Praise & Warships isn’t just the name of their new album--it’s what fans will be doing when they’re introduced to the music of Royal Sons. Fresh off winning ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Live Band’ from the Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards, along with a Dallas Observer Music Award nomination, the blues rockers are eager to show fans in Fort Worth and beyond that they have the chops to add even more awards to the mantle. Their debut album is only the beginning of that journey; their sound--a soulful psychedelic blues rock--is what will get them there. 

It’s a group that’s been seasoned and forged through years of experience. 

“We all come from diverse backgrounds but ultimately music has been at the core of all of our lives from a very young age,” Beck says. Four of the five Royal Sons--guitarists Chad Beck and Johnny McConlogue, bassist and vocalist Marcus Gonzales and drummer Javier Garza have all honed their crafts and built bonds together over the many years as members of the same band or label. Lead vocalist Blake Parish joins the crew from a stint as a front man with the Hanna Barbarians. It’s that bountiful blend of blues talent that makes the band a must-see set--and calls to mind the likes of Black Sabbath and ZZ Top. 

To call Royal Sons the blues might be accurate, but it doesn’t paint the whole picture. The riffs are 16 oz. prime rib-thick, and at times, the band is as heavy as any stoner metal trio, a byproduct of the rhythm section’s hard rock past.