Dobermann, the band formed by four former members of the Swedish death/thrash act THE CROWN, has officially changed its name to THE CROWN and has released audio samples of two brand new songs.
THE CROWN 2009 is:
Jonas Stålhammar (GOD MACABRE, MACABRE END, ABHOTH) – Vocals
Marko Tervonen – Rhythm Guitar
Marcus Sunesson – Lead Guitar
Magnus Olsfelt – Bass
Janne Saarenpää – Drums
Dobermann earlier in the year parted with vocalist Andreas “Whiplasher Bernadotte” Bergh of the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS and was said to be recording a collection of tunes which were being described as “pure death/thrash metal.”
THE CROWN split up more than five years ago due to “too many tours gone bad due to not at all professional tour arrangements,” according to a March 2004 statement released by Saarenpää. He added, “Coming home from tours with empty pockets, equipment falling apart and having a pile of bills on the doorstep is simply ‘horns down’. Paying the bills with tour memories and floorscores is just not possible. We do love standing on stage but we don’t know much about the business part, and that’s a bad combination.”
