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THE CROWN Release Eighth Studio Album Proper ‘Death Is Not Dead’
January 12th, 2015

Trollhättan, Sweden-based death metal group The Crown issued eighth full-length studio album proper Death Is Not Dead on January 12th, 2015 in Europe through Century Media Records. The label scheduled North American release for January 13th.

Cover artwork duties fell to Björn Gosses of Killustrations.

The track listing is as follows;

01. ‘Reign’
02. ‘Headhunter’
03. ‘Iblis Bane’
04. ‘Eternal’ (Paradise Lost cover)
05. ‘Struck By Lightning’
06. ‘Speed Kills (Full Moon Ahead)’
07. ‘Herd Of Swine’
08. ‘Horrid Ways’
09. ‘Ride To Ruin’
10. ‘Meduseld’
11. ‘Godeater’

Bonus CD (Limited Digipack Edition)

01. ‘We Come In Peace (Piece By Piece)’
02. ‘Agent Orange’ (Sodom cover)

The Crown’s recording line-up was as follows;

Johan Lindstrand (vocals)
Robin Sörqvist (lead guitars and backing vocals)
Marko Tervonen (rhythm guitars and drums)
Magnus Olsfelt (bass)
Henrik Axelsson (session drums)

The track ‘Headhunter’ underwent seven-inch vinyl single release on October 27th, 2014. Limited to 1,000 copies, the B-side featured the Napalm Death cover rendition ‘Unfit Earth’.

Music videos were released for the tracks ‘Headhunter’ and ‘Iblis Bane’. In addition, an official lyric video for the song ‘Speed Kills (Full Moon Ahead)’. All three clips can be viewed below.

Seventh studio record proper Doomsday King was released in September 2010.

Promotional photograph by Patrik Skoglöw.