Thu 1.10.
20:00
Cologne
King Woman
Concert by King Woman in Cologne.
King Woman
About
King Woman is an American doom metal band from San Francisco, formed in 2009 by vocalist and songwriter Kristina Esfandiari. The band blends doom metal, shoegaze, and post-rock into a sound built around Esfandiari's wide-ranging contralto voice and lyrics drawn from her childhood in a charismatic Christian community. Their debut album Created in the Image of Suffering (Relapse Records, 2017) was named one of the best rock albums of the year by Pitchfork; the follow-up Celestial Blues (2021) debuted at #4 on the Billboard Hard Music Albums chart and received universal acclaim on Metacritic.
#4
Billboard Hard Music Albums chart debut (Celestial Blues, 2021)
83
Metacritic score for Celestial Blues ("universal acclaim")
100K+
Spotify followers
5M+
Top TikTok video views
What's new
- 2024-07
Esfandiari hinted on social media that new King Woman material in progress may surpass Celestial Blues.
- 2024-05
King Woman released the standalone single "Bury" on May 10, 2024, their first new material since Celestial Blues.
- 2024-05
"Psychic Wound" from Celestial Blues was re-released as a standalone single by A24 Music on May 10, 2024.
- 2025
Esfandiari released a second NGHTCRWLR album, O Z, in 2025 via YEAR 0001, continuing her work across multiple projects.
- 2023
Esfandiari contributed lead vocals to tracks on M83's 2023 album Fantasy.
Tour
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Tracks
Psychic Woundlead single from Celestial Blues (2021), re-released by A24 Music in 2024
Morning Staropening track of Celestial Blues, retelling Lucifer's fall; fan favourite
Boghzsingle from Celestial Blues (2021); title means 'throat' in Farsi
Burystandalone single, May 2024 - first new King Woman material in three years
Created in the Image of Sufferingdebut album (2017), named one of the best rock albums of the year by Pitchfork
Upcoming · 6
Fri 2.10.
20:00
BETTY (ehem. headCRASH), Hamburg
King Woman
King Woman perform at BETTY in Hamburg.
Sun 4.10.
20:00
Columbia Theater, Berlin
King Woman
American band King Woman performs at Berlin's Columbia Theater.
Mon 5.10.
19:00
Klub Hydrozagadka, Warsaw
109 zł
KING WOMAN | Warsaw
Charismatic Kristina Esfandiari returns to Warsaw with King Woman, a project blending doom metal, shoegaze, and slowcore. An emotionally intense concert showcasing her vocal versatility.
Thu 8.10.
20:00
Feierwerk (Hansa 39), Munich
King Woman
Concert by King Woman in Munich.
Mon 12.10.
20:00
Das Bett, Frankfurt
King Woman
Concert by King Woman at Das Bett.