Year : 2023
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 112 mb
Bio:
Former Gypsy Rose and Dogface guitarist Martin Kronlund launches his new musical venture: Kings Crown, a musical alliance featuring powerhouse British vocalist Lee Small (Shy, Phenomena, Sweet) along with Anders Skoog on keyboards, Berra Holmgren on bass and Pontus Engborg (Glenn Hughes) on drums. Kings Crown was formed in Goteborg, Sweden in 2021 and the plan was to create a strong sound combining bluesy 70s hard rock (think Deep Purple, Bad Company, Whitesnake & Rainbow) with the Swedish melodic rock of the 80s. Thanks to Kronlund's strong experience in songwriting and production, the guys managed to craft an exciting set of songs that were topped and completed with the terrific vocals of Lee Small, who truly shines with his exquisite clean vocal range. The end result – great melodic rock with some rather tasty Hammond organs among all the guitars – is an exciting affair for all lovers of classic melodic rock, offering a truly enjoyable and entertaining listening experience. Kings Crown's debut album “Closer To The Truth” certainly marks another excellent release from the increasingly prolific Swedish hard rock scene and will reward the listener with a discovery that definitely deserves credit.
Album:
Melodic Hard Rock’s European union of British vocalist, Lee (Shy/Sweet) Small and Swedish Guitarist Martin (Gypsy Rose/Phenomena) Kronlund looks like being a huge success.Small’s voice is the kind of thing which prompts awe not only at his range, but his ability to dig into the emotion of the moment. It’s called soul.A hard rock singer with soul and range is a rarity. Listen to him on the album’s standouts ‘It’s Too Late’ and ‘Servant’. His vocals cords are apparently made from the same muscle and blood as admirer, Glenn Hughes. The emotional surge of ‘Darkest Of Days’ comes straight from the maestro’s post Addictive years.And like Hughes, his voice sounds authoritative whether you adjust the volume up to 11 or down to a whisper.The songwriters, Kronlund, Small and keyboard player, Anders Skoog have stitched together a bunch of songs that sound scooped up from seventies rock at its peak.The band’s music hits hard and heavy, every track a satisfying, blood pumping standoff between axe, voice and Hammond. ‘Still Alive’ and ‘Down Below’, taut, tense and unshowy, are full of neat gearshifts as the band’s cleverly calculated riffs lockstep behind Lee’s rasp.The arrangements are precision tooled, with every piece oiled up, friction free and rocking hard, and there’s a real intensity to the band’s music, maintained all the way through the album, from sensual ballad ‘Stay The Night’ to the breathless ‘Stranger’, each knocking at the door of legacy bands like Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Rainbow.A band to watch. We should hope they stay together.
Line Up:
Lee Small - Vocals - See also: ex-Arkham's Razor, Lee Small, Lionheart, ex-Lifeline, ex-Native Cane, ex-Omega, ex-Phenomena, ex-Pride, ex-Shy, ex-Skyscraper, ex-Snowfall, ex-Surveillance, ex-United Nations, ex-Signal Red
Martin Kronlund - Guitars - see also: Gypsy Rose
Bas Berra Holmgren - bass
Anders Skoog - keyboards
Pontus Engborg - drums
Tracklist:
01. It's Too Late
02. Servant
03. Still Alive
04. Standing On My Own
05. Stranger
06. Down Below
07. Stay The Night
08. Closer To The Truth
09. I Will Remember
10. Don't Hide
11. Darkest Of Days
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