Storm King

There are at least three artists with the name Storm King:

1. A progressive metal band from Pittsburgh, PA. (Active 2006-present) 2. Synthwave artist on Lovecrypt records. 3. An indie pop artist from Seattle, WA. (Active 2011-present)

1. Storm King was initially formed in April of 2006 by Scott Massie (Bottomfeeder, the Bully Cats), Adam Weston (Afterlife, Monolith) and Tom D’Andrea (Unfortunate Friend, Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Memorial Pipe Band), with the addition of Andy Kichi (Enemy Mind) and Mark Bogacki (Complete Failure, Enemy Mind) just months before the band recorded their demo EP, The First Four Songs, at Treelady Studios in April of 2008. That summer, the band teamed up with engineer/producer, Dave Piatek (http://www.davepiatekrecording.com), who would go on to record the material for Storm King/Necrolysis (split-2008), Angels of Enmity (LP-2009), Aura of Failure (EP-2010) and now, Everything That’s Meaningful In Your Life Will Be Destroyed (LP-2013), all released on the Innervenus label, which is owned and operated by members of the band.

Storm King has shared the stage with Soulfly, Goatwhore, Watain, Bloodiest, Stinking Lizaveta, Complete Failure, Enfold Darkness, Black Anvil, Derketa, Dethlehem, Hero Destroyed, Kamikabe, Neocracy, Anicon, Rue, Argus, Forged In Flame, Vulture, Lady Beast, Mockingbird, Mantic Ritual, etc.

2. Storm King is a Synthwave and vaporwave artist. 3. Formerly known as Coal Mine Fires, Storm King is the moniker of Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist Ryan Batie. Batie is also the glockenspiel and synth player for indie rock band Song Sparrow Research. After years of experimentation with the marimba, Batie began to create intricate indie-pop using layers of mallet percussion, vocals, and synthesizers inspired by a string of tumultuous years. By turns fragile and dynamic, Storm King's first EP, Last River Watched, was released in late 2011 to great acclaim (at least from Batie's closest friends).