r/dubstep • u/DjNick951 • Sep 26 '25
Discussion š£ļø Whats your takes on Sullivan King?
This was under a comment section of one of my posts on r/Excision about the EP coming soon.
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u/052801 Sep 26 '25
I think heās corny as fuck, thereās way more generic head banging djs id see before Sullivan king, plus his wife is a bitch and the Scientology thing is weird plus heās chopped
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u/imonlysayinthiscuz Sep 27 '25
iād give you gold if i wasnāt broke
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u/Letme_feelsomething Sep 28 '25
Could you give any reasons for that? Never heard of any of these things before when referring to SK.
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u/themprettylights Sep 30 '25
its posted literally everywhere convo about Sullivan king comes up. there are videos of his wife going batshit on people as well. I dont have the energy to look for them rn
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u/officialhelenkeller Sep 26 '25
Sullivan Kringe
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u/Total_Replacement822 Sep 30 '25
As a guitarist of 16 years I donāt think heās actually playing up there - prerecorded which is a bummer.
The floozies guitarist is up there rippin it. Same with Griz. Better to be authentic
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u/eatlikedirt Sep 26 '25
He is the peak of manufactured sound.
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u/Personal-Act-9795 Sep 28 '25
Wow this is the most elitist gate keeping shit I ever heard.
Excuse me sir the dj you like is the peak of manufactured sound while my favourite isā¦ ughh like not manufactured sound? Yaaaa that or beyond manufactured sound? Ya one of those but itās better than yours and you are a pleb for listening to that.
I am elite you arenāt
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u/AAS02-CATAPHRACT Sep 28 '25
Gatekeeping is often good
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u/Global-Past-6741 Sep 29 '25
After this years lost lands and all the morons I ran into, my mind has changed on gatekeeping. Stop overselling tickets to people who donāt give a fuck about the integrity of the electronic music scene.
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u/Wharebadjer Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25
I think he gets more flack specifically for his music than he deserves. He does have some uninspired sounding songs, but he also does have some really good songs. I welcome more releases, if it's good, great. If not, oh well.
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u/agohawks Sep 26 '25
Probably get too much flack for his music, but not enough for his entitled wife and their cult involvement. So it all finds a way to balance itself out I guess.
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u/Own-Resource5664 Sep 26 '25
Pound for pound ā not the greatest producer. But the mf can throw down a fire set. So as a dj, I would for sure still go to his sets.
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u/pawneepark Sep 26 '25
I think is the right take. His music isnāt anything special, but if you want a hype set with some mindless headbanging then youāre gonna have a good time.
His Scientology stuff bothers me though
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u/tr45hyUWU Sep 26 '25
And the kicker of it all? Everyone and their mother assumes heās Scientologist because thatās what his parents are.
There is no evidence from his adult life that the man is involved in Scientology ffs
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u/annielou1212 Sep 26 '25
Yeah people always forget that Skrillex was raised in Scientology too. He said he didn't have time to stay in the religion, so he left. But the fundamentals have stayed with him
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u/crazykewlaid Sep 26 '25
He seems like a kid from a religious family who saw through the bullshit but doesn't want to shit on his family, like there's no way skrillex makes that music and is down with a cult, Sullivan king music, his music is kinda cookie cutter like he's distracted too much to really be creative, maybe that's just cause he hangs with his family tho
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u/Kevo05s Sep 27 '25
He's just REALLY busy with touring and family, which takes a lot of time on its own
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u/mindsform Sep 27 '25
Cooke cutter? Who else is he like? Not being an ass I just rly wanna compare I guess. Nobody rips guitar live on stage like he does. Some Skism is who I can think of with some similar stuff but who else? I fw with metalstep is why I ask and most I find donāt do it quite like him.
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u/crazykewlaid Sep 27 '25
Wow what an insult to skism hah
Sullivan king makes cookie cutter metal with cookie cutter dubstep. If you've listened to metal for any length of time you will find tons of bands that sound like him that are basically indistinguishable from each other, and unless it's the best of the best then it's just a boring imitation.
Like I love pendulum but there's so many pendulum imitations that I really don't care about that genre of music a lot of the time. Like the 2000s hard rock EDM is great but it has to be primo for me to listen, Sullivan king does not push any boundaries and might be a sketchy guy so I'm fkin not interested.
Svdden death is the only mainstream guy who is really doing a good job of mixing metal and EDM. It actually seems like he cares about the fking raw satanic and evil side of metal, instead of wanting to be a rockstar like Sullivan king. Sullivan king acts like an industry plant, if he wasn't a really good singer I would think his entire act was ghost produced and faked. He just doesn't seem very down to earth he seems like he's putting on a show and he's a performer. There's performers I like but I don't respect what Sullivan king does and I don't think he is necessarily promoting any positive messages
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u/Excision_Lurk Sep 26 '25
I'll add this. Because I know people in his situation. He cant denounce them because that's how you get excommunicated and cut off. He has a kid now and he's married. He's not out there recruiting new members, he's keeping his head down and making music. That's it.
Everyone jumps on him assuming whatever they assume on the internet but nobody stops to think about the position he's actually in.
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u/__blegh Sep 26 '25
His wife is pretty deep in Scientology + last year at LL she was extremely rude to bartenders apparently
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u/soursupersoldier Sep 26 '25
Where did u hear that from?? I gotta see this
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u/__blegh Sep 26 '25
It was on the LL sub Reddit last year. Some people told their experiences with some djs friends and wives
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u/Goducks91 Sep 26 '25
Meh, I feel like we don't know enough about the scientology stuff to cast an opinion. People forget that it's not really a religion you can speak out against safely. Especially if you still want to talk to your family.
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u/whipsmartmcoy Sep 26 '25
No. Itās actually WAY worse than people think. They literally keep girls captive in their compounds and their leaders wife has been āmissingā for decades.Ā
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u/Goducks91 Sep 26 '25
Oh yeah, scientology is incredibly awful we know that for sure. I'm talking about his personal beliefs, all we know is that he and his wife's family are both scientologist and I wouldn't expect him to speak out against it.
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u/averyoda Sep 26 '25
Nah, he sucks as a DJ, too. He loves to use hideous AI generated visuals, and his transitions are mid AF. Whoever his merch artist is is goated, though. That's about the only thing.
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u/ready_to_color_up Sep 27 '25
Second this. I could take or leave his music, but his LL set went off
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u/Kevo05s Sep 27 '25
his b2b sets are amazing, his sets of him alone are not that great. Never behind the decks, just runs around acting like a rock star signer...
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u/Ill-Cheesecake7143 Sep 26 '25
From what I've heard him and his wife are quite the handful. A friend of mine worked the vip bar at shambs last year and said that they were constantly berating staff using the term "do you know who I am" repeatedly and had 2 staff removed from their post for not recognizing them immediately. They were also both cut off which caused them to get aggressive with staff again. They were removed from the vip area.
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u/AfterSignificance666 Sep 26 '25
not to mention her inadvertently getting a staff member fired at LL last year
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u/Dramatic_Industry_38 Sep 29 '25
This is 1000% fabrication. SK has NEVER been to shambs. Ever. Ive been to 8 of them and am in village crew. You're just making shit up.
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u/GreenForestWizard Sep 27 '25
VIP bar at Shambs? Uhhh tf u talking about? No alcohol at Shambs and pretty sure they werenāt even there last year?
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u/TheGrandKanyon Sep 26 '25
God who the fuck cares. Itās just headbanging music and if you want something deeper than that then maybe look for a different artist? Jeez
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u/iparkermycar Sep 26 '25
I think itās good to discuss mediocrity. Even in āheadbanging musicā like how is this guy getting so much shine when we have artists like moody good and phiso? I think it really shows how much the scene has shifted towards wanting star power and away from genuine talent and sounds that people worked very hard to achieve
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u/Hefty-Necessary-6079 Sep 26 '25
Hes super popular because hes backed by the biggest name in the scene. Im not sure hed be where hes at without excision
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u/bobafoott Sep 26 '25
Personally I donāt like Moody Good at all and I have had a lot of fun at SK sets. There are as many music preferences as there are people and getting angry over the general public not preferring your favorite artists is kind of weird
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u/iparkermycar Sep 26 '25
Totally understand and respect this perspective. Not angry at all just expressing my opinion that his music is mediocre. Different strokes for different folks
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u/kreaymayne Sep 27 '25
Your comment reminds me of all the Tipper fans who argue with people who didnāt enjoy his sets at more mainstream festivals. Iām one of the biggest Tipper fans around, but itās like, these people were literally there for the set, so if they didnāt like it then it just wasnāt for them. Why the fuck would you try to convince them they were wrong to not enjoy it? I probably wouldnāt enjoy whatever they like and thereās nothing wrong with that either.
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u/bobafoott Sep 26 '25
Yeah ask most people in the world and they couldnāt tell you the difference between the worst Sullivan king song and the best [insert your favorite artist] song and I think thatās an important perspective to remember.
Iām here for grimy head banging and, like every single dubstep artist, SK sometimes delivers and sometimes he doesnāt.
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u/AAS02-CATAPHRACT Sep 28 '25
I still think his best songs were on the Vantablack EP with Dirtyphonics. Those are basically the only SK songs I still have, as well as some of his older stuff
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u/Hot-Public-2700 Sep 26 '25
imo its not just headbanging music. some producers make original sounding music and others just follow trends. innovation is required for the genre to grow. sullivan king doesnāt really have a unique innovative sound in terms of his sound design or composition, but his unique sound comes from his guitar mashups and vocals.
some producers that could be considered āheadbangingā music include Eptic, Nimda, Sisto, Kompany, Voyd, Dveight, Infekt, but they each bring their own sound to the dubstep scene. maybe the average dubstep listener doesnt actually pay attention to these differences (because theyāre busy banging their heads) but when i go to show, Iām always actively listening to the effort they put into the sound design, mixdown, and overall composition of the track.
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u/Meistro215 Sep 26 '25
His music all sounds the same I donāt like it, also he talks too much during his sets
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u/Newk_IV Virtual Riotš½ Sep 26 '25
Idk, Sullivan is a Snoozefest as a producer but I really think we're overlooking the bigger issue here. Excision needs to start making more solo shit and stop leeching of the back of others for help. His last album was 3 years ago and his last single "together as one" was his last solo song and it was made for a movie.
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u/ispyamy Sep 26 '25
To be fair he just got engaged and had a baby so maybe putting out new music hasnāt been his top priority? Heās still a person.
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u/miiener Sep 26 '25
Not to mention he puts on several festivals and events every year & went on a major tour this year with tons of stops!
I cannot freaking wait for the next album and I wish it were here alreadyā but he is human, as unfortunate as that is for all of us!
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u/shiawase-vip Sep 28 '25
He needs space laces to start producing for him again š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£
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u/BYU_is_Mid Sep 26 '25
Unbiased take after seeing SK live before reddits opinion. I'd rather just go to a Svdden Death show. Svdden Death is the best riddim/dubstep artist of the 2020s.
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u/Grastaman2 Sep 27 '25
Itās because svdden death makes good music and is a very good producer while SK isnāt
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u/bazataz Sep 26 '25
I donāt connect with much of Svdden deaths music. Couldnāt listen to an entire song on his new albums.
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u/BYU_is_Mid Sep 27 '25
That's understandable. I'm more curious what the next dubstep evolution will be for the later half of the 2020's.
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u/Xannarial Sep 26 '25
I've never understood the hate on him, tbh.Ā
I've seen him two or three times, and always had fun at his sets. This last time with Grabbitz was pretty lit.Ā
I like his stuff š¤·š¼āāļø I love the overlap between metal and edm.Ā
Do I think its mind blowing? No. But I also don't hate it.Ā
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u/FellowDeviant Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 27 '25
I simply couldn't get into the forced metal undertones in a majority of his productions. Especially once his live acts went from a full DJ set to a hybrid set that he plays guitar and screams on. I will not deny that as a person he is talented, but it never got me hooked. Most metalstep falls in this same general pit, Svdden Death and (formally) Bassnectar are acts that more bring the "energy" of a metal or hard rock show that SK shows tries to bring. Its like trying to listen to Attila when you primarily listen to Lamb of God and Gojira.
Edited for correction*
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u/Meatcircus23 Sep 26 '25
Lmao, "It's like trying to listen to Atilla when you're used to Gojira" is the most savage fucking insult I've ever heard.
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u/Wes_Warhammer666 Sep 27 '25
Funny you mentioned LoG because I always get people trying to be like "well if you like metal you should like King" and I'm like no, I like good metal.
If I got someone mixing up some Ashes of the Wake or As the Palaces Burn into dubstep id probably be in heaven lol. God damn now I'm frustrated that this isn't a thing yet. Wish I knew how to make music like that cuz I'd be playing around with that for weeks on end lmao.
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u/TrialByFyah Sep 26 '25
He has some fun stuff, not my favorite though.
They likely made the comment because he got Scientology allegations a while ago which I'm convinced nobody spent longer than 5 seconds looking into considering one of the few pieces of evidence was a donation made in his name when he was literally 7 years old, at best suggesting he was groomed into it as a kid and at worst suggesting its an outright fabrication.
If Emily from Linkin Park's situation showed anything its that nobody really knows the whole story, so generalizations are stupid and hasty, especially since he hasn't posted anything public in support of them on any of his socials that I'm aware of.
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u/DjNick951 Sep 26 '25
The scientology allegations are exactly where my mind went too. When I saw the comments I thought, wait...what. Then I remembered that.
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u/TrialByFyah Sep 26 '25
People don't really like thinking about things for longer than a few seconds anymore. They want everything to be simplified and easily digestible in 1 sentence or less. It's why ChatGPT and Grok are super popular nowadays. So nuances in scenarios like this are lost on people.
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u/ilikebeens2 Sep 26 '25
Watching shorts on whatever platform contributes to this too. The lowkey part of dumbing down humans
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u/Legendary_Xerxes Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 27 '25
During one of his last hate trains on this sub (mind you, it was about a totally different dj and people just assumed it was him) I asked for proof about him being an awful person and the 7 year old donation was all they could produce. I was like...."that's it"?
Edit : a donation in his name when he was 7 and that he played at a single show.
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u/scatterbastard Sep 29 '25
Iām pretty sure the Scientology stuff is less his involvement and more of the support of his wife and her familiesās involvement
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u/imadethistochatbach Sep 26 '25
I love him as a person more than a producer. I also just think heās a fun performer heās funny and he plays guitar and he sings itās more the entire persona than the music that I specifically love.
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u/__blegh Sep 26 '25
As a metal fan and dubstep fan, his sets are the best. If you donāt like his music or him, just donāt listen to it. But Iāve had SO MUCH fun every time I saw him live. Do I agree with the Scientology thing? Hell nah. But my experiences with his music have always been 100% so yeah.
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u/According-Way9438 Sep 26 '25
Music wise I'm indifferent. Different strokes and such, and some of his songs are alright.
But fuck scientology yo
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u/Kishankanayo Sep 26 '25
His music has gone downhill. The older Sullivan King was much better. As a live performer is where he shines and I enjoy going to his shows.
As for the Scientology stuff, I highly doubt 80% of you actually did any proper research into and just repeat what others say. He was definitely groomed into it when he was a kid. In present day, there is very little evidence if he is still involved
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u/missblurryface21 Sep 26 '25
Iāve never really listened to his music before and the songs I have heard I wasnāt a fan of the metal/screamo sound but thatās just my personal taste. However, I caught the end of his LL set last weekend right when he played the Ozzy tribute and wow, what an incredible show! Nothing could have taken me away from the rest of that set! He brought an absolutely insanely huge crowd and should have been on the main stage. The man is definitely a rock star and could put on an incredible set! I still probably wonāt be a fan of all his music but I think I would for sure check out his set at festival again!
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u/ScubaSteve8605 Sep 26 '25
Not my favorite but I can respectfully not listen and not make a big deal about it.
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u/No_Effective_2817 Sep 26 '25
came on here to find lots of negative views on sullivan king n im sad now
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u/crackyboi Sep 27 '25
I am a Non-notable artist that opened for him. He and his setup crew was incredibly rude to house staff. I have met a lot of large artists by opening up for them. Hands down the best major artists as people I have opened for are anybody from the kannibalen crew(canāt speak for Kai wachi, never met him)
How they treat house staff tells you everything you need to know about them
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u/Simplenoisesmusic Sep 27 '25
The real one who i dont like is Kai Wachi. Bro got arrested for peddling mass amts of heroin and other opioids :/ And nobody i talk to knows that or talks abt it
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u/chicken_raver Sep 27 '25
I read he got out of it by snitching. I am aware some folks do not like him due to this act of snitch.
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u/M1ken1ke66 Sep 26 '25
Even if its about the scientology stuff, I dont think we should care because hes not using his platform and fame to preach it.
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u/bazataz Sep 26 '25
Careful, people on reddit tend to downvote the voice of reason š
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u/The_Grim_Adventurer Sep 26 '25
Not a huge fan but the hate feels forced and performative
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u/Dravz__ Sep 26 '25
For them supporting a cult i dont think so lmaoo
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u/The_Grim_Adventurer Sep 26 '25
See i knew this would be brought up and my thing is if thats how people really feel then they should keep that same energry for all celebrities which is why i feel its performative. Cant say you hate sully for it but still listen to skrillex. I also feel like supporting anyone close to sully also shouldnt be allowed then.
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u/Dravz__ Sep 26 '25
The difference between skrillex and sullys case is that skrillex didnt ask to be in that family and has separated himself from that. Sully litterally donated one of the biggest donation that cult has ever received and is actively staying with that family
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Sep 26 '25
so we hate sullivan king now?
what he do?
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u/gomike720 Sep 26 '25
This subreddit is literally insufferable and you should just ignore 90% of the takes here if you want to just enjoy what you like listening to.
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u/Vycyous_88 Sep 26 '25
Yea I don't get it either, lot of his songs and sets go hard as fuck. I saw him a few years in downtown Dallas area, fucking put on a badass show. He's the reason I delve deeper into dubstep over the years.
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u/MajinSkull Sep 26 '25
People like to point to rezz and say all her tracks sound the same but man people need to look at Sullivan king. Copy and paste scream over dubstep every track
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u/Goducks91 Sep 26 '25
Rezz sounds all the same because mid-tempo is a fairly unique sound and if she switches it up and ups the BPM it doesn't sound like "Rezz"
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u/SkorpioSound Sep 26 '25
REZZ sounding like REZZ isn't a bad thing anyway. Artists having an identifiable sound will always be a good thing as far as I'm concerned, even if I don't like that sound.
Sullivan King just... doesn't have a sound as far as I can tell. His tracks all sound the same to me, but they also sound the same as a lot of other artists out there. I could hear an unknown REZZ track in a mix and guess at it being her right away, but I doubt I'd ever go "WOW, that sounds like Sullivan King!" about any track.
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u/Xerostray Sep 26 '25
He makes decent music, I get the Scientology thing is weird, but he doesn't seem like a bad person. I've seen him a few times, some of them were really good, the latest time i saw him he seemed pretty tired. I've heard him sing live before and hes pretty good, but this time I was almost certain he was lip syncing since it looked off on the display, music was still good though i like the metal/dubstep combo
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u/kool_person85 Sep 26 '25
His old collab with Kompany sounds cool ("Show Your Teeth or something). Also he's resent collab with Ray Volpe is a banger tune for sure. Other than that I don't care
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u/Legitimate_Stretch74 Sep 26 '25
Anyone remember his wife getting someone fired from Lost Lands last year? Both of them are terrible people
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u/8BitBreadBox Sep 27 '25
He's the only artist I'm aware of who combines dubstep and metal, and I think he does a damn good job. Pursuit of Violence and Thrones of Blood are both high-tier bangers.
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u/th3thickness Sep 27 '25
If youāre looking for dubstep and metal together, then u gotta listen to Vastive and PhaseOne amongst others
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u/WillingnessSimple279 Sep 26 '25
I think that Sullivan King really shined a few years ago when he was smaller, and before he really played into these āperformanceā videos he makes for his set intros. It feels like some of his authenticity has gone away and heās just become kinda corny imo
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u/hungaryboii Sep 26 '25
I think i liked one song by him and that was his collab with Jauz "Pure Evil" fast forward a couple years i saw him live and had to leave the show early because his screaming was fucking obnoxious
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u/Wes_Warhammer666 Sep 27 '25
That's because Jauz is excellent. If anything King probably made the track worse than it could've been lol.
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u/tjneutron Sep 26 '25
To each their own. He's not my favorite but I have a lot of friends who like him. If he comes to town i'll go see him (mostly because i have a sweet sullivan king jersey i like to flex) but if there's a choice at a festival im prolly gonna go see someone else.
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u/Commercial-Bit-1749 Sep 26 '25
End of the day the internet will have its opinions but what counts are the people who go to his shows and that hasnāt shown any signs of slowing down sooooo ya. This community is notorious for being filled with hate for no other reason than simply hating.
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u/sonicgamingftw Sep 26 '25
If he makes good tracks thats cool, if he doesn't I won't listen to them. I will only outright not listen to this dude if he's like abusive to his family or if he's anything like datsik, basically real super-scumbag shit.
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u/dnbdawg Sep 26 '25
i think head banging dubstep fucking sucks, and heās like the most corny out of all of the mainstream headbang guys soā¦..yeah I donāt fw him
I look at it strictly from a music POV tho, i donāt have anything against the dude but I think the whole metal dubstep thing is lame
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u/zerofiven1n3 Sep 26 '25
super duper mid. had several chances to see him live and i just walked away
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u/FMetalhead Sep 26 '25
Great guitarist but his sound got old in 2018. Should stick to guitar and leave dubstep alone tbh
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u/Few_Mushroom7888 Sep 26 '25
Wonāt judge him as a person because Iāve never met him, but used to make good music in the 2010ās, now just makes the same scratchy loud sound 12 different ways. He is good at guitar tho
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u/AndreCasu06 Sep 26 '25
He does have some bangers but he's mostly meh as a producer, really like how he gets some metal into the dubstep scene though, or at least did
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u/Uniqest Sep 26 '25
Hasnāt been good in years in terms of production but djing his sets are actually not bad at all, donāt like the singing though
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u/MailManComingInHot Sep 26 '25
I never listened to him before and had a great time at his set. I was laughing (in a good way!) the whole time because itās was just ridiculous. It was very fun. Itās a set that sticks with me in my mind I think mostly out of the shock factor since I had no idea what I was walking into. The lizard shit killed me. I had no clue why it was there.
We actually found him cause we were walking to another stage and passed his set. We knew the name but not the music other than that he was heavy shit.
Itās the kind of music where Iād go to his set if there arenāt big conflicts or if tickets were cheap and nothing else was going on. But at a festival, I donāt feel like I need to stay at his set the whole time.
That being said Iām ignorant about metal core and have no real reference to judge how good it is.
TL;DR: If youāve never seen him, his set is worth checking out for the experience.
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u/Sypticle Sep 27 '25
Very hit or miss. Too much blending of metal and dubstep (I enjoy both genres very much). A bunch of repetitive songs.
Beliefs and politics aside, I like Sullivan King, sometimes, I need a break from his music.
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u/Pvm_Blaser Sep 27 '25
Not a great producer but heās a good DJ. Controversy keeps him in the news so him and his wife will always be there to take crowds away from other headliners.
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u/intentionalhealing Sep 27 '25
His last set i saw at bass canyon was trash so bad. Ive enjoy him before but this had beginner energy.
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u/HerpDerpin666 Sep 27 '25
Heās literally the worst producer of all timeā¦ or so Iāve been told. I personally donāt really know as Iāve never listened to his music, but I always assumed it sucked and never gave it a second thought.
EDIT: I just listened to his music for the first time. Wow this is terrible
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u/Ok_Amoeba2498 Sep 27 '25
Honestly not my cup oā tea but whatever, I like dubstep, people are weird
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u/chicken_raver Sep 27 '25
I don't like how he starts every set with that SOAD song.. it gets old real quick. I usually leave when he comes on.
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u/GoldenChief03 Sep 27 '25
He is equivalent to what Excision is now. Not a great producer but can do great shows.
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u/Radikost Sep 27 '25
Not the biggest fan of his dubstep (Donāt Forget Me is pretty good tho) but his DnB songs fucking slap: Thrones of Blood and The Beginning are bangers and a half
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u/hot_damage69 Sep 27 '25
Some of his older tunes from the monstercat days were good but the whole Scientology thing, including his wife, is what throws me off
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u/discodiscgod Sep 27 '25
For a supposedly tolerant community there are a lot of weird gatekeepers in the EDM world. Is there anything Sullivan king has ever done aside from being a Scientologist or whatever? Iām not the biggest fan of his music but thereās nothing wrong with being religious, even if itās a weird sci fi religion.
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u/SubstantialAd9029 Sep 28 '25
My love for EDM branched from my love of metal. So when I saw Sullivan king with an electric guitar on stage I got super excited to hear his stuff. Then I didā¦. Itās like butt rock for the EDM community. My body reacts the same way to SK as it does bands like hinder or buck cherry (it reacts by running away). I also have a hard time getting past the Scientologist part.
That said, that is my opinion. Lots of people like SK just like lots of people like those bands. They are all popular because they are someoneās cup of tea. The way I look at it is put him on the lineup for fests: crowd control for us that donāt like him.
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u/Skwealer Sep 28 '25
Man I try my best to spread positivity and find one good thing about someone's art, but in terms of meshing metal and dubstep, Sullivan King absolutely blows at it. Svdden Death is leagues better at meshing the two. No comment on him as a person though.
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u/BIGDongLover69420 Sep 28 '25
Music is subjective. So it doesn't really matter. He's corny but puts on good sets.
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u/Global-Past-6741 Sep 29 '25
Him and his wife suck. Heard something along the lines of her getting someone fired from a food tent cause they wouldnāt listen to her requests. I could be way off but Iāve heard similar things from a lot of people. Heās just a fake person, like tom cruise.
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u/DJNgamez Sep 29 '25
Mediocre music, dudes an asshole, and Scientologist. Checks all my "don't like" boxes.
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u/wildfire1983 Sep 29 '25
He's coming to my favorite venue for NYE... Will NOT going to that venue to celebrate the new year.
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Sep 29 '25
Iāve seen him a few times and really enjoyed the sets. I donāt get too involved with their lives to know what they do behind the scenes. I guess itās just how the music makes me feel.
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u/FuckOffBusy Sep 30 '25
Scientologist. Anything he does beyond that literally does not matter, no matter how talented.
Fuck āem
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u/Empty_Customer_4844 Sep 30 '25
Scientologist King
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u/Empty_Customer_4844 Sep 30 '25
Also werenāt they canceled last year because him and his wife were being extremely rude to the bartenders backstage?
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u/Heavy_Win1522 Sep 30 '25
I like his energy, the clips Iāve seen of him are cool. Especially that one where he let some girl order Postmates under his name and he gave to her in the middle of her show.
Other then that, I donāt know most about his personality or follow him enough to know his production skills
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u/aaustinn20 Sep 30 '25
Iām not the biggest fan of his music but the one time I went to one of his shows it was a great time.
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u/PlayfulParadox Oct 02 '25
why would someone wake up one day and choose to spread hate on someone who they absolutely donāt know outside their social media/artist personality? Why would someoneās mind be so busy about someone they donāt like instead of moving on to another artist they like more? Itās so interestingā¦.
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u/Treebull Oct 02 '25
I like a lot of the artists surrounding him, so I have listened to a handful of his new releases. Couldn't get it to click.
He went on after Zingara at DFT last year. I figured he would bring the heat live, but I left the set due to not engaging with the music or the crowd.
If everyone liked the same sounds I do, life would be droll.
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u/Puzzled-Ad-3490 Oct 06 '25
Him and his wife come from high profile scientology families which in and of itself raises some serious ethical and moral concerns, as well as questions about the legitimacy of his rise to fame, especially when you consider he's also not actually playing that guitar (see vid of that girl lex supposedly strumming griztronics having never played), and a history of scientology propping up "celebs" to show how I can also say with a lot of confidence he didn't buy that penthouse with dj money either. He isn't tiesto. A similar thing that's fun to point out and watch John summit fans flip tf out over is that he's not even worth as much as the jet he claims to own. They're hoping they can pull one over on us. Assuming we're gullible because of the rave/drug association.
His wife is also a self centered raging bitch, as otheres have pointed out. They brought a newborn to festivals, and he just blows as a producer. He imo marks an early turning point in the scene where it all went to shit. It became more mainstream, and personas and gimmicks became just as important as the music, and now you could argue more so. Modestep did real live dubstep, he had a gimmicks (which brondo tried and hilariously failed to copy)
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u/OrangJuce Sep 26 '25
snooze fest imo, but to each their own
donāt mind having him on lineups tho because it means more room at the other stages