Crown The Empire release DOGMA, the fifth studio album from genre-bending, modern post-metalcore quartet via Rise Records. Alongside the release, the band premieres the music video for “Superstar.” The track, featuring Palaye Royale’s Remington Leith, will join the album’s previously released singles “Black Sheep,” “DOGMA,” “Immortalize,” “In Another Life” featuring Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante, and “Dancing With The Dead.”
DOGMA, produced and mixed by Zach Jones (Fever 333, Poorstacy, Scene Queen, Nova Twins), is a diverse album fueled by angst, existential identity, isolation, and determination. Over the last three years, the band took time to reflect on personal and collective priorities. This introspection is reflected lyrically in DOGMA. “The lyrics are less wordy and lofty. It’s more honest and direct,” adds Andy Leo who offers a candid perspective on paranormal encounters, manic dreams, and the depths of quarantine. (Press Photo by Luis Rodriguez.)
“We brought back the classic elements of Crown without taking anything away from what we’ve done more recently,” shares longtime bassist and screamer Hayden Tree on the band’s new era. “The high-energy, fast-paced, hard-hitting riffs, with the band’s more melodic side, mashed together into an updated sound.”
DOGMA TRACK LIST
1. DOGMA
2. Black Sheep
3. Modified
4. Paranoid
5. In Another Life (feat. Courtney LaPlante)
6. Superstar (feat. Remington Leith)
8. Immortalize
9. Someone Else
10. Labyrinth
Crown The Empire will hit the road supporting Texas hard-rock band Nothing More starting next week. The band will also join Falling In Reverse and Ice Nine Kills for a handful of dates this summer.
CROWN THE EMPIRE TOUR DATES
supporting Nothing More
3/31 Richmond, VA The National – SOLD OUT
4/1 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
4/2 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Live – SOLD OUT
4/4 Harrisburg, PA HMAC – SOLD OUT
4/5 Toronto, ON The Danforth Music Hall
4/7 Philadelphia, PA TLA – SOLD OUT
4/8 Worcester, MA The Palladium
4/9 New York, NY Irving Plaza
4/11 Evansville, IN Victory Theatre
4/12 Dubuque, AL Five Flags Civic Center
4/13 Clive, IA Horizons Event Center
4/15 Minneapolis, MN The Fillmore
4/16 Omaha, NE The Admiral
4/17 Denver, CO Ogden Theater
4/19 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
4/21 Calgary, AB The Palace Theater
4/22 Edmonton, AB Midway
4/24 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom
4/25 Boise, ID The Knitting Factory
4/27 Seattle, WA Neptune
4/28 Portland, OR The Roseland Theater
4/29 Spokane, WA The Knitting Factory
5/1 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades – SOLD OUT
5/2 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
5/3 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
5/5 San Diego, CA Observatory Northpark
supporting Falling In Reverse & Ice Nine Kills
6/30 Syracuse, NY St. Joseph’s Health Ampitheater
7/2 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
7/3 Baltimore, MD Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
7/5 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
7/6 Asheville, NC ExploreAsheville.com Arena
7/17 Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena
7/18 Oklahoma City, OK The Zoo Ampitheatre