Crown The Empire Debut at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart
Rise Records Debut, The Fallout, Out Now. LP Produced By Joey Sturgis (Of Mice & Men, The Devil Wears Prada, Attack Attack!)
Band Confirmed For Take Action Tour 2013 with The Used, We Came As Romans and Mindflow
Dallas, TX’s Crown The Empire made an impressive debut on the Billboard charts this week, landing at #1 on the Heatseekers chart and cracking the Top 200 album chart with their Rise Records debut, The Fallout, which was produced by Joey Sturgis (Of Mice & Men, The Devil Wears Prada, Attack Attack!). The LP also came in at #8 on the Indie Albums chart and #20 on the Hard Music Albums chart.
In a message directed at supporters, the band says, “Thank you to all the amazing fans who’ve picked up the album and supported us. We couldn’t have done this without you guys :).”
Crown The Empire has been quickly garnering praise from fans and critics alike, with Highwire Daze recently proclaiming: “Rise Records has done it once again, unleashing a massive talent upon the world at large… Possessing unique musical soundscapes, superb musicianship, and two super charismatic vocalists, Crown The Empire is sure to become genre royalty in no time at all. With all of the vibrant musical ideas and powerhouse vocals, there is no doubt that Crown The Empire will be the breakthrough band of 2013.” Kerrang! also raves, “Representing the best of the scene, they pack in muchos melodies without compromising on hard-edged heaviness.”
Starting in 2010, the 6-piece band set out with a goal to separate themselves in a genre often cluttered with copy-cat bands. They combined their love for the hardcore genre with infectious, loud, and powerful choruses of generations before their own, and ultimately created a fresh new approach to heavier music. Combined with an equal drive to connect with every last one of their fans, they hope to use whatever notoriety they receive to spread a simple message of belief in yourself, and hope in others. Their debut EP “Limitless” self-released in November of 2011 furthered this idea of zero boundaries on what you’re capable of, and has even spawned the name for their fans: “The Limitless”. Through touring and a fantastic web presence, the band has built an incredible foundation of fans. Case in point: Parts 1 and 2 of Crown The Empire’s extended music video for the track, “Oh Catastrophe” has racked up well over half a million views on Youtube in just over a week. The clip can be viewed here:
part one & part two
Crown The Empire is confirmed for the 2013 Take Action Tour where they will perform alongside The Used, We Came As Romans and Mindflow. The band will also be playing The Unsilent Night Music Festival in Dallas, TXon December 1st alongside Glassjaw, Every Time I Die, The Acacia Strain and many other bands. For more information: www.unsilentnightmusicfestival.com.
To purchaseThe Fallout on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-fallout/id576602245.
Tour Dates:
Dec 01Dallas, TX- Centennial Hall atFairPark
Jan 06Nashville,TN- Rocketown w/ We Came as Romans
Jan 07Fayetteville,AR-NWA Showcase Theater w/ We Came as Romans
Jan 08Lubbock,TX- Jakes Sports Café w/ We Came as Romans
Jan 11Las Vegas,NVTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 12Salt Lake City,UTTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 14Denver,COTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 16Kansas City,MOTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 17Minneapolis,MNTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 18Iowa City,IA- Blue Moose Tap House
Jan 19Milwaukee,WITake Action Tour 2013
Jan 20Indianapolis,INTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 22St Louis,MOTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 23Chicago,ILTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 24Huntington,WV- Big Sandy Grand Ballroom w/ We Came as Romans
Jan 25Pittsburgh,PATake Action Tour 2013
Jan 26Rochester,NYTake Action Tour 2013
Jan 27Lancaster,PA- Chameleon Club w/ We Came as Romans
Jan 28 Washington, DC- 9:30 Club
Jan 29Boston,MATake Action Tour 2013
Jan 30Sayreville,NJTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 01Hartford,CTTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 02Atlantic City,NJTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 03Greensboro, NC- Greene Street Club w/ We Came as Romans
Feb 04Atlanta,GATake Action Tour 2013
Feb 05Tampa,FLTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 06Jacksonville,FL- Murray Hill Theatre
Feb 07Asheville,NCTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 08Cincinnati,OHTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 10Detroit,MI@ The Fillmore Take Action Tour
Feb 11Cleveland,OHTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 13Tulsa,OK@ Cain’s Ballroom Take Action Tour
Feb 14Houston,TXTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 15Corpus Christi,TXHouse of Rock w/ We Came as Romans
Feb 16Austin,TX@ Emo’s East Take Action Tour
Feb 17Dallas,TXTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 19San Antonio,TXTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 20El Paso,TXTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 22Albuquerque,NMTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 23Tucson, AZ- The Rock w/ We Came as Romans
Feb 24Phoenix,AZTake Action Tour 2013
Feb 25San Luis Obispo,CASLO BREW
Feb 26San Francisco,CATake Action Tour 2013
Feb 27San Diego,CATake Action Tour 2013
Mar 01Los Angeles,CATake Action Tour 2013
The Falllout
Tracklisting:
01. OH, CATASTROPHE
02. THE FALLOUT
03. MEMORIES OF A BROKEN HEART
04. MAKESHIFT CHEMISTRY
05. THE ONE YOU FEED
06. MENACE
07. JOURNALS
08. TWO’S TOO MANY
09. EVIDENCE
10. CHILDREN OF LOVE
11. JOHNNY’S REVENGE
Crown The Empire is:
Andy Leo: Vocals
Brandon Hoover: Guitar
Bennett Vogelman: Guitar
Hayden Tree: Bass
Austin Duncan: Keys
Brent Taddie: Drums
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