Kingslayer (song)

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"Kingslayer"
Song by Bring Me the Horizon feat. Babymetal
from the album Post Human: Survival Horror
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
Released30 October 2020
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jordan Fish
  • Oliver Sykes

"Kingslayer" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon and Japanese kawaii metal band Babymetal. Produced by Bring Me the Horizon's lead vocalist Oliver Sykes and keyboardist Jordan Fish, the song appears on the group's 2020 commercial release Post Human: Survival Horror .

Contents

Despite not being released as a single, the song has become a commercial success, charting at no. 51 on the UK Singles Chart and receiving sales certifications in several countries.

Composition and lyrics

"Kingslayer" has been described as a industrial metal, [1] thrash metal, [2] and screamo song. [2] Oliver Sykes described the song as "sound[ing] like an anime TV trailer." [3]

Sykes initially came up for the idea of the song while he was playing Call of Duty in Amsterdam, with the Kingslayer being what everyone wants to be. He used this idea as an analogy for then US president Donald Trump calling ANTIFA a "terrorist organization" and the chaos caused by the Extinction Rebellion, with Sykes feeling that people have to go out and do what they feel is right, no matter the cost. Hence the themes and for "Kingslayer" to break the barriers of the reality. Sykes would go on to compare the sound of the song to something off their second studio album Suicide Season , and how the cute vocals of Babymetal on the chorus would make for a perfect contrast on "Kingslayer". [4]

Babymetal originally recorded all of their parts in English before Sykes asked them to re-record in Japanese. [5]

Live performances

The two bands toured Japan together in October 2023, performing "Kingslayer" throughout the tour. A live music video was released for "Kingslayer" composed of footage from the Tokyo performance on 14 December 2023. [6] Bring Me the Horizon and Babymetal would perform the song live together again at Sick New World 2024. [7]

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Kingslayer"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 24
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 51
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [10] 2
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 26

Certifications

Certifications for "Kingslayer"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Gold35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [13] Gold20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  11. ↑ "Bring Me the Horizon Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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  15. ↑ "American single certifications – Bring Me the Horizon – Kingslayer". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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