Final Conversation of Kings is the third studio album by Australian Alternative rock band The Butterfly Effect.

3 on the Australian Music Charts and receiving positive reviews from critics, who praised the more progressive nature of the album's sound.

During this time, the band's then-producer Joe Barresi almost cancelled the sessions due to the animosity amongst members.

[6] Contrary to the writing process, which exceeded a year's length, the band was limited to six weeks of recording time in the studio.

[1] The band worked with Karnivool and Dead Letter Circus collaborator Forrester Savell on both pre-production demos and as a producer.

[7] The band settled on its being part of the album, but instead as the opening track, as they felt it gave "a grander feeling of intent" when placed at the beginning.

"[1]Esmond later admitted that he actually had intended for the album to be literally titled after the respective Latin phrase, "Ultima Ratio Regum", but that the band members preferred the English translation, Last Conversation of Kings.

[8] The album marked the band's first attempt to use outside musicians and instruments outside of the guitar, bass, and drum set up.

[6] The band recruited several studio musicians for the album, including Bob Shultz to play trumpet, Tyrone Noonan for piano, and Will Eager for vibraphone; though in all instances, the instruments were used to create a fuller sound and for subtle effects, not as predominant, sound driving effects.

[6][9] The band began their Last Conversation of Kings tour in July 2008, with the album releasing shortly afterwards on September 6, 2008.

Metal Storm compared the album favorably to bands such as Tool or Porcupine Tree, stating that the band managed to take their progressive melancholic sound and make it into something more "accessible and catchy with great choruses" and "damn effective riffs.