King Woman

In the organizer's words:

Live Nation Presents

Band around singer and songwriter Kris Esfandiari

Five concerts in Germany at the beginning of October

Kris Esfandiari (Dalmatian, Miserable, NGHTCRWLR and Sugar High) mixes various influences in the music of King Woman. The result is an energetic and atmospheric mix of drone, shoegaze, doom and post-metal that is reminiscent of Chelsea Wolfe in its intensity, according to Visions about the current album "Celestial Blues". Together with drummer Joey Raygoza and guitarist/bassist Peter Arensdorf, the former solo project Esfandiaris has long since become a seasoned band that is constantly evolving with new influences and has caused a stir worldwide with the two albums released to date. In July 2026, King Woman will celebrate the fifth anniversary of their second LP with four exclusive US shows. In October, the band will also be coming to Germany as part of a European tour, where they will be performing in Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt am Main. Kristina Esfandiari grew up in Sacramento, California, as the child of an Iranian father and a Serbian mother. Although she began writing songs for her first single in 2009, she sang in the shoegaze band Whirr from 2012 to 2013. It wasn't until 2014 that she made her debut under the name King Woman with the double single "Dove / Fond Affections" and, after signing with The Flenser, followed up with her EP "Doubt" in 2015. On that EP, Esfandiari presented a rousing sound that succinctly portrays King Woman's musical idea on a song like "Burn" with melodic post-metal guitar walls and her washed-out vocals. After a session at Audiotree Live in 2016, King Woman - now a band - signed with Relapse Records and released their debut album "Created in the Image of Suffering" in 2017, on which the song "Hierophant" became a fan favorite. In 2018, "I Wanna Be Adored" was released as a stand-alone single, and it was not until 2021 that King Woman released their second album. "Celestial Blues" was recorded in Oakland, California in December 2019 and was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Amenra, Oathbreaker). Beyond the band's drone and doom roots, King Woman 's sound has evolved into an even more mature version on the record. "Celestial Blues" convinces with varied dynamics ("MorningStar"), atmospheric post-metal ("Golgotha" & "Psychic Wound"), brute sludge ("Boghz") and a coherent overall concept based on John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost".