DEATHCROWN Release First Digital Single "The Witch Hammer"
May 2, 2016, 8 years ago
Deathcrown are the new, but very old-school, death metal outfit from Richmond, VA. The band includes veteran skins-basher Ryan Parrish (Iron Reagan, ex-Darkest Hour), and seasoned frontman Mikael Parks (former touring vocalist for Arsis), and is rounded out by a group of equally brutal dudes. Their sound is visceral to the original death metal scenes from both Stockholm, Sweden and Tampa, Florida, while retaining it's own originality and attitude.
These guys are not a group of young kids trying to imitate a long-lost sound. The men of Deathcrown are the genuine article. They were buying records like Entombed's Left Hand Path and Morbid Angel's Blessed Are The Sick at the time of their release. Their bands were opening for Grave and Dismember in the '90s. All they've done here is dig up their own filthy, rotting roots, in order to return to their love of brutal, simple, heavy death metal.
Check out Deathcrown's first digital single, "The Witch Hammer", via the audio player below.. Their debut EP, Living Hell, will be released on June 17th via Primitive Ways Records.
Deathcrown is:
Mikael Parks - vocals
Jake Vanderband - guitar
Tommy Gunn - guitar
David James - bass
Ryan Parrish - drums
Visit their official Facebook page for further details.
