The Crown - Doomsday King

Published November 14 2010

*=Staff's pick	Doomsday King* Angel Of Death 1839* Age Of Iron* The Tempter And The Bible Black Soul Slasher* Blood O. D. Through Eyes Of Oblivion Desolation Domain From The Ashes I Shall Return He Who Rises In Might - From Darkness To Light

Genre	Death Metal	Jonas Stålhammar	Vocals
Tracks	10	Marcus Sunesson	Guitar
Runningtime	44 Min.	Marko Tervonen	Guitar
Label	Century Media	Magnus Olsfelt	Bass
Release	27 September 2010	Janne Saarenpää	Drums
Country	Sweden	-	Keyboard
Producer	Adam Dutkiewicz
Similar artists	Hatesphere

I know many metalheads that got big smiles when this record came out - yours truly included. Being straightforward and sticking to a formula is, in this case, not a bad thing. Death metal with plenty of thrashelements has always been The Crown's chosen field - and that they are masters within this domain becomes clear from note 1 on Doomsday King.

Starting off with chords reminiscent of Black Sabbath before launching into the ferocious onslaught that dominates the record makes me want to just laugh out of joy. Throughout Doomsday King you can hear just how much fun The Crown are having, and they should be, believe you me. The title track alongside Angel Of Death 1839, Age Of Iron and Soul Slasher are songs of the highest caliber that is ample evidence that this band should be very far from calling it quits.

There are of course lots of albums in this sub-genre out there, but this record is not about being original. It's about demonstrating the strengths of thrashed death metal - and showing that sometimes a record doesn't have to be high up on the originalitychart to be great.

Besides the fact that there are good songs on the record, Adam Dutkiewicz has done an excellent job with the production, it's aggressive, fat, and totally designed to bring out the essence of the songs.

Don't expect to be blown away by totally original music when listening to Doomsday King, but do expect to be blown away by the sheer force of this triumphant return of The Crown.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
8	6	9	7	7

Summary
7 chalices of 10 - Martin