CROWN - The End of all Things (Full Album)
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- "The End of All Things", out now via Pelagic Records. Order here: bit.ly/crownDGTL
Tracklist:
1. Violence - 00:00:00
2. Neverland - 00:04:15
3. Shades - 00:08:16
4. Illumination - 00:12:20
5. Nails - 00:16:04
6. Gallows - 00:20:48
7. Extinction - 00:25:05
8. Fleuve - 00:31:25
9. Firebearer - 00:36:28
10. Utopia - 00:41:06
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"The End Of All Things" isfor CROWN what Kid A was for Radiohead: an album that nobody was expecting from them.
Dark and moody; bleak and sublime; airy and crushing; mesmerizing and engrossing; bold yet unerring; strident, danceable and suffocating, all at the same time. An album oozing with tasteful, fragile hooklines flirting with the abyss they are hovering above, encapsulated within an ingenious major production, provided by one half of CROWN himself:
David Husser has worked as a sound engineer, producer and musician all across the globe with artists like Alan Wilder o f Depeche Mode or at Peter Gabriel's Real World studio, and has toured with his industrial band Y Front alongside Rammstein in the 90s. Paul Kendall (Mute Records, NIN, Nick Cave) said about David: “a distorting diamond... we have collaborated on a number of projects and I have been amazed by his ability to teach an old dog new tricks. He is simply the best recording engineer I have ever met”.
The other half of C R O W N is founding father and vocalist Stéphane Azam, who has worked as live sound engineer for French blackgaze pioneers Alcest for years. Stéphane's low, soothing voice on The End Of All Things comes as a complete surprise to anyone familiar with the band's previous 2 records, which featured mostly screamed vocals - a fact showcasing the immense versatility of the musicians at work here.
Furthermore, In contrary to previous efforts, there are (almost) no vocal guest appearances on The End Of All Things - 'almost', because Karin Parks of Årabrot lends her beautiful voice to closing track Utopia. David pushed Stéphane from the start of the writing and recording process to do all the vocals himself, for the sake of coherence: he wanted the band and the album to have one single “captain of the vessel. Stéph sings with a very low voice now, and it was a challenge to make space for that sound- and production -wise, we had to find some kind of relief in the low register. It took us pretty long to find what we consider the right recipe to make it work”, Husser explains.
Crown started out in 2011 as 2 men and a drum machine, and their debut album instantly got them an invitation to the prestigious Roadburn festival in 2013, and a record deal with Candlelight. The duo's early sound was defined by hissing electronics, soaring heavy guitars and the absence of “real” drums, touching on industrial metal acts like Godflesh, Ministry or Killing Joke.
The End Of All Things is clearly a departure from that sound in almost every imaginable way. “Life is change, its the only thing we can always expect”, says Husser. “It's the same with music. I personally feel offended when a band just regurgitates their own ideas and delivers a copy of the previous album, over and again... I want to take risks and let myself in for adventures and ventures into new territories, otherwise it wouldn't be art anymore”.
The End Of All Things'is a seminal album, which could well turn into a new 'Shape Of Heavy Music To Come'. Get involved.
“A nihilistic listening experience” - The Quietus
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I'm a new fan. I'm older, grew up on NIN, Front 242, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Stabbing Westward etc. I desperately needed something new, think I found it
Great album, had played the shiate out of illumination and violence over the last few weeks perfect timing for my to do the same with the rest of the album now!
The groove in the 2nd half of Nails left me speechless. Great album from start to finish!
different vibes from previous albums, gotta say I admire the electronica in this
Woah yes, listening right now! Glad I got my hands on the dark red vinyl!
i just got a mail they"re sent, can't wait :)
Thanx for making this masterpiece available to all of us!
Wow, what a record!! I can't wait to see you guy's live when the time comes.
Thank you, Robin, for making this available. Gorgeous work.
This is amazing. I did not expect this at all.
Tiamat's deepest kind of slumber lives here and I love it.
Amazing. This is brilliant.
Awesome!!
Fantastic album. Great work here guys. Hope to see more in the future.
Excellent !
Album of the year? Album of the year.
Such a great album.
Really excellent.
New album kicks ass!
Thanking for you;4ever
That´s quite a trip from being a Sludge band to releasing this album. A part of me likes it, another part wished for something heavier or at least more tracks like Illumination.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Not even 10 seconds ago I came across this
I like the mix
As a playdead since 1983 & nin fan
Its great
Love this
excellent
excellent ! comme toujours !
Album of the year. CROWN is always worth waiting for. Love from Brazil.♥
Album of the year... hands down...
absolutely fantastic.... my daily dose for adrenaline.
Que dire de cet album : le meilleur album de CROWN 🤘🎶😎🎶🤘
Where does the sample at the start of Nails come from?
Last interview by Ted Bundy before execution
Reminds me of Katatonia. In a good way of course.
I didn't expect anything like this. Most of the time love being surprised by the bands, and I love people that go out of their comfort zone, but I must admit this isn't the case.
I discovered you guys at the Motocultor festival and I was literally blown up by your gig: Psychurgy and Natron are awesome albums, sailing into wild and unpredictable waters, but now... damn everything sounds so obvious and easy and lacks real interest to me.
I'm glad if you are satisfied with your new direction, but this isn't really my cup of tea.
lol @ when they get sued like the crown did by the first crown band