Royal Destroyer

Description

With 2018's Cobra Speed Venom, the band reached the same heights as their historic 2002 release, Crowned in Terror, but they were ready to write their follow-up. "It surely set the bar high for a follow-up," says Mr. Olsfelt. Having celebrated their thirtieth anniversary in 2020 [their first eight years spent as Crown Of Thorns], The Crown has proven to be one of the most enduring forces in death metal. In 2021, they continued with Royal Destroyer, a record that sets a new standard for the genre. With legendary producer Fredrik Nordström, the band recorded the resulting ten songs at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg. "We push ourselves to the limit, really trying to make everything as good as it can get, trying to make every song as impactful as possible," says Olsfelt. Although they believe people need to hear the album themselves to accurately describe it, Olsfelt also states that The Crown has achieved something that forms a "continuous whole" – while being diverse.