Black Crown Initiate have released a third single off of their upcoming album Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape (Aug. 7, Century Media), releasing a video for “Holy Silence”
The video was directed and animated by David Brodsky for MyGoodEye with music visuals and illustrations by Chris Bishop.
The band jointly said of the video: “We are proud to present to you the animated video for ‘Holy Silence.’ The track itself is the culmination of the story that runs through the album, and Dave Brodsky did a fantastic job interpreting the music visually. Enjoy!”
Black Crown Initiate have previously released two singles from the eagerly-awaited release: “Invitation“ (https://youtu.be/IEqHmD55Qpw) and “Sun of War“ (https://youtu.be/3goI9nJNpmw). Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape will be available as a limited CD digipak, black LP+CD, three limited edition colored vinyl variants and on all digital platforms. The album can be pre-ordered here: https://Black-Crown-Initiate.lnk.to/ViolentPortraitsofDoomedEscape.
Having released two critically hailed, fan-worshipped works of progressive death metal, 2014’s Wreckage of Stars and its 2016 follow-up Selves We Cannot Forgive, Black Crown Initiate have found a new label home with Century Media. Formed in Reading, Penn. in 2012, Black Crown Initiate have created a stir that’s stretched far beyond the underground with a sound that is at once sweeping, chaotic and epic in scope and ambition.
Black Crown Initiate is:
Vocals – James Dorton
Guitars – Andy Thomas
Bass – Nick Shaw
Guitars – Ethan McKenna
