Death Is Not Dead

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Death Is Not Dead
The Crown - Death Is Not Dead.png
Studio album by
Released13 January 2015
Genre Melodic death metal
Length1:08:01
Label Century Media
Producer The Crown, Marko Tervonen
The Crown chronology
Doomsday King
(2010)
Death Is Not Dead
(2015)
Cobra Speed Venom
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 8/10 [1]
Metal.de 9/10 [2]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Metal Injection8/10 [4]
StormbringerStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Death Is Not Dead is the ninth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band The Crown which was released by Century Media Records on 13 January 2015. In this album, Johan Lindstrand returned for the first time since his departure after Possessed 13 came out in 2003. [6] The album is the last one in which Janne Saarenpää will play his drums for the band. The album was released to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the band. [7]

Contents

Track listing

Death Is Not Dead track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Reign"1:54
2."Headhunter"4:52
3."Iblis Bane"4:08
4."Eternal"4:03
5."Struck by Lightning"4:59
6."Speed Kills (Full Moon Ahead)"3:34
7."Herd of Swine"4:49
8."Horrid Ways"5:16
9."Ride To Ruin"5:49
10."Meduseld"5:43
11."Godeater"5:14
Total length:1:08:01

Bonus CD

The "Bonus CD" of the album came with two extra tracks, namely: "We Come In Peace (Piece By Piece)" 4:42 long and "Agent Orange" which was 6:01 in length. [7]

Personnel

The Crown

Production

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