THE CROWN REMNANT are rising stars in the world of creative, melodic-yet-heavy, and theatrical metal, and the world is about to take notice. With a variety of influences from modern metalcore, thrash, symphonic metal to progressive metal, punk and more, The Other Side is the latest in the band's evolution of genre-bending metal. Within the first weeks of its release, THE CROWN REMNANT garnered over 15,000 streams of their first single taken from The Wicked King: Part II, entitled “Inferno”. The band plans match and exceed that with the newest single, The Other Side.
The Other Side is a dive into the question of what happens after death and explores themes of death and life. Originally recorded as a bonus track, the band decided use it to head up their latest direction with more to follow after the release of The Wicked King: Part II and its success. Including all new vocal talent, instrumentation, and recording techniques, the band succeeds at pushing the boundaries of what modern metal is today. The cover art weaves in the narrative underlying the song with the band's mascot 'The Wicked King' crawling out of his grave after being brought back from the afterlife. The character was originally introduced in the band's debut The Wicked King: Part I.
The Other Side was recorded, produced, and mixed in multiple studios throughout Southern California, with the help of mixing/mastering engineer Yochanon Austin (audio engineer Sound Destination, Valentine Recording Studio, CRAS master recording program), and drum engineer Zach Miller (Sidechain Recording Studios). The songs were rigorously tracked and self-produced by Will Ash (The Crown Remnant).
Lead vocalist Will Ash says, “We've been evolving ever since day one as a band. We pride ourselves on being able to come out with songs that really separate our catalog from the rest and with this new track "The Other Side", we have outdone ourselves. Our last album "The Wicked King" followed a narrative of a lost ruler breaking his way into our world from a time long ago and cheating death. With this new song, we get to explore the themes of death and life, and what it means to be gone forever. We hope you check our song out, it's our most creative, melodic, and thrilling yet.”
lyrics
It feels like death haunts me
A shadow of all
And it's reaching for my soul
Through fields of cold
Afraid of what's to come
I can't admit
That I can't save myself
I can't save myself
Doused in kerosene
Their caskets in dirt
Laying in their own decay
The augurs of the cursed
I need to know what happens next
I reach for answers but I just can't see
In the darkness with all that's left,
What is it that's coming for me
Thoughts waste away
That I can't face
Oh
Burned out this fire
Life lived, no longer
Ashes or coffins
We all return to dust
Existence is a fickle flame
Washed away in rain
I'm bleeding thoughts into the drain
As the clouds begin to gray
I'm afraid to know the answers
To know the truth of when it all ends
Will my heart be weighed in judgement
Will I be punished for my sins
Thoughts waste away
And I can't face
The day that awaits
Where the living will weep
For the other side
Trapped in thoughts like a rat in a cage
Another typical brain with all the typical craze
Every word that's disassembling
As the dance of the dead is quickening
And at the minimum it will be okay
Because insanity just came back in style baby
Is it all worth it
I guess we'll never know
Disillusioned by our fate
In the face of the unknown
As the flame sputters out
Destined for the dark
It all has to end
As we leave behind a spark
Oh in a way
It'll be okay
As the light of the day
Fades away
Thoughts waste away
And I can't face
The day that awaits
Where the living will weep
For the other side
credits
released September 17, 2019
The Other Side was recorded, produced, and mixed in multiple studios throughout Southern California, with the help of mixing/mastering engineer Yochanon Austin (audio engineer Sound Destination, Valentine Recording Studio, CRAS master recording program), and drum engineer Zach Miller (Sidechain Recording Studios). The songs were rigorously tracked and self-produced by Will Ash (The Crown Remnant).
The Crown Remnant is a genre-bending metal outfit from Los Angeles, California. Mixing elements of groove, symphony, shred, and various instrumentation, creator Will Ash has quickly garnered a dedicated fanbase across the west coast and beyond.
