Andrew King

The Profile

British singer and researcher known for reworking traditional European ballads through a neofolk and martial/industrial lens. He has collaborated closely with Tony Wakeford, contributing to Sol Invictus and The Triple Tree, and has released acclaimed solo albums including The Bitter Harvest, The Amfortas Wound, and Deus Ignotus.

Collaborated with Tony Wakeford and Sol Invictus; contributed to Wakeford’s Into the Woods, The Triple Tree’s Ghosts, and Sol Invictus’s The Cruellest Month. Recognized for scholarly, historically grounded interpretations of traditional European texts; noted for a powerful baritone delivery.

A detailed, positive review of Deus Ignotus highlights Andrew King’s commanding baritone and scholarly reworkings of European folk texts. The album fuses archaic ballads with harmonium, martial percussion, and electronics, avoiding guitars for a stark, ritual feel. It’s demanding, genre-defining neofolk/industrial work, praised as a cultured, dark monolith. Collaborators include Hunter Barr, John Murphy, and Maria Vellanz.