High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! K.O.D. (initialism for King of Darkness) is the tenth studio album by rapper Tech N9ne, released on October 26, 2009. The album was originally scheduled for an October 27, 2009 release, but the album was shipped out early and the label decided to release it a day early. Early shipment allowed the album to be released on the artist`s mother`s birthday, to whom he had dedicated the album.