Royal Destroyer

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Royal Destroyer
The Crown - Royal Destroyer.png
Studio album by
The Crown
Released12 March 2021
RecordedStudio Fredman
GenreMelodic death metal
Length45:45
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerThe Crown, Fredrik Nordström
The Crown chronology
Cobra Speed Venom
(2018) 		Royal Destroyer
(2021)

Royal Destroyer is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band The Crown, which was released by Metal Blade Records on 12 March 2021. The album came a month and a half after the release of a single "Motordeath", which came out on 14 January 2021.[1]

Release[]

The group revealed that their studio will publish 180g black vinyls and a limited edition of 400 of midnight blue marbled vinyls, exclusively for Europe. The group also issued a limited edition consisting of 400 total red-hot orange marbled vinyls and golden clear with blue and white splatter spot vinyl, for the European market. For the United States, the group issued violet blue marbled vinyl, a total of 100 copies.[2] Royal Destroyer also was released in Japan where it was published by Avalon/Marquee.[3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal.de8/10[4]
Metal Hammer4/5 stars[5]
Rock Hard9/10[6]
Stormbringer3.5/5 stars[7]

Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer said that "if it's subtlety you're after look elsewhere – The Crown's Royal Destroyer is death metal the way it should be: bloody, brutal and hard as f**k".[5]

Track listing[]

Royal Destroyer track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Baptized in Violence"1:18
2."Let the Hammering Begin!"6:13
3."Motordeath"4:23
4."Ultra Faust"6:21
5."Glorious Hades"5:06
6."Full Metal Justice"3:01
7."Scandinavian Satan"2:57
8."Devoid of Light"3:32
9."We Drift On"4:40
10."Beyond the Frail"5:19
11."Absolute Monarchy" (bonus)2:55
Total length:45:45
Japan edition bonus track[8]
No.TitleLength
12."Dawn of Emptiness" (Demo)5:32
Total length:51:22

Personnel[]

The Crown

  • Johan Lindstrand – vocals
  • Magnus Olsfelt – bass
  • Marko Tervonen – guitar
  • Robin Sörqvist – lead guitar and backing vocals
  • Henrik Axelsson – drums

Production

  • M. Engstrom – mixing
  • Kenneth Johansson – photography
  • Thomas Ewerhard – cover art, layout
  • Kenneth Svensson – mastering
  • Marcus Sunesson – recording
  • Marko Tervonen – recording
  • Chris Silver – producer, recording, mixing
  • Mark Brand – artwork

Charts[]

Chart performance for Royal Destroyer
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 17
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 188
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 51

References[]

  1. ^ Neilstein, Vince (15 January 2021). "The Crown Unleash 'Motordeath' Single, Announce New Album, Royal Destroyer". MetalSucks. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The Crown reveals details for new album, 'Royal Destroyer'". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Royal Destroyer". Avalon. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ Michael (5 March 2021). "The Crown - Royal Destroyer". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Lawson, Dom. "The Crown's Royal Destroyer: Sweden's hardest declare all-out death metal war". Metal Hammer.
  6. ^ Schmidt, Patrick. "The Crown - Royal Destroye". Rock Hard (in German).
  7. ^ Lustig, Ernst (4 January 2015). "The Crown - Royal Destroyer". Stormbringer (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ "「Royal Destroyer / ロイヤル・デストロイヤー」|MARQUEE". アヴァロン| AVALON online (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Crown – Royal Destroyer" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Crown – Royal Destroyer" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ "ロイヤル・デストロイヤー". Oricon. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Crown – Royal Destroyer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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