Death Is Not Dead | ||||
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Released | 13 January 2015 | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 1:08:01 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | The Crown, Marko Tervonen | |||
The Crown chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | 8/10 [1] |
Metal.de | 9/10 [2] |
Metal Hammer | [3] |
Metal Injection | 8/10 [4] |
Stormbringer | [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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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]
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