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Like an Angel Right in the Middle of Hell...

How is the sound ?

Hey Fuzzers ! You may have already heard of this female-fronted band from Atlanta, Georgia in 2012 with their well-acclaimed first LP “CVI“, let me introduce you Royal Thunder and their fantastic brand new full-length : Crooked Doors !

Crooked Doors by Royal Thunder

Rest assured, the quartet did an even more awesome work than their first opus..! Taking their own dark but beautiful atmosphere way deeper, the whole album is a long journey of 11 tracks, melting epic Heavy Rock with sweet, psychedelic & sometimes complex melodies… You should really listen to it in one go to fully appreciate this fascinating experience !

Comparing to CVI, the production of Crooked Doors is so much more in their favor, completely in accord with their atmosphere. Yeah, each instrument has a precise sound, especially the guitars, which have that sleek tone, even more during the solos and clean parts, it’s gorgeous !

Of course the centerpiece of Royal Thunder is Mlny Parsonz fabulous voice ! She’s leading masterfully the whole band in a very bewitching manner… From sweet & distant siren chants to powerful & high-pitched roars, this woman will hook you up for the entire album. How awesome is that to master so harmoniously her own natural instrument ?!

And how can you end a record better than with the last 2 songs ? Yeah, The Bear I & II are just 2 beautiful acoustic songs with a guitar, a double bass, a cello, a sad piano, and of course Mlny touching vocals that are full of emotions…

Just press play and pass through the crooked doors…

Why is this album worth listening ?

Top-notch songwriting and production

Finest spellbinding female vocals

Dark but also very airy atmosphere, feels like being an angel right in the middle of Hell…

In what situation you should listen to this album ?

As you understood, Royal Tunder’s Crooked Doors isn’t the type of fuzzed out album with thick riffs you listen to for a hard headbanging session. Nop. It’s just a mindblowing experience you have to live in its entirety. Let yourself be transported by their unique atmosphere… and press play one more time!

Something particular to note ?

Their label Relapse Records also did a very good job by putting a 5 videos serie of Crooked Doors recording, check it out below :