Major Kong

Major Kong
Major Kong
	; Photo by Oskar Szramka.
Background information
Origin	Lublin, Poland; Warsaw, Poland
Genres	Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Instrumental
Years active	2010 - Present
Associated acts	Weedpecker, Fifty Foot Woman, Tankograd
Website	Major Kong Facebook

Major Kong are an instrumental stoner/doom power trio from Lublin. Forming in 2010, this band formed initially as a side project before becoming a main project for it's members. Major Kong draws inspiration from Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, combined with old horror and sci-fi movies to compose a band driven by infectious groove and devil-may-care DIY ethic.

To date Major Kong has released four studio albums among a host of other releases, all while touring frequently through Europe. The band's name itself is shared with a character from the 1964 Stanley Kubrick black comedy "Dr. Strangelove", with Slim Pickens portraying Major Kong. Notably this character would ride a dropped nuclear bomb to certain death, whooping and waving his cowboy hat in the manner of a rodeo performer.

History[]

Major Kong would be founded in 2010 by Michał Skuła, Paweł Zmarlak and Dominik Stachyra, all of whom had also played in Fifty Foot Woman. Initially Major Kong was intended to be an instrumental side project but when Fifty Foot Woman disbanded in 2011 Major Kong would be the trio's main musical endeavor. Along with releasing their debut ep Orogenesis on 12 April 2011 the band would play frequently in Poland, sharing the stage with the likes of Belzebong, Dopelord, Church of Misery, Blood Ceremony, Mars Red Sky and Weedeater to name a few.^[1]^[2]

Major Kong's debut album Doom For The Black Sun on 12 March 2012 to positive reviews.^[3] Major Kong and Dopelord would tour Poland the next year, along with Major Kong's first shows outside of the country. Gaining momentum the band would work on a follow-up record at Vintage Records Studio with Szymon Swoboda. Doom Machine would see release on 20 January 2014 to further praise from the likes of Louder Sound,^[4] The Sludgelord,^[5] Metal Temple^[6] and Your Last Rites.^[7]

Major Kong would embark on a short tour in support of Doom Machine that March with Dopelord, along with appearing at Electric Meadow Fest in Lviv and performing with Fu Manchu.^[8] 2015 would see appearances at Red Smoke Festival among sharing the stage with the likes of Crowbar, Demonic Death Judge, Saint Vitus, Bask, Black Tusk and High on Fire to name a few.^[9] The band also released a split with Dopelord and two more EPs (Galactic Cannibalism and Brave New Kong) that same year.

Following tours with Red Scalp, Riff Fist, Dopelord and Weedpecker Major Kong would finish up work on a third album, the end result being Brace For Impact on 4 September 2017 to generally positive reception.^[10] Along with returning to Red Smoke Festival the next year, Major Kong would tour more frequently through Poland among other countries. Following a four-way split with Dopelord, Weedpecker and Spaceslug along with it's respective tour, Dopelord would begin work on a fourth studio album. Off The Scale would see release on 24 January 2020 to positive reviews.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

Discography[]

Studio Albums[]

Doom For The Black Sun (2012)
Doom Machine (2014)
Brace For Impact (2017)
Off The Scale (2020)

Other Releases[]

Orogenesis (EP) (2011)
Sequoia (Digital Single) (2013)
Dopelord & Major Kong (Split EP with Dopelord) (2015)
Galactic Cannibalism (EP) (2015)
Brave New Kong (EP) (2015)
4 Way Split (Split album with Dopelord, Spaceslug, Weedpecker) (2019)

Members[]

Dominik Stachyra - Bass (2010 - Present)
Paweł Zmarlak - Drums (2010 - Present)
Michał Skuła - Guitar (2010 - Present)

List of Known Tours[]

March 2013 Mini-Tour (With Dopelord) (2013)^[15]
Weedbeast III (With Dopelord) (2014)^[16]
April 2017 Tour (With Red Scalp, Riff Fist) (2017)^[17]
No Life After Tour (With Weedpecker, Dopelord) (2017)^[18]^[19]
Stash of Wonders (With Weedpecker, Jurassic Leaf on select dates) (2018)^[20]^[21]
October 2018 Mini-Tour (2018)^[22]
2019 Poland Tour (With Dopelord, Spaceslug, Weedpecker) (2019)^[23]

External Links[]

References[]

[1] Last.fm

[2] Last.fm

[3] Metal Temple

[4] Louder Sound

[5] The Sludgelord

[6] Metal Temple

[7] Your Last Rites

[8] Last.fm

[9] Last.fm

[10] The Sludgelord

[11] Apocalypse Later

[12] Desert-Rock.com

[13] Noob Heavy

[14] Vampster

[15] Last.fm

[16] Last.fm

[17] Last.fm

[18] Major Kong Facebook

[19] Major Kong Facebook

[20] Major Kong Facebook

[21] Major Kong Facebook

[22] Major Kong Facebook

[23] Major Kong Facebook

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