Doomsday King is the eighth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band The Crown which was released on 27 September 2010 via Century Media Records.[1]
| Doomsday King | ||||
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| Released | 27 September 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Studio | Studio-MT | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 44:07 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | The Crown, Marko Tervonen | |||
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A music video was made for "Doomsday King" and "Falling 'neath the Heaven's Sea".
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[2] |
| Metal.de | 8/10[3] |
| Metal Storm | 8.5/10[4] |
Jordan Campbell of Last Rites compared the album to Possessed 13 calling "Angel of Death 1839" "fuckin' vicious". He also stated that after "Age of Iron", the whole experience becomes mediocre. Specifically, the vocalist, Jonas Stålhammar loses its flavor. Campbell also criticized the roles of Olsfelt, Tervonen, and Sunesson who lost their charm here due to their previous experience with other bands such as Angel Blake and Engel. Songs like "The Tempter and the Bible Black", "Soul Slasher", "Desolation Domain" are also have their flaws such as the tiring sounds and unfulfilled ambitions and false promises.[5]
Scott Alisoglu of Blabbermouth.net had praised the album quoting saying: "When that first menacing riff blackens the sun, that vibrato sends a shiver up the spine, and that ominous bell clangs, the anticipation of what's to come is powerful enough to put down a bull elephant".[2]
Larry Owens of the Teeth of the Divine praised songs such as "Age of Iron", "Through Eyes of Oblivion" and "Soul Slasher" while calling "The Tempter and the Bible Black", "Blood O.D." and "He Who Rises In Might" as mundane and boring.[6]
Praising for those songs also came from No Clean Singing[7] and Loud with the latter of which commented that despite repetitive nature, the album is a solid release, but suggests to listen to Deathrace King or Crowned in Terror before listening to this one.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Doomsday King" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Angel of Death 1839" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Age of Iron" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "The Tempter and the Bible Black" | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Soul Slasher" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Blood O.D." | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Through Eyes of Oblivion" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Desolation Domain" | 4:51 |
| 9. | "From the Ashes I Shall Return" | 6:08 |
| 10. | "He Who Rises in Might – From Darkness to Light" | 6:06 |
| Total length: | 44:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Die Before Dying" (Valcyrie cover) | 3:33 |
| 12. | "In Bitterness and Sorrow" (Re-recorded version) | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Kill 2010" (Re-recorded version) | 1:33 |
| 14. | "Falling 'neath the Heaven's Sea" | 3:21 |
Personnel
editThe Crown
edit- Marko Tervonen – guitars
- Janne Saarenpää – drums
- Marcus Sunesson – guitars
- Jonas Stålhammar – vocals
- Magnus Olsfelt – bass
Production
edit- Dragan Tanasković – mastering
- Gustavo Sazes – artwork
- Marko Tervonen – engineering, mixing, mastering
- Patrik Skoglöw – photography
References
edit- ^ "Reunited The Crown signs with Century Media Records". Blabbermouth.net. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b Alisoglu, Scott. "The Crown - 'Doomsday King'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Yannick (10 September 2010). "The Crown - Doomsday King". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Baz Anderson (18 August 2010). "The Crown - Doomsday King review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Jordan (5 December 2010). "The Crown – Doomsday King Review". Your Last Rites. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Owens, Larry (25 October 2010). "The Crown - Doomsday King". Teeth of the Divine. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "The Crown: Doomsday King". 29 September 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Radojcin, Sam (17 October 2010). "The Crown: Doomsday King". Loud.