Possessed 13 (Dlx)

Possessed 13 (Dlx)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
The band was originally formed back in 1990 as a primitive garage act and made their first public appearance on a local compilation CD in 1992. In 1993 the band recorded the new infamous Forever Heaven Gone demo with it's dark and brutal sound. It received some underground attention and got the band a gig at the Hultsfred-Festival alongside major acts like THE RAMONES and ENTOMBED. The band had now grown into better songwriters and musicians and the result was a very brutal, intense and evil Death Metal sound but with a lot more feeling and melody to it. Some zines wrote that it was a perfect mix between the American and Scandinavian sound... This led to a deal with the new Swedish metal label Black Sun Records. The debut CD The Burning featured songs from both the demos alongside some new material and was praised as being one of the strongest and most brutal albums of 1995.

In January/February of 1998 THE CROWN hit the road and raised some serious hell alongside SACRILEGE featuring Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES). After having seen a show on this European tour, a member of the Metal Blade Records team was very impressed; even after having a beer kicked in his face by singer Johan, and after some conspiring with Satan a deal was made between the hellish band and the legendary metal label.

In early 2001 singer Johan Lindstrand decided to leave the band after eleven years and taking his place was legendary Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES). After destroying some summer festivals in 2001 the bands fifth album Crowned In Terror was recorded and released in April 2002. Crowned In Terror was heavily praised by both the media and fans as being one of the best releases of the year gaining the band the cover feature of Metal Maniacs. After a US tour with DARKEST HOUR as the support the band headed back to Sweden where after a show in Stockholm Tomas Lindberg and the band parted ways mutually. The band still had some festivals to play so the original singer Johan offered to help out until a full time replacement could be found. The shows went very well so one hazy night at a bar guitarist Marko asked Johan if he would be interested in being the full time singer once again... and his answer was yes! So in the fall of 2002 THE CROWN was back with the original line-up and ready to make some waves in the heavy metal community.

While new material was being written, smaller tours were played in Finland, Italy, and then a two-week tour all over Europe. In May 2003 the new album was recorded at Studio Fredman. As it marks the 13th anniversary of the band and contains 13 tracks, the album was appropriately titled POSSESSED 13. On this album THE CROWN sums up all that they are about on one great album. It is a total tribute to all that they have done. Filled with brand new riffs next to specially selected and finely matured 13-year-old riffs ripped up from the unreleased past and awoken in a new deadly fashion as only THE CROWN can do. The power of this album is striking, classic catchy old-school riffs in a fresh new way of sound and song making. The artwork is just as deadly as the music itself, made by the locust constructions responsible for the infamous "Crenom" t-shirt design. It is a total Hammer Horror concept; white, black, and blood stained! There will also be a black limited edition deluxe version with a bonus disc with 13 previously unreleased demo tracks where you can hear some of the Possessed 13 tracks in their original form. *Note- American release will be the double disc in jewel case; the single disc in the white packaging will be available as an import only.* Music off the new album has already been unleashed upon tens of thousands of dirty metalheads at the 2003 Wacken Open Air festival and was received with a very warm welcome. Possessed 13 will be unleashed on the world on the 21st of October 2003 so lock up your daughters, pray to God and send more cops... THE CROWN has arrived!!!

Product Description
Swedish Black/Death Metal

Customer Reviews:

Another feast for Handelians.......2003-12-25

Here's another astonishing piece for all Handelians. Many of Handel's great pieces have sadly been neglected - just like many of Richard Strauss' operas which have only recently received attention from people like Botstein, Korsten and Sinopoli (deceased). Thankfully, Gardiner and his team took the trouble to record this astonishing masterpiece. I simply love this piece - Saul!! The Monteverdi choir is the best in the world - listen to their stunning virtuosity here. Thank you, Gardiner!!

Excellent music.......2003-09-14

Saul is one of those lesser known works by Handel. I certainly prefer Solomon, the Messiah or Israel in Egypt. Nevertheless, there is plenty of glorious music in Saul. The Monteverdi sings with their customary virtuosity. Casting of solo parts is superb. A bit on the pricey side but this is an investment that will yield rich dividends over a long period of time. Instead of listening to the Messiah all the time, or Solomon or Jephtha, why not be more daring and explore this lesser known work by Handel?

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Yea! F@#IN' THRASH METAL!!!...*yawn*
Not My Favorite Crown Album
R.I.P. THE CROWN 1990-2004
Impressive
A true bred metal masterpiese \m/

Possessed 13 (Dlx)
The Crown
Manufacturer: Metal Blade
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Crowned Unholy
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ASIN: B0000DC15O
Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

No Tomorrow
Face of Destruction-Deep Hit of Death
Deliverance
Cold is the Grave
Dream Bloody Hell (Instrumental)
Morningstar Rising
Are You Morbid?
Bow to None
Kill 'Em All
Natashead Overdrive
Zombified !
Dawn of Emptiness
In Memoriam (Instrumental)

Album Description

Swedish Black/Death Metal

Customer Reviews:

Yea! F@#IN' THRASH METAL!!!...*yawn*.......2005-07-29

It should be painfully obvious to everyone by now that Tomas Lindberg should have just quit music after At the Gates broke up, as nothing he has done since then is worth a penny (okay, maybe Nightrage is worth half a penny). I was hoping to place the blame for Crowned in Terror solely on him, but unfortunately, I was mistaken. Bringing Johan back did nothing for this band.

I don't know why European death metal has gotten so stupid and predictable in recent years. My guess is that it has to do with its increasing popularity. Everyone is going wild about how all these bands are getting on MTV2 and Ozzfest and such, but so what? The 90's were a much better time for metal - the mainstream was dominated by crappy nu-metal while the European bands made amazing music with no hope of success in America. Now everyone from Children of Bodom to Archenemy are trying to jump on the metalcore bandwagon and show how tough and evil they are. Metal is the new Nu-metal. Gone is the melody, the epic feel, the poetic lyrics - in short, everything that made Euro-metal great - replaced with one distorted riff after another.

Good job, guys. If you hadn't broken up, you could have been right up there on the Ozzfest second stage with Archenemy yelling something like "Alright you motherf***ers!!! Are you ready for some f***ing thrash metal???" to a crowd of beer-guzzling idiots who probably think Clayman was In Flames' first album. Anyone who doesn't fall into the above category should just get Eternal Death and The Burning and hope that the rest of these bands follow The Crown's lead and break up before they wipe out all memory of European metal actually being good.

Not My Favorite Crown Album.......2004-11-22

I don't know what it is about P13 that people are raving about. I guess it's a good Hard Rock album, but not a Death Metal Album or Hard Thrash like I'm used to when I think of The Crown. I really enjoyed the 2 previous releases much more. This album is slower and sounds like semi-fast paced Stoner Rock. P13 also gets pretty repetitive and boring in the middle and towards the end of the album. Tracks start sounding the same and the breaks become too predictable. Having Lindstrand back is good, but I also like the previous album with Lindberg. I guess it's really a toss up between the two. I say get Deathrace King and call it a day!

R.I.P. THE CROWN 1990-2004.......2004-03-17

On March 7th, Heavy Death Metal's The Crown, after reuniting with original vokillist Johan and releasing a badass 13th anniv. album, announced they were breaking up. Not because of any inner turmoil, (that left with Tompa), just that there was no money coming in (the reason Johan left after Deathrace). Poorly managed tours (which, along with merchandise, is where most musicians money comes from. NOT ALBUM SALES!) kept the band eternally paying bills, so the boys decided to try life outside The Crown. BEST OF LUCK, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT HELL!!
Okay, so they leave us with Possessed 13, 13 tracks (26 if you have the 2 disc like me) that kick serious ass, serving as a reminder of real heavy metal attitude. The production on this is heavy.
The songs allegedly are a mix of new ideas and reworked ideas from their demos (hence why the second disc has their 2 demos and rarities). Face of Destruction is probably the most standout track although I LOVE Kill Em All. The instru-metals rock too.
The second disc contains the first recorded song, Forever Heaven Gone and Forget the Light demos, an ASTOUNDING cover of a Bathory demo called Burning Leather and an alternate mix of Rebel Angel. I personally would like to have had the Slayer cover (Mandatory Suicide) and their version of Arise from a Sepultura tribute, both of which Ive never heard. The demos were later recrecorded and made up the bulk of The Crown's first cd The Burning. Not my favorite Crown material but cool to have as a Crown Completist or fan of early 90's swedish death metal.
REST IN PEACE OH CROWN OF THORNS!!!

Impressive.......2004-01-14

Great musicianship on this one! Great production, tight riffing, and thunderous rhythms abound. Minus one star for some dumbed-down, goofy lyrics, but still recommended.

A true bred metal masterpiese \m/.......2003-12-27

This is the first album ive purchased from the crown and im extreamly impressed. Three words to describe this album- brutal, dark, and POSSESED,. This band has tons of talent, the songs are well written, quite catchy. Deserves every last one of those 5 stars above. Great death metal \m/

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Haendel: Saul [Hybrid SACD]

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A169OK
Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante Larghetto
1. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord
2. Air (Soprano): An Infant Raised By Thy Command - 3. Trio (Alto, Tenore, Basso): Along The Monster Atheist Strode
4. Soprano, Alto, Tenore, Basso: The Youth Inspired By Thee, O Lord - 5. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord
6. Recit & 7. Air (Michal): He Comes, He Comes! - O God-Like Youth! - 8. Recitative (Abner, Saul, David): Behold, O King, The Brave, Victorious Youth
9. Air (David): O King, Your Favours With Delight - 10. Recitative (Jonathan): Oh Early Piety!
11. Air (Merab): What Abject Thoughts A Prince Can Have! - 12. Recitative (Merab): Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow
13. Air (Jonathan): Birth And Fortune I Despise!
14. Recitative (High Priest): Go On, Illustrious Pair! - 15. Air (High Priest): While Yet Thy Tide Of Bood Runs High
16. Recitative (Saul, Merab): Thou, Merab, First In Birth, Be First In Honour - 17. Air (Merab): My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn - 18. Air (Michal): See, With What A Scornful Air - 19. Air (Michal): Ah, Lovely Youth, Wast Thou Designed
20. Symphony: Andante Allegro - 21. Recitative (Michal): Already See The Daughters Of The Land - 22. Chorus: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!
23. Accompagnato (Saul): What Do I Hear? - 24. Chorus: David His Ten Thousands Slew - 25. Accompagnato (Saul): To Him Ten Thousands - 26. Air (Saul): With Rage I Shall Start Burst His Praises To Hear
27. Recitative (Jonathan, Michal): Imprudent Women! - 28. Air (Michal): Fell Rage And Black Despair Possessed
29. Recitative (High Priest): This But The Smallest Part Of Harmony - 30. Accompagnato (High Priest): By Thee This Universal Frame
31. Recitative (Abner): Racked With Infernal Pains - 32. Air (David): O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless
33. Symphony: Largo - 34. Recitative (Jonathan): 'Tis All In Vain, His Fury Still Continues
35. Air (Saul): A Serpent, In My Bosom Warmed - 36. Recitative (Saul): Has He Escaped My Rage?
37. Air (Merab): Capricious Man
38. Accompagnato (Jonathan): O Filial Piety! - 39. Air (Jonathan): No, Cruel Father, No!
40. Air (High Priest): O Lord, Whose Providence - 41. Chorus: Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name
42. Chorus: Envy! Eldest Born Of Hell!
43. Recitative (Jonathan): Ah! Dearest Friend - 44. Air (Jonathan): But Sooner Jordan' Stream, I Swear
45. Recitative (David, Jonathan): Oh Strange Vicissitude! - 46. Air (David): Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move

Tracks:

47. Recitative (Jonathan): My Father Comes - 48. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders
49. Air (Jonathan): Sin Not, O King, Against The Youth - 50. Air (Saul): As Great Jehovah Lives - 51. Air (Jonathan): From Cities Stormed, And Battles Won
52. Recitative (Jonathan, Saul): Appear, My Friend - 53. Air (David): Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart - 54. Recitative (Saul): Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!
55. Recitative (Michal): A Father's Will Has Authorised My Love - 56. Duet (Michal, David): O Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair - 57. Chorus: Is There A Man
58. Symphony: Largo - Allegro
59. Recitative (David): Thy Father Is As Cruel - 60. Duet (David, Michal): At Persecution I Can Laugh
61. Recitative (Michal, Doeg): Whom Dost Thou Seek - 62. Air (Michal): No, No Let The Guilty Tremble
63. Recitative (Merab): Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now - 64. Air (Merab): Author Of Peace, Who Canst Controul
65. Symphony: Allegro
66. Accompagnato (Saul): The Time At Length Is Come - 67. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Where Is The Son Of Jesse?
68. Chorus: Oh Fatal Consequence Of Rage
69. Accompagnato (Saul): Wretch That I Am - 70. Recit - Accompagnato (Saul): 'Tis Said, Here Lives A Woman
71. Recitative (With, Saul): With Me What Would'st Thou - 72. Air (Witch Of Endor): Infernal Spirits
73. Accompagnato (Samuel, Saul): Why Hast Thou Forced Me From The Realms Of Peace
74. Symphony: Allegro
75. Recitative (David, Amalekite): Whence Comest Thou? - 76. Air (David): Impious Wretch, Of Race Accurst!
77. March: Grave
78. Chorus: Mourn, Israel
79. Air (High Priest): Oh Let It Not In Gath Be Heard
80. Air (Merab): From This Unhappy Day
81. Air (David): Brave Jonathan His Bow Never Drew - 82. Chorus: Eagles Were Not So Swift As They
83. Air (Michal): In Sweetest Harmony They Lived! - 84. Solo (David And Chorus): O Fatal Day! - 85. Recitative (Abner): Ye Men Of Judah, Weep No More!
86. Chorus: Gird On Thy Sword, Thou Man Of Might

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NICE F#$$ING PICTURE

Possessed 13
The Crown
Manufacturer: Jvc Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000BHMT9
Release Date: 2003-09-22

Tracks:

No Tomorrow
Face of Destruction/Deep Hit of Death
Deliverance
Cold Is the Grave
Dream Bloody Hell [Instrumental]
Morningstar Rising
Are You Morbid?
Bow to None
Kill 'Em All
Natashead Overdrive
Zombiefied!
Dawn of Emptiness
In Memoriam [Instrumental]

Tracks:

Last Rite [*]
Seventh Gate [*]
Deadspawn [*]
Diachronic Damnation [*]
Lord of the Rings [*]
Beyond Where Darkness Dwells [*]
Forever Heaven Gone [*]
Soulicide Demon-Might [*]
Godless [*]
Neverending Dream [*]
Candles [*]
Burnin' Leather [*]
Rebel Angel [*]

Customer Reviews:

NICE F#$$ING PICTURE.......2005-12-07

YOU 'TARDS AT AMAZON AND YOUR INGENIOUS QUALITY CONTROL DEPT. DIAMOND DAVE AND THE CROWN? OH, WELL, AT LEAST THOSE MARIAH CAREY ALBUMS ARE ALL CORRECT!

MORONS...

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