Crown the Empire

Crown The Empire

Crown The Empire "Prisoners Of War" (2015)
Background information
Origin Dallas, Texas, United States
Genres Post-hardcore, metalcore, electronic, symphonic rock
Years active 2010–present
Labels Rise
Website www.thisistheresistance.com
Members Andrew "Andy Leo" Velasquez
David Escamilla
Brandon Hoover
Brent Taddie
Hayden Tree
Past members Austin Duncan
Zac Johnson
Alex Massey
Brandon Shroyer
Bennett "Benn Suede" Vogelman

Crown The Empire is an American Metalcore post hardcore band formed in 2010 in Dallas, Texas. They have released one EP and two full-length albums, and have toured extensively.

History

Formation, Limitless & Signing to Rise Records (2010-12)

Main article: Limitless (EP)

Crown The Empire was formed in July 2010 by Andrew Velasquez, Austin Duncan, Hayden Tree, and Brandon Hoover during their time together at Colleyville Heritage High School. The band was formed when "Brandon and Austin decided to start jamming together."[1] The band's ultimate goal was to "be heavier than most bands in their area," while "bringing huge, poppy choruses to a genre that can become pretty stale." Originally, drummer Alex Massey filled the drumming position in the band, but he was soon replaced by their current drummer, Brent Taddie in May 2011. During 2011, the members of Crown the Empire also held an extensive search for another guitarist to join their band. They soon welcomed Bennett Vogelman (Benn Suede) to the band as the new lead guitarist.

The band started recording their debut EP, Limitless, in 2011. Limitless was released on iTunes on November 29, 2011.[2]

On December 5, 2011 the band released a behind the scenes look at the filming for the band's upcoming music video for their song, "Voices", from their recently released EP "Limitless". During the video the band announced the release date for the music video to be on December 11.[3]

On December 11, 2011 as announced by the band premiered the music video for the song, "Voices", via their YouTube page.[4]

On December 24, 2011 the band released their cover of the classic holiday song, "Let It Snow" and are streaming it on their YouTube page.[5]

On December 31, 2011 the band released a video of the band acoustically performing the song, "Wake Me Up", from their EP, Limitless.[6]

On January 17, 2012 the band announced their first US tour with A Skylit Drive. The tour went from March 3 through 7th beginning in Arizona and ending in Arkansas.[5]

On March 21, 2012 the band was rumored to have been signed by Rise Records after the label posted this statement on their Facebook page, "We’re announcing a new band on Friday. Here’s a hint, they are from Texas!". Shortly after Crown the Empire posted a statement of their own, "Big News coming by the end of the week. Any guesses what it might be?!".[7]

On March 23, 2012 the band announced that they had in fact been signed by Rise Records in their "Viva La Rise!" video, along with the video the band released a free cover of the song, "Moves Like Jagger" in appreciation for support from their fans in helping get them signed.[8]

Second Vocalist and The Fallout (2012-13)

On April 2, 2012 the band released a teaser of new material via Facebook to give fans a taste of what they had been working on since their signing to Rise Records.[9] On April 25 the band released another demo song on their Facebook page.[10] The band would again release another teaser on July 29 this time with vocals present.[11]

On May 18, 2012 the band was announced to support Pierce the Veil on their two-week UK tour in September after the unveiling of their third LP, Collide with the Sky.[12]

On August 26, 2012, the band announced that they had recruited an additional vocalist, David Escamilla, to share vocal responsibilities with Andy Leo. Along with the news of Escamilla joining the band, they announced that they would be heading into the studio with Joey Sturgis to begin recording their debut album.[13] The band also announced that they would be releasing a teaser for the music video of the song, "Johnny Ringo" on September 2 and a new album coming out in November.[14] On September 6, the band released the music video being the first release by the band with new vocalist David Escamilla[15]

On August 27, 2012 the band was announced to be a part of Motionless in White's Infamous Tour beginning in early November along with fellow supporting acts Chelsea Grin, Stick to Your Guns and Upon This Dawning.[16]

On September 2, 2012 the band released a teaser which revealed that the music video for "Johnny Ringo" would be released on September 16.[17] On September 5, the band released a behind the scenes look at footage from the video shoot for "Johnny Ringo".[18]

On October 11, 2012 the band released a short studio update from their forthcoming album with an expected November release.[19] On October 25, the band released the first single, "Makeshift Chemistry" from their upcoming album titled, "The Fallout", which was released on November 20 through Rise Records.[20]

On November 5, 2012 the band released a statement announcing that they would be dropping off of the Infamous Tour stating in their message that "Unfortunately we will not be on The Infamous Tour this Fall due to scheduling issues. We’re sorry to all of those who were coming out to the shows to see us perform and we hope you guys still go out to the shows to see all the other great bands" also stating "We have some HUGE things in the works :)."[21]

On November 8, 2012 the band released the second song from their upcoming album called "Memories of a Broken Heart".[22] On November 14, the band released part one of their two part extended music video beginning with the intro track, "Oh, Catastrophe".[23] The following day the band released the second part of their extended music video with the title track of their upcoming album, The Fallout.[24] On November 15, 2012 the band streamed their debut album in its entirety five days before the official release of the album.[25]

January 18, 2013 Rise Records announced their Spring Tour beginning in mid April to early May with fellow acts Like Moths to Flames, the Color Morale, Palisades and My Ticket Home.[26]

On March 11, 2013 the band announced their first headlining tour called "The Generation Tour" which kicked off on May 7 in Toledo, Ohio, and wrapped up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on May 26 with supporting acts Capture the Crown, Palisades, Heartist and Famous Last Words. The band also played South by South West Tour and then will be hitting the road in April with Like Moths to Flames.[27]

On March 23, 2013 the band was announced to be playing Warped Tour 2013.[28] Later that day the band released a live version of their single, "Makeshift Chemistry".[29] The following day the band released their own Warped Tour announcement.[30]

On June 6, 2013 the band released a live version of the song, "Menace" from their debut album, The Fallout.[31] On June 25, the band was announced to be joining Asking Alexandria on their headlining tour coinciding with the release of their new album, From Death to Destiny with fellow supporting acts Motionless in White and Upon a Burning Body.[32] Also on June 25, the band announced that they would shooting a music video for a song from their 2012 debut album.[33]

On August 2, 2013 the band released the last single from their debut album called "Memories of a Broken Heart."'[34]

Crown the Empire performed at the 2014 Vans Warped Tour.[35]

The Fallout Reissue and The Resistance: Rise of The Runaways (2013-present)

The band plan to release a two disc reissue of The Fallout including a rerecording of their EP, Limitless, with David Escamilla providing vocals, on December 10, 2013.[36]

On November 14, 2013 the band released a statement about the re-recording of their first EP, Limitless. The band stated that they "...re-recorded, we mean EVERYTHING was redone. Guitars, drums, production, vocals, etc. Andy and Dave are BOTH on it...". They also stated that the EP is in a completely different tuning.[37]

On November 28, 2013, the band released the first single from the deluxe rerelease of The Fallout, "Breaking Point". The song is a rerecording of a song from their EP, Limitless, now with Escamilla handling all the non-singing vocals.[38]

On November 28, 2013, it was announced that Crown the Empire would be going back into the studio "very soon" to begin their new album, which would release sometime in 2014. It has been described as not sounding anything like the Limitless EP, nor the re-recorded version of Limitless. However, they did say that it would sound like "The Fallout on crack" with "better melodies, better riffs, better everything!"

On February 4, 2014, AltPress.com reported[39] Crown the Empire's teasing of a new song from their forthcoming second LP. The site went on to clarify, "Crown the Empire entered the studio with producer Joey Sturgis (the Word Alive, Blessthefall) in January and have been recording their sophomore full-length album." No titles, song or otherwise, have been announced. Later it was confirmed that they entered the studio with Dan Korneff.[40][41]

The band debuted two new songs at the 2014 Vans Warped Tour: MNSTR and Initiation. On June 19, 2014 Rise Records Released the song "Initiation" via their YouTube channel and in just 12 hours the song reached 53,000 views. The second single from the album "Bloodline" was released via their YouTube channel on June 26, 2014. Then the final single "Rise Of The Runaways" was released via their YouTube channel July 2, 2014.

On July 21, 2014, Crown the Empire won Alternative Press Magazine's award for best breakthrough band and their second album reached number 1 on the iTunes Rock Charts. Then on July 22, 2014, the band released their second album The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways, which debuted in its first week at number 7 on the Billboard Top 200.

On July 24, 2014, the band announced their music video for the song "Machines" to be released the following day and in under 48 hours it got over 100,000 views.

On July 26, 2014 Crown the Empire announced their new headlining tour supported with Volumes, Secrets, Ice Nine Kills, and The Family Ruin which starts on August 30, 2014 in Anaheim, California and ends on September 20, 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama.

On September 8, 2015, Crown the Empire released a new single, titled "Prisoners of War" on digital retailers as part of a deluxe reissue of The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways. The deluxe reissue is slated for release on October 30, 2015, including "Prisoners of War," another brand new track titled "Cross Our Bones," an alternate version of "Machines" and an acoustic version of "Millennia."[42]

On November 6, 2015, Crown the Empire revealed to Alternative Press that their lead guitarist Benn Suede is no longer part of the band.[43]

During their set at Self-Help Fest in March 2016, they played a new song called "Zero" from their upcoming album titled "Mercury."

Band members

Current members
Former members

Timeline

Discography

For a more comprehensive list, see Crown the Empire discography.

Studio albums

EPs

References

  1. ↑ "Crown the Empire". Joshua Stewart.
  2. ↑ "Debut EP Limitless - Release Date And MORE". Crown the Empire.
  3. ↑ "Behind The Scenes - CTE "Voices" music video shoot". YouTube.com. Crown the Empire. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ↑ MUSIC VIDEO: Crown The Empire – Voices | Under the Gun Review
  5. 1 2 Crown The Empire | Under the Gun Review - Part 3
  6. ↑ Crown The Empire Performs "Wake Me Up" Acoustic | Under the Gun Review
  7. ↑ RUMOR: Crown The Empire Sign To Rise Records | Under the Gun Review
  8. ↑ Rise Records Sign Crown The Empire, Give Away Song | Under the Gun Review
  9. ↑ Crown The Empire Tease New Material | Under the Gun Review
  10. ↑ Crown The Empire Posts New Song Demo | Under the Gun Review
  11. ↑ Crown The Empire Tease Song Demo | Under the Gun Review
  12. ↑ Pierce The Veil Announce UK Tour With Crown The Empire | Under the Gun Review
  13. ↑ Crown The Empire Welcome Vocalist David Escamilla | Under the Gun Review
  14. ↑ Crown The Empire (Rise Records) announce additional vocalist - Alternative Press
  15. ↑ Crown The Empire debut "Johnny Ringo" video - Alternative Press
  16. ↑ Motionless In White Headlining The Infamous Tour | Under the Gun Review
  17. ↑ VIDEO TEASER: Crown The Empire – Johnny Ringo | Under the Gun Review
  18. ↑ Crown The Empire release behind-the-scenes look at "Johnny Ringo" video shoot - Alternative Press
  19. ↑ Crown The Empire Studio Update | Under the Gun Review
  20. ↑ STREAM: Crown The Empire – "Makeshift Chemistry" | Under the Gun Review
  21. ↑ Crown The Empire Drop Off "Infamous" Tour; Update Fans | Under the Gun Review
  22. ↑ STREAM: Crown The Empire – "Memories Of A Broken Heart" | Under the Gun Review
  23. ↑ MUSIC VIDEO: Crown The Empire – "Oh, Catastrophe" | Under the Gun Review
  24. ↑ MUSIC VIDEO: Crown The Empire – The Fallout | Under the Gun Review
  25. ↑ FULL ALBUM STREAM: Crown The Empire – The Fallout | Under the Gun Review
  26. ↑ Rise Records Announce Spring Tour, Lineup Includes Like Moths To Flames, Crown The Empire, The Color Morale, Palisades, and My Ticket Home | Under the Gun Review
  27. ↑ Crown The Empire Announce First Headlining Tour | Under the Gun Review
  28. ↑ Crown The Empire, Volumes, Driver Friendly, more announced for Warped Tour 2013 - Alternative Press
  29. ↑ Tags - Alternative Press
  30. ↑ Crown The Empire post Warped Tour 2013 announcement video - Alternative Press
  31. ↑ Crown The Empire release "Menace" live video - Alternative Press
  32. ↑ "Asking Alexandria Announce Brief Run of Summer 2013 U.S. Tour Dates". Loudwire.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  33. ↑ Crown The Empire shooting new music video - Alternative Press
  34. ↑ MUSIC VIDEO: Crown The Empire – "Memories Of A Broken Heart" | Under the Gun Review
  35. ↑ Crown The Empire | Vans Warped Tour
  36. ↑ "Crown The Empire Prep "The Fallout" Deluxe Edition With Re-Recorded "Limitless" EP | Theprp.com – Metal, Hardcore And Rock News, Reviews And More". Theprp.com. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  37. ↑ "Crown The Empire’s ‘The Fallout’ Has Been Completely Re-Recorded". Under the Gun Review. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  38. ↑ "Crown The Empire Streaming Re-Recorded Version Of "Breaking Point" | Theprp.com – Metal, Hardcore And Rock News, Reviews And More". Theprp.com. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  39. ↑ Crown The Empire tease new song - Alternative Press
  40. ↑ "CTE UPDATE: We're in the studio... - Crown The Empire". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  41. ↑ dankorneff.com
  42. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/resistance-deluxe-edition/id1035441299
  43. ↑ "Crown The Empire guitarist Benn Vogelman leaves band (exclusive)". Alternative Press.

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