Released on: 12th October 2018
Northern Crown have got new hats on for their self-titled second album to deliver a heady collection of post-rock in the vein of classic acts such as Dio and Black Sabbath. Tary not though yonder reader for as through time, as in sound. The band although inspired by the mightiest of challengers to Satans’ throne– overall their sound is distant to the rule of tried and tested riffs and rhythms. But like all things dark and rocky their cool countenance is backed faithfully by solid depth.
Rocking (don’t pardon the pun) a well developed sound Northern Crown have successfully mixed in portions of the aforementioned greats with modern styles. Such as symphonic metal and a touch of death metal. Qualifying these guys for a degree of mastery in alchemy as their dulcet riffs dissolve nimbly in your ear.
Even if the band name sounds like the polite way to discuss a skullet the music is enough to get that shine top waving about like it’s a toupee in an air conditioned entryway. And while using the tools of the trade, the rock music cum occult manifesto trade, they comb the finely grounded teeth of their influences and bite down heavy on the freshest bit of alternative music available. Exploding in a frenzy of metal-like cuisine.
Northern Crown doesn’t reflect the most aspiration in the classic game of Rockier Than Thou. But the humble manner in which it conveys its very deliberate attitude is a fresh take on the genre that came to be during the birth of the modern era. And with poetic choruses and divergent verses this album is a groovy set of songs to cool the savage beast.
9/10
