Dreaming of a 2009 Christmas' with Knives Exchanging Hands / Embracing Goodbye / and more

  • Dates: December 13, 2025
  • Venue: KINGS
  • Location: Downtown Raleigh
  • Address: 14 W. Martin St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Times: Sat., 8pm, doors open one hour prior
  • Admission: $12 adv / $15 day-of

About

What is this… 2009?  A crazy trifecta: Knives Exchanging Hands, Embracing Goodbye, and The Hottness are all reuniting for one special night in Raleigh!  Graves of Valor and And I Become Death open it up.

Knives Exchanging Hands - a metalcore/deathcore band from Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Embracing Goodbye -  Southern Metalcore / Post Hardcore band from Four Oaks/Raleigh, NC.

The Hottness - Southern Metal/Hard Rock band from Wilmington, NC

Graves of Valor - Florence, SC based death metal band.

And I Become Death - is a 5-piece Post-Metal band from North Carolina that formed in 2019 as a collection of seasoned musicians who shared common influences such as Behemoth, Deafheaven, Slayer, Cult of Luna, and ISIS. Their unique brand of music fuses heavy riffs and haunting, clean passages with samples, screams, and spoken word.