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Today, Swedish blackened death metal band Night Crowned released its third album, Tales, via Noble Demon on coloured vinyl and as a digipak CD.
Following the success of its debut album, Impius Viam, released in February 2020, and its highly acclaimed follow-up record, Hädanfärd, released in July 2021, Night Crowned has solidified its place as one of Sweden's best-kept blackened death metal secrets. Comprised of former and current members of renowned acts such as Dark Funeral, Nightrage, and Cipher System, Night Crowned possesses a musical vision that is haunting yet clear, and with Tales, Night Crowned embarks on an auditory assault that defies conventions and redefines the limits of the genre. The album features lyrics in both English and Swedish, allowing listeners to fully immerse themselves in the band's haunting storytelling. Jonathan Thorpenberg's mixing skills put the band's sound on full display, while Jani Stefanovic's mastering ensures that every note is hit with precision.
To celebrate the release, the band unleashed a video for "She Comes At Night", with live impressions from its recent show in Gothenburg.
"We had our friend Marcus from Marcus Wesslen Media over to make a documentary of our gig in Gothenburg. For this video we went with the song 'She Comes At Night'. And in this song we really went full on with the folk influences, but it was really important for us to do so without losing our own identity. To have Therése's magical voice in the break just makes the song larger than life", says the band.
Vocalist Ken Romlin about the song: '"Before we started to work on Tales I wrote down ideas about which entities I wanted to write about. And the Mare was obvious that it needed to get a song, so it became 'She Comes At Night'. This was one of the first songs we wrote for this record".
Listen to Tales and check out the "She Comes At Night" video below. Link