Heavy Lies The Crown Video Showcase!!

With the pandemic ongoing, and updates from this band getting neglected for far too long, here's a post solely devoted to a few videos shared by St. Ignace, Michigan progressive metal quintet Heavy Lies The Crown in recent months! Despite their lack of E.U.P. concerts since their late-2018 debut, this band has been very active with downstate concerts, their debut EP, and newer studio work, not to mention a surprising amount of video postings on their Facebook page. One 64 minutes long video from December 23rd is embedded below, and it features the guys (except drummer Cale Krist) in studio recording instrumental tracks for their upcoming full-length album, though there are some issues with the stream, hence why the video freezes at points. Don't worry, it's not you! The guys do acknowledge the camera at times, but this is mostly a fly-on-the-wall recording, and especially once the camera angle shifts. Very interesting perspective to see the guys at work like this, and the music is promising, so check it out below!



Next up, here's a 25 minute video from New Year's Eve of H.L.T.C. guitarist Ted Olson doing a "quick sloppy playthrough" where he performs along to the band's entire debut EP "Scatter Brain" front to back, before playing new or unrecorded material without a completed studio song in the background. He may call it sloppy, but Ted tackles the old and new songs in a proficient manner sith strong riffing and hard hitting melodies, and the audio quality holds up despite the setting, so definitely check this out below too!



If you thought the 64 minute video from December was long, how does an 82 minutes long video sound? This was posted on their Facebook page on January 7th, and it's very similar in concept and setting to the first video in this post, featuring the guys (minus Cale) working on studio material, though this one features no live performances. The guys do visibly interact with the camera a little more here (Ted even removes his thumb!), but this is more of an avenue to hear their new studio material in a more complete form, and you get a lot of nice teasers in this regard! Give this long video a watch below!



Of course, there have been other short teaser clips posted in between that you can seek out on their Facebook page, like this 15 second video of singer Brandon West screaming a snippet from one of their songs, and this clip of "Choke" getting radio airplay (not sure where 105.9 FM is based though.) We'll close today with this black & white rehearsal video from February 1st, reportedly the first time the full band had jammed since late last year. This features Heavy Lies The Crown playing a newer original song, and it sounds hard hitting and lively, but the video quality isn't amazing. The vertical camera angle isn't great (despite highlighting the tapered roof), Ted's often cut off on the far right, and the camera is actually shaking while they're performing. I mean, it shows how hard they rock, but it may be distracting for some viewers. Still, this video is entertaining, and hopefully their show in Warren on February 22nd was a hit! Give these and more a look above and below!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and updates on the site soon, including more stuff from Heavy Lies The Crown! Thanks everyone!