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Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!, Megadeth's 1985 Combat Records thrash debut by Dave Mustaine, featuring Mechanix, Vic Rattlehead cover art, the These Boots dispute, and the 2025 Final Kill reissue.
Killing Joke
Killing Joke are an English post-punk/industrial rock band formed in London around Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Paul Ferguson, and Youth; debut EP Turn to Red (1979), Gold-selling Night Time (1985) with "Love Like Blood", Dave Grohl drummed on the 2003 album, and Walker died in 2023.
King Crimson
King Crimson, English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968–69, led throughout by guitarist Robert Fripp. Known for In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), constant lineup changes, 13 studio albums, and influence on prog and metal.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: prolific Australian psychedelic rock band from Melbourne, formed 2010, known for Nonagon Infinity's infinite loop, microtonal albums, five-album years, bootleg live releases, and the 2026 EDM album Alien Metal.
King Harvest
King Harvest, the French-American rock band formed by Cornell friends in Paris around 1970, best known for the Sherman Kelly song "Dancing in the Moonlight", a No. 13 Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1973.
Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience, Norwegian folk-pop duo from Bergen of Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye (both born 1975), known for hushed acoustic two-voice harmony albums Quiet Is the New Loud (2001) through Peace or Love (2021).
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon, American rock band formed in Nashville in 2001 by the Followill brothers Caleb, Jared, Nathan and cousin Matthew; Southern rock roots, UK-first breakthrough, Sex on Fire, ten albums through O My Beloved (2026).
Kino (Кино) (band)
Kino (Кино) was a Soviet rock band founded in Leningrad in 1982 and led by Viktor Tsoi. The group reunited in 2019 with Tsoi's digitized voice.
Kiss (band)
Kiss, the American hard rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Simmons, Stanley, Frehley and Criss, is known for face paint, personas like Spaceman and Catman, pyrotechnics, 100 million records, the 2014 Rock Hall induction and a 2024 $300 million Pophouse catalog sale.
KitschKrieg
KitschKrieg, also KITSCHKRIEG, is a Berlin-founded German hip-hop production collective of Fizzle, Fiji Kris, and art director awhodat, formed 2014 from the dancehall scene. Known for Trettmann's #DIY, the number-one single "Standard", the 2020 self-titled album, German Engineering albums, and the 2026 viral hit "Gut Genug".
Klaatu (band)
Klaatu, Canadian prog-pop trio (Woloschuk, Long, Draper) whose anonymous 1976 debut 3:47 EST sparked a Beatles-reunion rumor; known for Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft, later covered by the Carpenters.
Klaxons
Klaxons were a London indie rock band formed in October 2005 in New Cross, leaders of the short-lived "new rave" tag and winners of the 2007 Mercury Prize for Myths of the Near Future; Surfing the Void (2010) and Love Frequency (2014) followed; disbanded 2015.
KMFDM
KMFDM (Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid; also rendered Kein Mitleid für die Mehrheit) is a German industrial rock band founded in Paris in 1984 by Sascha Konietzko, known for its 'ultra heavy beat' sound, Wax Trax!/TVT-era hits like 'Juke Joint Jezebel', and albums through Hyëna (2022) and Enemy (2026).
Kneecap (band)
Kneecap: Belfast and Derry Irish-language hip-hop trio of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí; albums Fine Art (2024) and FENIAN (2026), a Sundance- and BAFTA-winning 2024 biopic, and a 2025 UK terrorism charge later thrown out.
Knitting Factory
Knitting Factory: music venue brand founded 1987 by Michael Dorf at 47 East Houston Street, New York, hub of the downtown avant-garde jazz scene; later Knitting Factory Entertainment with clubs in Brooklyn, Boise, Spokane, and Reno.
Kodaline
Kodaline, Irish rock band from Swords, Dublin (formerly 21 Demands), members Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Vinny May, Jason Boland; debut In a Perfect World (2013) went platinum in Ireland; final album We Were Only Young (2026).
Kommunity FK
Kommunity FK, Los Angeles deathrock/post-punk band founded by Patrik Mata (conceived 1978, live from 1980); albums The Vision and the Voice (1983), Close One Sad Eye (1985), reformed 2008.
Kongos (band)
Kongos, also styled KONGOS, is an American alternative rock band of four brothers, sons of singer John Kongos, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Known for the 2014 platinum number-one Billboard Alternative hit "Come with Me Now" and albums Lunatic, Egomaniac, and 1929.
Koo Koo (duo)
Koo Koo, formerly Koo Koo Kanga Roo, is a Minneapolis comedy dance duo of Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad, founded 2008, known for call-and-response dance-along songs like Dinosaur Stomp and GoNoodle classroom videos.
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang: Jersey City funk, soul, and R&B band formed 1964 as the Jazziacs by Robert 'Kool' and Ronald Bell; known for Celebration, Jungle Boogie, Ladies' Night; 70M records, over 1,850 samples, Rock Hall 2024.
Kottonmouth Kings
Kottonmouth Kings, also called KMK, are an Orange County, California rap rock and rip-hop group formed in 1994, known for marijuana-themed lyrics, the Suburban Noize label, and over 2 million independent records sold.
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (German for 'power station') is a German electronic band founded 1970 in Düsseldorf by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider; Autobahn (1974) and the 1974–1981 canon pioneered synth-pop, techno, house, and hip-hop influence.
Krept and Konan
Krept and Konan are a British hip hop duo from South London, Casyo 'Krept' Johnson and Karl 'Konan' Wilson, son of Delroy Wilson. Known for Young Kingz (2013), The Long Way Home, Freak of the Week, and The Rap Game UK.
Kris Kross
Kris Kross (not to be confused with Kris Kross Amsterdam) was an Atlanta rap duo, Chris Kelly and Chris Smith, whose 1992 Jermaine Dupri-produced hit "Jump" topped the Hot 100 for eight weeks.
Kristian Bush
Kristian Bush (born 1970, Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founder of country duo Sugarland with Jennifer Nettles and folk-rock duo Billy Pilgrim, Grammy winner for "Stay," and producer of Megan Moroney.
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet: American string quartet founded by David Harrington in Seattle, 1973, now San Francisco-based. Distinguished by 1,100+ commissions, 70+ Nonesuch recordings, three Grammys, and the free Fifty for the Future repertoire.
Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker: English psychedelic rock band formed in London in 1995, led by Crispian Mills; debut album K (1996) hit UK No. 1 with sitars and Sanskrit lyrics; split 1999, reformed 2006, eighth album Wormslayer in 2026.
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns (LA Guns) is a Los Angeles glam metal/hard rock band formed in 1983 by Tracii Guns, briefly including Axl Rose before the 1985 merger that formed Guns N' Roses; known for the gold albums L.A. Guns (1988) and Cocked and Loaded (1989), a 2006-2012 two-band schism, and the 2016 Guns-Lewis reunion.
L'Arc-en-Ciel
L'Arc-en-Ciel (L'Arc~en~Ciel, 'the rainbow' in French) is a Japanese rock band formed in Osaka in 1991: hyde, ken, tetsuya, yukihiro; Dune (1993), ark and ray (1999), first Japanese act to headline Madison Square Garden (2012).
L'Impératrice
L'Impératrice: French pop and nu-disco sextet formed in Paris in 2012 by keyboardist Charles de Boisseguin; albums Matahari (2018), Tako Tsubo (2021), Pulsar (2024); original singer Flore Benguigui left in 2024 and was succeeded by Louve.