In January 2007, five members of the underground metal scene in Aarhus, Denmark, joined forces to form Crocell and already in November 2008, their 11-track debut album, "The God We Drowned", was unleashed. Finding inspiration in old-school death and thrash metal, the album contains aggressive beasts like “Behind the Veil†and “Death Knellâ€, catchy hymns like “The Chosen†as well as slow-paced, ominous tracks like “Winter is Coming†and has a lot to offer to any fan of brutal metal.
Having an amazing line-up from day one, it didn’t take long for Crocell to attract attention. A mere four months after rehearsing for the first time, Danishmetal.dk included the band on its list of the most promising Danish underground bands despite only having recorded a couple of low-quality rehearsal tapes. At the same time, Crocell, performing live for the first time, placed second at Aarhus’ Metal Royale Contest.
After a summer of intense song-writing and rehearsals, “The God We Drowned†was recorded in September 2007 at CB-studios and mixed and mastered at Tue Madsen’s famous Antfarm Studio, resulting in a massive, old-school sound that fits the music ideally. While wrapping up the production of the album and finding the perfect cover artist, Crocell continued to play gigs in Denmark (supporting The Burning and Scamp, among others), receiving rave reviews lauding the band for their raw energy, passion, technical proficiency and varied song writing. Reviewing a show, Danishmetal.dk stated: “Crocell performed their songs like a B-52 bomber delivering its lethal arsenal of cluster bombs!â€
Crocell’s music is built on a solid base of Swedish-style death and thrash (The Haunted, Grave, Bloodbath), yet they manage to deviate from that particular path and write songs like “Winter is Coming†which are more reminiscent of early-day Katatonia. This gives the album a sense of completeness and allows singer Magnus Jørgensen to explore a wider range of emotions in lyrics focused on the issues of remembrance, nepenthe, and the search for the unknown and the incomprehensible.
Ending 2008 as a highly succesful year for the band, Crocell released the debut album, "The God We Drowned" in November, played the Aalborg Metal Festival (which also featured shows from Opeth and Keep of Kalessin among others), was played on BBC radio by Bruce Dickinson himself and won the "Talent of the year" category at The Danish Metal Awards.
But while 2008 was a year packed with highlights, 2009 is looking even brighter. Great reviews of the debut album keep coming in, the band was selected as one of the representatives of the Danish metal scene at the SPOT Festival in May, and already in the fall Crocell will enter the studio once again to record the as-yet untitled second album.
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Merchandise
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Zipper with logo on front, "The God We Drowned" cover on back. 250 dkr.
Hooded sweat shirt with logo on front, "The God We Drowned" cover on back. 250 dkr.
T-shirt with red logo on front. 100 dkr.
T-shirt with grayscale logo and skulls on front. 100 dkr.
