Album Review: Demise of The Crown – Life In The City (Self Released)

Brandish your weapons and bare your teeth in the battle for new world order with Montreal’s metal quintet, Demise Of The Crown. They run the gambit from heavy metal to hard rock weaved together with soaring solos reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen with undertones of Yngwie Malmsteen.

Each member has spent their time paying dues in the local community and they have banded together with the same goal and vision of a band determined to shake the foundation of power metal. The current lineup of Darren Beadman (vocals), Manuel Iradian (guitars), Kevin Alexander (drums), Simon Doiron (bass) and Vince Doiron (guitar) has been going strong over the years playing a plethora of gigs in their area and releasing their debut self-titled record in 2016.

Influenced by headliners like Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, and Faith No More, the band is working their way up the royal bloodline to cause chaos right alongside their heroes.

Life in the City is out on April 24th 2020.

This is a banger. Let’s get that clear from the start. Demise of the Crown delivering a god-damn energetic and memorable metal album that really does walk the line between genius and madness. From keeping it fairly straight-forward and heavy with opener Dying Heat to the wild and hyper rock riffing and savage moments of the self titled finale. It’s a very enjoyable listen.

With a myriad of eclectic but very clever tunes in between, there is no getting bored here.

The thumping rhythm of Sparks Fly, the powerful vocal highs of Gatekeeper, the epic that is My Mind is Free… the first half of the album is so grand. Demise of the Crown able to push out constantly hyper-active guitar licks and riffs with ease. While also playing off the varying vocal styles perfectly.

They can also be so damn heavy when they want to be. The Immortal just one example of how thick and sticky the album can be. A track for the pit in every way possible. That, alongside the hyper speeding drum beat and bass of The Rise, The Fall are just two of the highlights of the latter half of the album.

Demise of the Crown – Life in the City Full Track Listing:

1. Dying Heat
2. Sparks Fly
3. Gatekeeper
4. My Mind is Free
5. Wild Life
6. The Immortal
7. Glorious Life
8. The Rise, The Fall
9. Fixated
10. Lightning Strikes
11. Life In The City

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