Crash of the Crown
Studio album by
Styx
ReleasedJune 18, 2021
Recorded2020–2021, The Shop, Studio Amontillado, Blackbird Studios, Blue Sound and Music, Todd's Studio
Genre
Length43:03
LabelUniversal Music Enterprises
ProducerWill Evankovich
Styx chronology
The Mission
(2017) 		Crash of the Crown
(2021)
Singles from Crash of the Crown
  1. "Crash of the Crown[1]"
    Released: May 2021
  2. "Reveries[2]"
    Released: June 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Prog Radio[4]

Crash of the Crown is the seventeenth studio album by American rock band Styx. The album was released on June 18, 2021, by Universal Music Enterprises.[5][6] The album charted for one week on the US Billboard 200 album chart, peaking at No. 114 on July 3, 2021. The album produced no singles that charted on any Billboard singles chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."The Fight of Our Lives"
Group1:54
2."A Monster"
Shaw, Group3:27
3."Reveries"
  • Shaw
  • Evankovich
Gowan3:03
4."Hold Back the Darkness"
  • Shaw
  • Evankovich
Gowan, Shaw3:58
5."Save Us from Ourselves"
  • Shaw
  • Evankovich
  • Gowan
Shaw3:02
6."Crash of the Crown"
  • Shaw
  • Evankovich
  • Gowan
James Young, Shaw, Gowan3:46
7."Our Wonderful Lives"
  • Shaw
  • Evankovich
Shaw3:06
8."Common Ground"
  • Shaw
  • Evankovich
  • Gowan
Shaw, Gowan4:00
9."Sound the Alarm"
  • Shaw
  • Evankovich
Shaw3:25
10."Long Live the King"EvankovichShaw2:33
11."Lost at Sea"GowanGowan0:38
12."Coming Out the Other Side"
Gowan3:48
13."To Those"
  • Shaw
  • Evankovich
Group, Gowan3:01
14."Another Farewell"EvankovichInstrumental0:26
15."Stream"ShawGroup, Shaw2:56

Apart from their 2005 covers album Big Bang Theory, this is the first Styx album since Styx II (1973) to feature no songwriting contribution from James "J.Y." Young.

Personnel

Styx

Additional Personnel
Production

Charts

Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 167
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 26
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 17
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[11] 4
US Billboard 200[12] 114
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 17
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14] 7

References

  1. ^ Styx [@STYXtheBand] (May 6, 2021). "New Styx album 'Crash Of The Crown' available everywhere June 18th. Pre-save now and listen to the first single: https://t.co/y0KOYP5BqY https://t.co/doaVYmP4DL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Styx [@STYXtheBand] (June 4, 2021). "Our new single "Reveries" is out now! Listen at: https://t.co/XxZTQwTKCa New Styx album #CrashOfTheCrown out everywhere June 18th. https://t.co/NLdUWdZiaF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Crash of the Crown – Styx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ The Prog Yak (June 24, 2021). "Styx – 'Crash of the Crown' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.
  5. ^ "Crash of the Crown by Styx on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  6. ^ "Styx's Tommy Shaw On The Band's Uplifting And Rocking New LP 'Crash Of The Crown'". Forbes.com. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Styx – Crash of the Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "Styx Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "Styx Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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