The Crown – ‘Deathrace King’ CD

The Crown is a death thrash metal band formed in Trollhättan, Sweden, in 1990. Their original moniker (until 1998) was Crown of Thorns for the band’s first two albums, which had to be changed due to another band already using that name.

Their music and lyrics are inspired by death, anti-religion themes (mostly targeting Christianity), and rebellion. They are known to fuse death metal with thrash influences.

‘Deathrace King’ seen from the surface, is a product made from a hundred percent love of high-speed metal. The album playfully masters intertwining influences from speed metal, thrash metal, and death metal while not being afraid of throwing in melody.

All in all, ‘Deathrace King’ is a great album that may respond better when you are in a lightheaded mood and want to have a “cheap” thrill. It lacks a dimension of “wisdom,” but we suppose you can argue that is not what they are going for with this kind of music.