largest festivals in the world, his music can be heard and recognized anywhere. Combining both heavy and melodic influence, along with his own vocals, Ray has created his own unique sound that has earned him support from Excision, DJ Snake, Illenium, and countless other household names from the dance scene.
EDM.com’s Class of 2022 artist Ray Volpe wrapped up 2021 with a massive “Rise of the Volpetron” EP and tour dates supporting Illenium, Excision, Sullivan King, Kayzo as well as festival appearances at Spring Awakening, Bass Canyon, Lost Lands, Ember Shores, Dancefestopia, and more. Ray Volpe kicked off 2022 with a huge collab with NGHTMRE called “Signal” which was in heavy rotation over the 2021 festival season.
In June 2022, Ray Volpe finally released “Laserbeam” – one of the most anticipated and sought after IDs of the year. “Laserbeam” has been a breakthrough single for Ray before and after its release, hitting major milestones and becoming the defining Dubstep record of the year. It was crowned the most played track at EDC Las Vegas 2022, reached #1 on Beatport’s Dubstep Chart and #1 on iTunes Electronic Chart, debuted on two Billboard charts – Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Chart and Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Chart as one of the few, if not the only dubstep track on the charts at the time of writing, streamed half a million times across platforms in under two weeks of release, garnered tens of millions of views on TikTok and Instagram Reels, with thousands of videos using the track audio, started trending on Twitter, and infiltrated other genres of dance music with high praise & playouts from Chris Lake, Timmy Trumpet, Sub Focus, The Chainsmokers, Dillon Francis, and more.
The paramount success of “Laserbeam” is only the beginning for Ray Volpe. With his “Legend of the Volpetron” EP and headline tour for the second half of 2022 as well as collabs with Marshmello, Adventure Club, Diesel, MitiS, Sullivan King, and more on the way, Ray Volpe is ready for world domination.
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