In loving memory of the late Adam Ramey – the co‑founder, spirit, and powerful voice of DROPOUT KINGS – the band’s newest and most personal album, Yokai, is set to drop digitally on August 8, 2025 via Napalm Records. The album serves as a fitting tribute to a great talent lost too soon.
Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, DROPOUT KINGS fuse the raw energy of nu‑metal and rap, a synergy Adam helped forge from the very beginning. Just weeks before his tragic passing on May 19, 2025 at age 32, Adam completed the finishing touches on what he considered the band’s most personal and powerful album to date.
Yokai is more than an album – it’s a legacy. Across its tracks, the influence of Adam’s dynamic stage presence and lyrical authenticity resonates profoundly. The album channels the same heart‑pounding aggression and rap‑rock fusion that brought hits like “Virus” to the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts, but with an added emotional depth that can only come from one final shared chapter.
Napalm Records will release Yokai digitally on August 8, followed by physical versions later in the fall, each designed and curated to honor Adam’s creative vision and unwavering passion. Together with the band, this release isn’t just a farewell – it’s a celebration of everything Adam stood for: creativity, connection, and the raw power of music.
Pre-Save the Digital Version of Yokai HERE.
Yokai track listing:
1. Black Sheep
2. Brace Yourself
3. Baka
4. F.T.W.
5. Devil Fruit
6. First Day Out
7. Guillotine
8. Fake It
9. Yokai
10. Eye Bleach
11. Deadname