CROWNED: Debut Album Out Now

October 23, 2012

On October 12, Seance Records released CROWNED's "Vacuous Spectral Silence" debut. The CD is described in a press release as "Australian black metal created under night's transcendental veil with intelligence, subtlety, and abundant atmosphere, an austere opus traversing life, death, and infinity."

A new rising force in the Australian underground for fans of BURZUM, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, MAYHEM, DRUDKH, ABIGOR, SUMMONING, MIDNIGHT ODYSSEY and SPIRE, CROWNED's murky veil of atmospheric black metal echoes like the chant of choral ghosts in forgotten crypts, channeling a haunting resonance of the dark ages as creeping shadows enshroud, light scarcely breaking upon the cold stone.

"Vacuous Spectral Silence" track listing:

01. Menelvagor
02. Journey To The Crossroads
03. Firmament
04. Apocryphal Catacomb
05. Diamonds
06. Vacuous Spectral Silence

The three robed figures of CROWNED were unified in 2010 by their isolated rural surroundings and similar musical inspirations. Hence, they formed a somber brotherhood to create dark atmospheric music, channeling their own individual personalities with musical exploration and introspection.

As the year 2010 drew nigh, CROWNED released their demo recording, "Ainulindale". Whilst raw, this three-song recording was a premonition of the expansive dark atmospheres and engaging concepts which the band were able to create with their music. The demo was pressed in an edition of 200 copies, which soon sold out as the band began to perform as a live entity around Queensland, Australia. The demo was well received, and they were invited to play several shows and festivals around Australia alongside bands such as THE AMENTA, RUINS, PESTILENTIAL SHADOWS, EREBUS ENTHRONED, DROWNING THE LIGHT and SPIRE, among others.

Not to rest on their laurels for long, CROWNED began writing and recording their debut album, "Vacuous Spectral Silence", in 2011. This work was to build upon and fulfill the vision begun with "Ainulindale", transcending the demo in technique and production quality. "Vacuous Spectral Silence" materialized as a monument to the dark ages, melding haunting Gregorian-like chants with abundant atmosphere, subtle keyboards, and epic '90s-styled symphonic black metal.

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