KEN Mode Finishing Up in the Studio

by Ryan Minic | Sep 21, 2012

KEN mode are finishing up in the studio with Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Minus the Bear) today.

The band stated, “This has been a great experience, and these songs are going to mess with people’s heads in the best possible way.”

A release date is to be announced for the group’s new record, tentatively titled Entrench.

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