Violent Portraits Of Doomed Escape, by Black Crown Initiate

Violent Portraits Of Doomed Escape

by Black Crown Initiate

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	1.	Invitation 07:55
	2.	Son Of War 04:03
	3.	Trauma Bonds 06:03
	4.	Years In Frigid Light 06:43
	5.	Bellow 02:14
	6.	Death Comes In Reverse 05:45
	7.	Sun Of War 07:14
	8.	Holy Silence 07:47
	9.	He Is The Path 02:19

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Having released two critically hailed, fan-worshipped works of progressive death metal, 2014’s Wreckage of Stars and its 2016 follow-up Selves We Cannot Forgive, BLACK CROWN INITIATE have found a new label home with Century Media. Formed in Reading, Pennsylvania in 2012, BLACK CROWN INITIATE have created a stir that’s stretched far beyond the underground with a sound that is at once sweeping, chaotic and epic in scope and ambition. “It’s an incredible time for us as a band,” says guitarist and vocalist Andy Thomas. “We definitely have the most cohesive lineup we’ve ever had and cliché as it sounds, we have what we feel is our best album. To be on a label like Century Media with the pedigree that it has and the enthusiasm the people behind it have is refreshing as well. It’s a new chapter and in many ways a new beginning for us.” Joining mainstays Thomas, vocalist James Dorton and bassist Nick Shaw is original BCI guitarist, Ethan McKenna, whose time with the band dates back to its 2013 EP, Crippled Bull. That early recording created a stir for BLACK CROWN INITIATE and found them touring as an unsigned band with the likes of Behemoth, Goatwhore and 1349. “In many ways it feels like things have come full circle,” says Thomas. “Ethan couldn’t be a full-time member back then because of personal obligations. In fact, he was the only guitar student of mine I told that I couldn’t teach anything else to!”

Now they announced the release of their new album “VIOLENT PORTRAITS OF DOOMED ESCAPE” which is going to be released via Century Media on August 7th. Their recent masterpiece was recorded by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland which have already collaborated with several Bands like Rivers Of Nihil, August Burns Red and Lorna Shore. The band proudly proclaims “We tore our hearts apart making this record, and we can’t wait for you all to hear it. It’s the best thing any of us has ever made. More to come.”

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released August 7, 2020

Line-Up:
Nick "Bass" Shaw - Bass
Andy Thomas - Guitars
James Dorton - Vocals
Ethan McKenna - Guitars

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