Crowned in Terror

Crown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B000063CPG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,638 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All hail the new kings of thrash!, June 11, 2002

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Wheelchair Assassin (The Great Concavity) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crowned in Terror (Audio CD)

With thrash originators like Metallica, Slayer, Sepultura, and Megadeth having long since modified their sounds (I'll avoid using the word "sellout," as that is a matter for another discussion), The Crown stand poised to lead the genre through the new millenium. "Crowned in Terror" is an unbelievably intense and well-constructed album from this Swedish outfit. The ripping riffs and blastbeat drumming that open the title track after a brief intro promise a roaring good time, and the album never fails to deliver. Tomas Lindberg's voice hasn't changed much from his "Slaughter of the Soul" days with At the Gates, but he seems more committed than ever to lacerating his larynx to please the crowd. The guitars pile on one devastating riff and blazing solo after another, relentlessly pounding out aggression. The rhythem section is among the tightest I've ever heard, led by Jaane Saarenpaa's mindblowing precision and variety on the drum kit. But perhaps most importantly of all, this album is an unmitigated blast to listen to. The Crown imbue their thrash with a fun and energetic spirit that hearkens back to the days of such albums as "Kill 'Em All" (Sure, I was only four in 1983, but I can imagine). However, despite that fact that music like this has been done numerous times before, the Crown take their influences and turn them into a sound that is all their own. In a thrash genre that has now existed for about two decades, they are retro without being derivative, and that may be their most remarkable feat of all.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Damn!, February 12, 2005

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DefMetal (Columbia,TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crowned in Terror (Audio CD)

I just bought this cd today and I love every song! From start to finish this cd smokes! That's a rare feet in my eyes. I am new to the death/black metal scene, and this is by far the best cd I have bought (Death's "the sound of perseverance" a close 2nd.).
If you are just getting into this type of music also, and want something that will blow you away!! Check this cd out. I promise you want be disappointed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brutal Death/Thrash Metal Album, May 11, 2005

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Terri L. Schneider "Justsomedude" (Albuquerque, New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crowned in Terror (Audio CD)

This album never fails to deliver, very brutal, just one hell of a killer record