Crown The Empire Release "In Another Life" Featuring Courtney LaPlante
On Friday, August 13th, modern metal band Crown The Empire dropped their brand new single and music video for “In Another Life” featuring Spiritbox vocalist Courtney LaPlante. The mix of this collaboration perfectly meshes together with Courtney’s powerful and incredible vocals with the band’s signature sound of massive, angular riffs, heavy rhythm, sweeping electronic elements, and Andy Leo’s emotionally charged clean vocals alongside Hayden Tree’s visceral screams.
Speaking on the inspiration for the song, vocalist Andy Leo shares:
"In Another Life" was the first song we wrote while working on our new album in the studio.
The idea initially started because I was talking with a friend of mine about how we both had just gotten out of serious relationships during the pandemic. These relationships that were once comforting and safe now felt confining.
Because of COVID, my life got completely derailed and I was getting very little sleep. My entire identity was so wrapped up in my ability to sing and tour the world that having that taken away from me made me feel like a ghost.
Over the course of the next year, I started having crazy dreams and seeing strange things around my house. One night I saw feet running up and down the stairs but brushed it off, telling myself I was just imagining things. But then another night my producer came over and mentioned he saw a girl walking up and down the stairs.
After some research, I found out there had been an actress from the 1920s who lived in my house. She was a huge partier, slept very few hours, and was even close to the same age as me when she died. I really connected with her story and it inspired me to write this song.”
We thought Courtney from Spiritbox would be the perfect fit for a guest feature and she crushed it. We’re so stoked to have her on “In Another Life.”
Courtney LaPlante adds:
“I'm excited for you to hear this new song, I’m happy to be a part of it and it’s been stuck in my head for the last four months, now it’s time for it to get stuck in yours!”
Crown the Empire have steadily established themselves over the past decade as a force of nature in the rock world. They have shared stages with A Day To Remember, Asking Alexandria, Black Veil Brides, Falling in Reverse, Underoath, and more, all the while earning press praise from Alternative Press, Billboard, Kerrang!, Nylon, Rock Sound, and more. Their 2019-released hit "BLURRY (out of place)" ascended to No. 1 on SiriusXM's Octane and landed on the Big Uns of 2019 list. Crown the Empire have also tallied over 591 million streams and 98 million YouTube views.
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Andy Leo - Vocals
Brandon Hoover - Guitar
Hayden Tree - Bass & Vocals
Brent Taddie - Drums
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