The Crown (band)
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Crown of Thorns, Dobermann |
| Origin | Trollhättan, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1990–2004, 2009–present |
| Labels | Black Sun, Metal Blade, Century Media |
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| Website | thecrownofficial |
The Crown is a Swedish death metal band from Trollhättan, active from 1990 to 2004, and again since 2009.
History[edit]
Originally, they used the name Crown of Thorns but were forced to change their name due to an American band already using that name. Their music and lyrics are inspired by death, antireligious themes (mostly targeting Christianity) and rebellion. They are known to fuse melodic death metal with aggressive old-school death metal tendencies and considerable thrash metal influences, reminiscent of bands such as Possessed and old Sepultura. The Crown disbanded in 2004. After that, Lindstrand went on to form One Man Army and the Undead Quartet.[4] Tervonen formed Angel Blake, named after a song by Danzig. Sunesson is in a band called Engel. Olsfelt is also in a band called Stolen Policecar. The band was reformed in December 2009 with Jonas Stålhammar of God Macabre as the new vocalist.[5]
On 30 June 2010, it was reported that The Crown signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records and the band's eighth studio album, Doomsday King, was released in September 2010.[6]
The Crown celebrated their 25th anniversary with the release of their ninth studio album, Death Is Not Dead on 12 January 2015. The first single "Headhunter" was released on 27 October 2014 as well as the music video was made on the same date.[7]
On 28 November 2017, it was announced that The Crown had returned to Metal Blade Records, and released the first single "Iron Crown" from their then-upcoming tenth studio album Cobra Speed Venom, on 12 January 2018.[8] On that album, The Crown used a string quartet with Alexander Bringsoniou playing violin, viola and cello.[9] Their eleventh studio album, Royal Destroyer, was released 12 March 2021.[10]
Members[edit]
Current line-up
- Marko Tervonen – rhythm guitar (1990–2004, 2009–present)
- Johan Lindstrand – vocals (1990–2001, 2002–2004, 2011–present)
- Robin Sörqvist – lead guitar (2013–present)
- Mattias Rasmussen – bass (2022–present)
- Mikael Norén – drums (2022–present)
Former members
- Magnus Olsfelt – bass (1990–2004, 2009–2022)
- Janne Saarenpää – drums (1990–2004, 2009–2014)
- Robert Österberg – lead guitar (1990–1993)
- Marcus Sunesson – lead guitar (1993–2004, 2009–2013)
- Tomas Lindberg – vocals (2001–2002)
- Jonas Stålhammar – vocals (2009–2011)
- Henrik Axelsson – drums (2014–2022)
Timeline
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- The Burning (1995 as Crown of Thorns)
- Eternal Death (1997 as Crown of Thorns)
- Hell Is Here (1999)
- Deathrace King (2000)
- Crowned in Terror (2002)
- Possessed 13 (2003)
- Crowned Unholy (2004)
- Doomsday King (2010)
- Death Is Not Dead (2015)
- Cobra Speed Venom (2018)
- Royal Destroyer (2021)
Demos[edit]
- Forever Heaven Gone (1993)
- Forget the Light (1994)
Videography[edit]
DVDs[edit]
- The Crown Invades Karlsruhe (2004), pro-shot live show included with Crowned Unholy CD
- 14 Years of No Tomorrow (2006), three DVDs consisting of a documentary and live shows
References[edit]
- ^ "Albums by The Crown: Discography, songs, biography, and listening guide". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "The Crown". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "The Crown – discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "One Man Army and the Undead Quartet – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- ^ "The Crown is back!". Blabbermouth. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Reunited The Crown signs with Century Media Records". Blabbermouth. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "THE CROWN To Release 'Death Is Not Dead' Album In January". Blabbermouth. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "THE CROWN Returns To METAL BLADE RECORDS For New Album; 'Iron Crown' Single Due In January". Blabbermouth.net. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "The Crown – Cobra Speed Venom". Discogs. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "THE CROWN Set March Release For Royal Destroyer Album; "Motordeath" Music Video Posted". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
External links[edit]
- Metal Blade Records' The Crown page (archived)
- The Crown at AllMusic
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