Release Date May 15th, 2026
Format Digital
Genre Groove/Death Metal
Origin Denmark
Hailing from the cold streets of Denmark, Crown The Beast is a six-piece wrecking crew that has been steadily carving a name for themselves in the underground. These guys aren't interested in your technical wizardry or your pretty melodies. They live for the groove and the kind of heaviness that makes you want to put your head through a drywall. After grinding through the scene and picking up some filth in Ukraine, they’ve returned with a small collection of tracks designed to level everything in sight.
"Judgement EP" is a straight-up assault on the senses. From the second it kicks in, you can tell Crown The Beast spent their time in the studio making sure every note sounds like a ton of bricks falling from a skyscraper. The production is filthy in the best way possible, raw enough to keep the old-school elitists happy, but heavy enough to blow out the speakers in a modern rig. It’s got that classic Danish stench mixed with a modern rhythmic swagger that just keeps the neck snapping.
The guitars on "Ruins Of Babylon" and the title track "Judgement" are tuned down to the depths of hell, churning out riffs that feel like a slow-motion car crash. There is zero fluff here. No ego-tripping solos or atmospheric nonsense to fill the space. It’s just pure, rhythmic violence. Jason Campbell sounds like he’s been eating gravel and washing it down with kerosene, providing a vocal performance that anchors the whole experience in sheer aggression.
One of the coolest moments on this short ride is their take on "Human Target". Covering Six Feet Under is a bold move, but they managed to make it sound like their own creation. It’s got that swing and that primitive stomp that defines the genre, proving they know their history while having enough attitudes to drag it into 2026. They took a classic and injected it with a fresh dose of adrenaline and hate.
If you live for the mid-tempo stomp of Debauchery or the relentless march of Torture Killer, this EP is going to be your new religion. It’s short, violent, and stays long enough to wreck the place before heading out. Crown The Beast is clearly not here to make friends or win over the mainstream crowd. They came to provide a soundtrack for a riot, and on that front, they succeeded.
Damage done @: 8.0
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