Created in the Image of Suffering

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Created in the Image of Suffering
King Woman
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Created in the Image of Suffering
(2017) 		Celestial Blues
(2021)

Created in the Image of Suffering is the debut studio album by American

Palo Alto, California.[4] King Woman supported Created in the Image of Suffering with an international tour, including a performance at Roadburn Festival.[5]

The album's cover art was created by Esfandiari's friend Ars Moriendee, after appearing to Esfandiari in a "weird vision". She explained the vision to Moriendee, who then "made it come to life."[6]

Critical reception

The album was included in

Consequence of Sound's '10 Most Anticipated Metal Albums of 2017' list.[7]

Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from music critics. Metal Injection's Jeremy Ulrey described the album as "An impressive debut by a group that has admirably hewn their own path to get here."

The album ranked 22 on

Noisey's top 100 albums of 2017 list.[8] The album was also included by Pitchfork in its list of The 10 Best Metal Albums of 2017.[9] The Guardian music critic Charlotte Richardson Andrews chose Created in the Image of Suffering as one of the best albums of 2017.[10]

Metalriot.com chose the album as their number one best album for all of 2017. Morgan Y. Evans wrote: "It channels the horror and pain of our times perfectly but doesn’t give up..."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Utopia"3:10
2."Deny"3:54
3."Shame"3:39
4."Hierophant"7:59
5."Worn"4:37
6."Manna"6:16
7."Hem"8:06

Personnel

  • Kristina Esfandiari – vocals, guitar
  • Colin Gallagher – guitar
  • Peter Arensdorf – bass
  • Joey Raygoza – drums

References

  1. ^ Ulrey, Jeremy (2017-03-02). "Album Review: KING WOMAN Created in the Image of Suffering". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  2. ^ Ulrey, Jeremy (2017-03-02). "Album Review: KING WOMAN Created in the Image of Suffering". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  3. ^ Coughlan, Jamie. "King Woman Interview "I could have let it ruin my life. Instead I took control of things"". Overblown. Overblown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. ^ "King Woman Announce New Album 'Created In The Image Of Suffering'". New Noise Magazine. December 13, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ^ Kaye, Ben (January 24, 2017). "King Woman wrestle with the torment of religion in video for new song "Deny" — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Coughlan, Jamie. "King Woman Interview "I could have let it ruin my life. Instead I took control of things"". Overblown. Overblown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  7. ^ O'Connor, Andy (6 January 2017). "The 10 Most Anticipated Metal Albums of 2017". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2017". Noisey. Vice Media. 6 December 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (28 December 2017). "The 10 Best Metal Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Music, Guardian (22 December 2017). "The best albums and tracks of 2017: how our writers voted". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Metal Riot's 50 Best of 2017 – Metal Riot". Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-08.


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