Length 39:42 Release date 19 November 2012 Producer Joey Sturgis | Artist Crown the Empire Genre Metalcore Label Rise Records | |
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Released November 19, 2012 (2012-November-19) Recorded August - October 2012 in Michigan The Fallout
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The Fallout is the debut album by metalcore band Crown the Empire. It is notable for its title track, which has over nine million views on YouTube.
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Crown the empire oh catastrophe part i of the extended music video official music video
Background and recording
Recording started in August 2012, when they entered the studio with Joey Sturgis. During the recording process, the band introduced David Escamilla as an official member and additional vocalist for the album.
The first single released off the album was 'Makeshift Chemistry' on October 23, 2012. 'Memories of a Broken Heart' was released on November 8, 11 days before the album's release. The album was made available to stream on November 15, the same day the music video for 'The Fallout' was released.
For the deluxe edition of the album, the band re-recorded their Limitless EP and intended to release it as part of the deluxe reissue of the album in 2013, the difference being that they have incorporated Dave Escamilla's vocals into them. Also for the release, they released 'Limitless' as a single, which was released along with its own lyric video.
Release
The album itself was released on November 19, 2012 on both CD's and as digital download. The deluxe edition was released on December 9, 2013, which contained all seven tracks from the band's debut EP Limitless, re-recorded with the current second vocalist David Escamilla.
Critical reception
The album received mixed reviews by critics. The AbsolutePunk review called the album's sound post-hardcore, and while it had good characteristics, it continued to call the album generic, and that the focus throughout the album was random, stating that at certain parts of the album, it can either have too much effort or not enough, and also went on to say that the lyrics were cliché however relate-able, and went on to praise the vocals and range of different vibes and sounds.
Alternative Press called the album's sound primarily metalcore although comparing its efforts and overall sound to the likes of Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch and Breach, gave it a poor overview, and criticized its addition to dubstep sounds and elements throughout the album.
Track list
When it was originally released, track 7 on the fallout was actually titled "Journals" but was changed in the re-release.
Songs
1Oh - Catastrophe1:59
2The Fallout3:56
3Memories of a Broken Heart4:13