Crown the Empire

American metalcore outfit Crown the Empire fuse electronic ambience with metal catharsis, creating a moody and dramatic sound similar to contemporaries Bring Me the Horizon and Hands Like Houses. From the raw early days on their 2012 debut The Fallout, they absorbed elements from the electronic and pop worlds to create a melodic metalcore blend on subsequent releases Retrograde (2016), Sudden Sky (2019), and Dogma (2023). Originally featuring singers Andy Leo and David Escamilla, guitarists Brandon Hoover and Bennett Vogelman, bassist Hayden Tree, keyboard player Austin Dunc...