King of the Road (album)

King of the Road
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2000 (2000-02-15)[1]
January 26, 2000 (Japan)
Recorded1999
StudioMonkey Studios in Palm Desert, California
GenreStoner rock
Length46:20
LabelMammoth[2]
ProducerJoe Barresi
Fu Manchu chronology
Godzilla's/Eatin' Dust
(1999)
King of the Road
(2000)
California Crossing
(2001)

King of the Road is the sixth studio album by the California stoner rock band Fu Manchu. It was released on February 15, 2000, by Mammoth Records.[3][4] Many of the songs are about cars and car culture.[5][6]

The Japanese and European releases contain the track "Breathing Fire" in place of "Drive". "Breathing Fire" was on the demo version of the record that was sent to radio stations, clubs, and fans.

  1. ^ "Fu Manchu To Pump "King" On Sevendust Tour". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Fu Manchu | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Don't Bother Knockin' When Fu Manchu's Rockin'". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. January 31, 2000 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Hunter, James (March 16, 2000). "King of the Road". Rolling Stone. No. 836. p. 73.
  6. ^ Miles, Milo (29 Feb 2000). "Trash: The God that failed". The Village Voice: 68, 101.