Deathrace King
| Deathrace King | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 23, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | November 3, 1999 – January 4, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Death metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 49.05 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Fredrik Nordström, The Crown | |||
| The Crown chronology | ||||
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Deathrace King is the fourth album by Swedish death/thrash metal band The Crown.
Reception
[edit]Herbert Chwalek of the Power Metal.de said that "The disc is just damn horny from beginning to end and effortlessly blows away most of the oh-so-tough bands."[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9.5/10[3] |
| Metal.de | 9/10[4] |
| Metal Storm | 9.2/10[5] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[6] |
| Sputnikmusic | [7] |
| The Metal Crypt | [8] |
Artist comments
[edit]In a March 2007 interview, The Crown frontman Johan Lindstrand revealed that Deathrace King was his favourite album amongst The Crown's discography.[9] "The whole album has very intense, good songs", remarked Lindstrand. "There are no ups and downs on that album, but all pure ten pointers every song." Tomas Lindberg appears on Devil Gate Ride [9] and Mika Luttinen from Impaled Nazarene appears on Total Satan.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deathexplosion" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Executioner: Slayer of the Light" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Back from the Grave" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Devil Gate Ride" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Vengeance" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Rebel Angel" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "I Won't Follow" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Blitzkrieg Witchcraft" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Dead Man's Song" | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Total Satan" | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Killing Star (Superbia Luxuria XXX)" | 8:37 |
| Total length: | 49.05 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Herbert Chwalek (3 September 2000). "The Crown - Deathrace King". Power Metal.de. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Deathrace King at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Adrian Bromley (25 May 2000). "The Crown - _Deathrace King_". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "The Crown - Deathrace King". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "The Crown - Deathrace King review". Metal Storm. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "The Crown - Deathrace King". Rock Hard (in German).
- ^ "The Crown - Deathrace King". Sputnikmusic. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Deathrace King". The Metal Crypt. 9 September 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b Morgan, Anthony (March 2007). ""Such a Sick Boy" - One Man Army and the Undead Quartet vocalist Johan Lindstrand observes humanity's inabilities". Lucem Fero. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
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