Crowned Unholy
Crowned Unholy is a seventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band The Crown. It is a remake of the band's fifth studio album, Crowned in Terror, with re-recorded vocal tracks by Johan Lindstrand, re-recorded bass tracks by Magnus Olsfelt, a new version of the intro (originally written by guitarist Marko Tervonen) now programmed by drummer Janne Saarenpää, drum sound digitally enhanced by Janne, and synthesizer-enhanced parts, all programmed by Janne.
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| Released | August 24, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | September 2001 - November 24, 2003 at Bohus Sound Recording | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 43:37 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
| Producer | The Crown | |||
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The album also contains a free DVD entitled The Crown Invades Karlsruhe, a professionally recorded show in Karlsruhe, Germany on November 11, 2003, while on tour performing Possessed 13.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Brave Words | 8.5/10[1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 5/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[3] |
| Sputnikmusic |   |
| Ultimate Guitar | 7.3/10[5] |
In a March 2007 interview, The Crown frontman Johan Lindstrand was asked if he felt re-recording old tracks for the album was actually the right decision. "I think it was the wrong decision", revealed Lindstrand. "Having said that, it was also a chance for the diehard fans to have all the albums with me, the original singer, on all of them.[6]
On 24 November 2003, The Crown had released a free DVD titled The Crown Invades Karlsruhe in Germany, which was a tie-in to the Crowned Unholy.[7]
In 2018, The Crown had announced the re-issue of Crowned Unholy vinyls. The vinyls will be sold as either dead gold marbled, opague golden yellow marbled, or clear cover with black marbled vinyl inside in the European Union and clear old gold marbled vinyl in the United States.[8]
Tim Pigeon of Last Rites praised the songs such as "Death Metal Holocaust", "Under the Whip" and "Death is the Hunter" but criticized the band's inclusion of clean vocals for "The Speed of Darkness".[9]
Track listing
CD
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "House of Hades (Intro)" | 1:01 |
| 2. | "Crowned in Terror" | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Under the Whip" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Drugged Unholy" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "World Below" | 5:51 |
| 6. | "The Speed of Darkness" | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Out for Blood" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "(I Am) Hell" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Death Is the Hunter" | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Satanist" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Death Metal Holocaust" | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 43:37 | |
DVD
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Tomorrow" | |
| 2. | "Face of Destruction/Deep Hit of Death" | |
| 3. | "Deathexplosion" | |
| 4. | "World Below" | |
| 5. | "Deliverance" | |
| 6. | "Blitzkrieg Witchcraft" | |
| 7. | "Cold is the Grave" | |
| 8. | "Zombiefied" | |
| 9. | "Dream Bloody Hell/Kill 'Em All" | |
| 10. | "Under the Whip" | |
| 11. | "Bow to None" | |
| 12. | "Total Satan" | |
| 13. | "House of Hades/Crowned in Terror" | |
| 14. | "1999-Revolution 666" |
Personnel
- The Crown
- Marcus Sunesson - guitars
- Johan Lindstrand - vocals
- Marko Tervonen - guitars
- Janne Saarenpää - drums, programming, synth
- Magnus Olsfelt - bass
- Production
- Dragan Tanasković - engineering, mastering
- Oliver Barth - filming (bonus DVD)
- Snowy Shaw - photography
- Mark Brand - cover art, layout
- Tobias Basan - cover art, layout
- Janne Saarenpää - engineering
References
- David Perri (13 September 2004). "The Crown - Crowned Unholy". Brave Words. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- Pedro Azevedo (19 November 2004). "The Crown - _Crowned Unholy_". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- Andreas Stappert. "The Crown - Crowned Unholy". Rock Hard (in German).
- "The Crown - Crown Unholy". Sputnikmusic. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Crowned Unholy review". Ultimate Guitar. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- Morgan, Anthony (March 2007). ""Such a Sick Boy" - One Man Army and the Undead Quartet vocalist Johan Lindstrand observes humanity's inabilities". Lucem Fero. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- "To the Core with The Crown". AntiMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "THE CROWN announces vinyl re-issues for 'Crowned In Terror', 'Crowned Unholy' and 'Possessed 13' for January 11th!". Power of Metal. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- Tim Pigeon (26 August 2004). "The Crown – Crowned Unholy Review". Last Rites. Retrieved 25 July 2019.