Tradition is not the passing of ashes, but the passing of a spark to blaze up flames. So do CroworD when it comes to Melodic Death Metal. CroworD don‘t only play this genre, they take this musical style as an aesthetic framework, in which they shape their music into a steel-hard mix of rhythm pulsating sound bodies, detailed melodies and relentless work on their instruments.
Founded 2012 in Styria, Austria, CroworD presented themselves to the public 2016 for the first time with their demo/EP 'Manifest of Mortal Sickness' and the lyric video to the song with the same name, which immediately scored top marks in the international press, since the Melodic Death Metal of the four Austrian musicians convinces by complexe compositions, a healthy dose of hardness and catchy melodies in the tradition of the Gothenburg Death Metal scene of the 1990ies, and it quickly becomes clear that the musicians of CroworD know their craft very well, which they prove time and again with their thrilling, energetic live perfomances.
Reviews for the 2nd full length Album "The Ignorance Cut"
InMusic/InHard 4/5 Sterne
"CroworD geben auf ihrem neuen Album "The Ignorancer Cut" dem Melodic Death Metal neue Impulse. [...] Ein mutiger Schritt nach vorne."
"CroworD give some new impulses to Melodic Death Metal with their new album
"the ignornace cut" [...] a bold step forward"
Starkstrom Magazin
„Bei wem Tiefgründigkeit mit dem Neusiedlersee endet. der darf nicht überrascht sein, dass das Album fordert.
Wer sich aber Tiefen ala Marianengraben öffnet, bekommt hier ein Festmahl toller Musik serviert.“
"For whom profundity ends with Lake Neusiedl. he shouldn't be surprised that the album is demanding. But if you
open yourself to depths ala Mariana Trench, you will be served a feast of great music here."
Bleeding4Metal.de 9/10 Punkte
"...zu meckern gibt es hier nichts, das Album ist nahezu perfekt. Fans großer Melodien, die
dennoch Wert auf eine ordentliche Portion Härte legen, werden hier bestens bedient."
"There's nothing to complain about here, the album is almost perfect. Fans of big melodies
who still value a good dose of heaviness will be well served here."
Reviews for the Debut Album "The Great Beyond"
Legacy 12/13 Punkte
„Ein Album das einfach Spaß macht und das man immer wieder gerne auflegt“
"An album that is just fun and that one likes to put on again and again"
Metalhammer 4/5 Punkte
„Saubere Arbeit“ CroworD überzeugen auf ihrem Debütalbum mit sauberem Melodic Death Metal,
die ebenso an die Göteborger Schule wie Deutsche Genre Vorreiter der Marke Night in Gales erinnert“
"clean work, CroworD convince on their debut album with clean Melodic Death Metal, which is reminiscent
of the Gothenburg school as well as the German genre pioneers of Night in Gales"
Rock Hard 7.5/10 Punkte
„Stilistisch orientiert man sich am Göteborg-Sound der späten Neunziger, wobei vor allem die
filigrane Gitarrenarbeit bemerkenswert ist. … Und auch produktionstechnisch hat man ein absolut
konkurrenzfähiges Produkt am Start. Starkes Debüt!“
“The style is based on the Gothenburg sound of the late nineties, the filigree guitar work is remarkable.
... And in terms of production, you also have an absolute competitive product at the start. Strong debut! "
Metalnews.de 5/7 Punkten
„Sollte tatsächlich so die Zukunft des hochmelodischen Death Metals aussehen, dann immer her damit!“
"If the future of highly melodic Death Metal really looks like this, then bring it on!"
Review for the EP “Crimson Gaze”
Metal-Temple.com 9/10 Punkte
"The sound created in this bombastic feast expertly blends that classic Melodic Death Metal style with more
contemporary elements – this is what IN FLAMES should have ended up sounding like, it had to be said!
In all seriousness, there is a strong case to be made for these guys as heirs to the Melodeath throne."
Obliveon.de 8/10 Punkte
„Die Wiener Truppe zieht gerade alle Register, um mit ihrer Musik durchzustarten und ich habe
die positive Befürchtung, dass ihnen das auch gelingen wird. Zumindest ist die Erwartungshaltung
in Bezug auf das für nächstes Jahr zu erwartende Album deutlich gestiegen.“
“The Viennese troupe are pulling out all registers to get started with their music and I have the positive fear
that they will also succeed. At least that's the expectation in relation to the album expected for next year increased significantly. "
Soundmagnet.de 9/10 Punkte
„Die Österreicher liefern uns melodischen Death Metal auf höchstem Niveau,
der Vorfreude aufs nächste Album macht. Starke Leistung, mit der sich die Band
auch im internationalen Vergleich nicht zu verstecken braucht“
"The Austrians deliver melodic Death Metal at the highest level, that makes you look forward to the next album.
Strong performance by the band does not need to hide even in international comparison "
CroworD live in 2025
01/02/2025 Röda Steyr
06/02/2025 MTC Club Cologne
07/02/2025 Alte Zuckerfabrik Rostrock
CroworD's mentionable past shows:
21/04/2023 Volxhaus - Klagenfurt
18/08/2023 Kaltenbach Open Air
07/10/2022 Vorchdorf w./ Caliban, Debauchery
29/10/2022 w./ Mastic Scum
11/10/2021 Metalnight Outbreak Festival Vol.8
06/08/2021 Innrock Reloaded Festival 2021
10/06/2021 Graz Connected - Death Metal Special
22/03/2019 Reign of Darkness Festival pt.III
28/10/2017 w./ Disbelief , Epsilon
16/09/2017 Robot Budapest w./ Red Swamp
14/10/2017 Follow The Goat Festival 2017 w./ Obscurity
19/02/2017 w./ This Ending, Ablaze my Sorrow, Bleeding Utopia
11/06/2016 w./ Unbirth
WANT TO GET SOME LIVE IMPRESSIONS?
CroworD - A Manifest of Mortal Sickness - Live at Kaltenbach Open Air 2023
CroworD - Beyond Obsidian Gates - Live at ((Szene)) Vienna 2018
In 2024 CroworD is going to break new grounds. As Bandleader and Bassist Lukas took over the Microphone and with a complete new line-up of musicians in Austria's capital Vienna they go beyond their self imposed borders and include Pictures of fine Art between the storys refered to books. On their new Album called 'The Ignorance Cut' CroworD deals with borders and limitation, which inspired the quartet to step beyond their own borders, genre specifications sometimes inflicted. Opening up to something new or unknown, will just make life and the world within more intense. Maybe worth another day living.
Contact CroworD
Label:
Lucky Bob Records
Altenberger Str. 147,
51381 Leverkusen
info@luckybob.de
Band:
Lukas Rappitsch
0043 (0)664 871 92 12
https://www.facebook.com/croword
https://www.instagram.com/croword_official/
https://www.youtube.com/user/CrowordOfficial
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