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⬇️⬇️ “Re:Animate” Drum Playthrough ⬇️⬇️

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‘Asleep In Reality; Awake In Fiction’ is available on all streaming platforms now!👁️

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We are ecstatic to finally have these songs out in their final form. It truly has been a long time coming. Thank you to everyone involved in making this EP what it is today. Shoutout to @sambekc for the incredible artwork. @hollowedgraphix for killing the visualizer for ‘Re:Animate’, and @jt_ibanez for helping us bring ‘kill(screen);’ to life! We are truly honored to have a powerhouse team behind this release!

We hope you enjoy the EP as much as we did creating it. Tell us which songs you like most as you embark on the journey that is ‘Asleep In Reality; Awake In Fiction’👁️🌺
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#progressivemetal #posthardcoremusic #djent #prog #metal by @jakenwillman

GUYS! We are less than two weeks away from this banger at @drinkplatypus🐉

A couple things about this show: first off it’s going to be sick. secondly it’s going to be rad as hell. That’s it. But trust me when I say these bands absolutely rip and you don’t want to miss any of them.

Also, we are playing this one with our homie @fridobass on bass/backing vocals in Chandler’s absence. We are very hyped to have him on board the PK train for a night of notey chaos💪🏼

If you love math rock, prog, and to support incredibly hard working bands, show up on 11/7 and party w us. We will see you there STL!
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#mathrock #progrock #instrumental #posthardcore #stlmusic by @jakenwillman

STL… we love you. @slamdancefest 2026 was an absolute heater 🔥 We really needed that. Huge thank you to @kenbatsell for putting on such an amazing event and having us be a part of it 🙏 The STL scene really is something special and we are grateful to play in honor of Krystofer Batsell. An absolutely incredible lineup as well! Thank you to everyone involved and to everyone who showed up to support 💜🩵

@dead7sound
@thisisfallingband
@thegreatergoodstl
@cult.noise
@whiletruemusic
@hardhandedband
@kdstarcell

Also, we couldn’t have made it happen if it weren’t for the homie @summoningtheflynn stepping in to rip some bass and vox. Thank you John!

And of course, thank you @redflagstlvenue @lordfanch & @cjx.exe

📸 by @stevendecluemedia 🔥🔥🔥 by @jakenwillman

That one part in “𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑” — @palekaiori SLAMDANCE 2026 🥁

I have a love-hate relationship with this section of the song. It’s as much of a mental battle as it is a physical one. One missed note can throw me off entirely, and trying to pull it back together in the moment feels nearly impossible.

I’m extremely self-critical, and the last time we played this song live, I completely botched this part. That mistake stuck with me a lot longer than I’d like to admit. I kept constantly thinking about it, putting more pressure on myself, and making this section feel like an even bigger mental hurdle every time I played it.

Still not perfect, but this one felt like redemption. 💪

Sometimes the hardest part of improving is accepting your mistakes and letting them go, stop putting so much pressure on yourself, and trust the work you’ve put in. Progress isn’t always about getting it perfect. Sometimes it’s just about showing up, pushing through, and giving yourself another shot.
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#drummer #zildjian #livemusic #dwdrums #drums by @jakenwillman

We kidnapped @jakenwillman, snuck him into the woods, and forced him to play drums in front of our cameras for multiple hours. He will never be the same.

Day 1 ✅ Day 2 - tomorrow🫡
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#musicvideo #music #video #drums #woods by @jakenwillman

SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!📣

November 13th @oldrockhousestl we open for @coldstatemusic @wlbpa and @midwinterbandus

We will have tickets to sell soon! If you’d love to support us directly, hit us up and we can run tix out to you asap!

This will be our first time at Old Rock House so we’re extremely hyped to be part of this heavy hitting lineup at such a legendary spot. Come spend Friday the 13th with us next month STL🔪

#stlouismusic #stlmusic #midwinterband #oldrockhousestl #hauntmeforevertour by @jakenwillman

We missed it by a few days, but 10/1 marked 5 years of our first EP NFTV!🕯️🌺

This EP single handedly helped us become a “band”. I remember @dannyytilsonn and I working day and night to bring not only the musical element of this project to life, but the visual side of things as well. Creating lyric videos, logos, and working with @kyrre_bjurling (shoutout to him for such an incredible EP design) to really help us bring our vision to life. This album was fully self produced and the first project I felt really helped kick off my audio engineering career. I owe a lot to this EP, love this EP, and I’m still so stoked with what has become of PK after releasing these songs into the universe.

Thank you to anyone who has taken the time to listen to NFTV, followed us because of it, bought merch because of it, and continue to show up when we release new material because of it. EP2 is out now and we are already working on new material. Here’s to the future of PK🖤💜

- John by @jakenwillman

Finally made some time to fine-tune the new drums. I reckon they’re sounding purrtttyy good. 🙂‍↕️ Had to squeeze in a little random improv sesh!

#drums #drummer #dwdrums #zildjian by @jakenwillman

⚠️No toms were hurt in the making of this video⚠️

This is probably our favorite section collectively on drums in the entire set. Drummer at the ‘right’ gig vibes👌🏼

Song: ALL RESET: Return

Guitars - Quad Cortex DI
Drums - Yamaha EAD

#newband #liveperformance #jamming #prog #drums by @jakenwillman

Trying to make your favorite PK hype riff look easy (psst…it’s at the end. sorry🙇🏻)

Song: Re:Animate

#djent #riffwars #newmusic #guitarist #prog by @jakenwillman

vocal harmonies + prog riffs = 🤌🏼
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#prog #riffwars #band #singing #liveperformance by @jakenwillman

🐉 From the Archives 🐉

Our second show at Red Flag opening for Eidola. Good vibes, good hangs, insane turn out!

Song: Crystaleyes

#newband #band #posthardcore #metal #swancore by @jakenwillman