King Fear is a relatively new project formed by Nachtgarm (of Negator, and recently filling in for Dark Funeral on vocals). Before this, their debut full length album, they had released only a single EP in 2012. A concept album inspired by the history of mountaineering. Yes, you read that right. Their press release says it’s based on the “conquest of the useless – mankind’s possessive desire for reaching the highest mountain peaks”. Alrighty then. At least this explains where the album title comes from, and proves without a shadow of a doubt how much of an oddity this album is when sitting amongst others in the same genre. For those who aren’t afraid of something which isn’t forged from the same cookie cutter as the majority, King Fear might just make your week.