T.J. Cowgill, more commonly known as King Dude, is a North American “doom” folk and rock artist.
After the death metal band Book Of Black Earth he began a new solo project that would eventually lead to the release of his debut album Tonight’s Special Death in 2010.

Although mostly folk, Dude’s music has wandered through numerous different soundscapes over the years such a rock, jazz and even touches of goth synth pop. Lyrically his music evokes feelings of apocalyptic spiritual rebirth, isolation, introspection and religion, as well as love, sex, drugs, alcohol and all other pleasures, vices and heartbreaks of earthly human existence.
The title of one of his most famous tracks Lucifer’s The Light Of The World, from his 2011 album Love, has in a way become a saying for both the artist and his fans alike.

The skill with which King Dude writes and mixes different influences has granted him a steady group of listeners, from country lovers to metalheads, and established him as one of the most solid folk artists of the 2010’s.

In 2013 King Dude created his own record label based in Seattle, Washington, Not Just Religious Music and he also owns and designs the brand Actual Pain.
You can access the artist’s official website here.