| By Royal Decree | ||||
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| Released | 4 March 2022 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 93:57 | |||
| Label | Inside Out Music, Sony Music | |||
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By Royal Decree is the fifteenth studio album by the progressive rock band the Flower Kings, released on 4 March 2022. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Great Pretender" | 6:58 |
| 2. | "World Gone Crazy" | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Blinded" | 7:52 |
| 4. | "A Million Stars" | 7:19 |
| 5. | "The Soldier" | 5:26 |
| 6. | "The Darkness in You" | 5:17 |
| 7. | "We Can Make It Work" | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Peacock on Parade" | 5:22 |
| 9. | "Revolution" | 6:02 |
| 10. | "Time the Great Healer" | 6:16 |
| 11. | "Letter" | 2:26 |
| 12. | "Evolution" | 4:50 |
| 13. | "Silent Ways" | 5:03 |
| 14. | "Moth" | 4:41 |
| 15. | "The Big Funk" | 4:43 |
| 16. | "Open Your Heart" | 5:19 |
| 17. | "Shrine" | 1:11 |
| 18. | "Funeral Pyres" | 7:14 |
| Total length: | 93:57 | |
The Flower Kings
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| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [2] | 185 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [3] | 84 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] | 53 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] | 17 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] | 23 |
The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt. The group began as Stolt's touring band to support his third solo album The Flower King. They continued performing after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in progressive rock, having released over twenty hours of music spread across fifteen studio albums. Their music is similar to early symphonic progressive rock groups such as Yes, marked by sharp dynamic changes, polyrhythms, heavy bass, vocal harmonies, abstract and occasionally nonsensical lyrics, and extended song lengths.
Space Revolver is the fifth studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings, released on 4 July 2000.
Paradox Hotel is the ninth studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings, released on 4 April 2006. It is also the band's fourth studio double-CD.
Stardust We Are is the third studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings, which was released in 1997. It is the band's first double-CD studio album and includes the epic composition and title track, "Stardust We Are," which has since become one of the band's signature songs.
Flower Power is the fourth studio album by the progressive rock band the Flower Kings, which was released in 1999. It is also their second double-CD and includes the nearly one-hour-long epic composition, "Garden of Dreams".
Meet the Flower Kings is the second live album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings. It was released in 2003 as a double-CD, and also as a two-disc DVD concert video. A limited release book-case version of this includes both the 2-CD and 2-DVD sets together, along with a booklet.
The Rainmaker is the sixth studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings. It was their first to receive a more mixed response from critics compared to their previous albums.
Retropolis, released in 1996, is the second studio album by the Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings. The album's art is inspired by the film Metropolis.
Instant DeLIVEry is the third live album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings. Recorded in Tilburg, Netherlands, on April 19, 2006, this album has live music from their tour promoting Paradox Hotel.
The Flower King is the third solo album by Roine Stolt. The original line-up for the album consisted of Stolt, Jaime Salazar (drums), and Hasse Fröberg (vocals). They later formed the band The Flower Kings and released their debut album Back in the World of Adventures the following year.
The Sum of No Evil is the tenth studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings, with the return of the drummer Zoltan Csörsz. The limited edition is supplied in a digipak and with a bonus disc.
The Road Back Home is the second compilation album by the Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings. It is a double album with some of the group's shorter and more straightforward songs, rather than their usual long/complex epic songs. All of the songs have been remastered and most have been remixed. Some have even been reworked, with new guitar solos, or new lead vocals, or different backing vocals, etc.
Scanning The Greenhouse is the first compilation album by the Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings.
Hasse Fröberg is a Swedish guitarist, composer and vocalist, currently one of the vocalists and guitarists of The Flower Kings. He fronted a handful of hard rock bands before joining them and currently has his own solo project, Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion.
Banks of Eden is the eleventh studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings released on 18 June 2012. It is the first album with drummer Felix Lehrmann. The album reached #45 in the 2012 Top Heatseekers chart.
Desolation Rose is the twelfth studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings, released on 28 October 2013. The album peaked at #35 in the 2013 Top Heatseekers chart.
Invention of Knowledge is a studio album by Anderson/Stolt, a musical collaboration formed by singer-songwriters and musicians Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt. It was released on 24 June 2016 by InsideOutMusic. The project originated in 2014 after Anderson had performed with Stolt on a progressive rock-themed cruise, and the two decided to record an album. The recording process involved Anderson recording ideas in demo form in California and sending them online to Stolt in Sweden, who would develop music based on them. Invention of Knowledge was recorded in Sweden by several musicians, including Tom Brislin, Daniel Gildenlöw, and members of Stolt's band The Flower Kings.
Waiting for Miracles is the thirteenth studio album by the progressive rock band the Flower Kings, released on 2019.
Islands is the fourteenth studio album by the progressive rock band the Flower Kings, released in 2020 through Inside Out Music.
Look at You Now is the sixteenth studio album by the progressive rock band the Flower Kings, released on 8 September 2023.