KING WOMAN - Created in the Image of Suffering (2026 Repress) KING WOMAN
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2LP - Limited Oriole Marble Vinyl
Created in the Image of Suffering is the debut studio album by American doom metal band King Woman, originally released in 2017 through Relapse Records and reissued in 2026.
A profoundly crafted opus of brooding, ethereal doom-rock, ethereal doom-rock. Led by the hypnotic and breathy vocal dramatics of Kristina Esfandiari, KING WOMAN harness the elastic textures and temporality of drone and metallic shoegaze alongside the transcendental, melancholic power of doom.
Recorded with engineer, Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Wreck & Reference, Oathbreaker), at the Atomic Garden, Created In The Image of Suffering's seven compositions evoke rich, gloomy imagery with crumbling washes of blurred, billowing distortion densely layered atop hazy, psychedelic atmospheres that call to mind a surrealistic Black Sabbath fronted by Mazzy Star.
Complete with deeply personal, introspective lyrics that serve as catharsis for years of religious and mental torment, KING WOMAN truly suffer to create their art.