Crown the Empire
| Crown the Empire | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Rise |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | crowntheempire |
| Members | Andrew "Andy Leo" Velasquez Brandon Hoover Brent Taddie Hayden Tree |
| Past members | Zac Johnson Alex Massey Brandon Shroyer Austin Duncan Bennett "Benn Suede" Vogelman David Escamilla |
Crown the Empire is an American rock band formed in 2010 in Dallas, Texas. They have released one EP and three full-length albums.
Crown the Empire was formed in July 2010 by Andrew Velasquez, Austin Duncan, Hayden Tree, and Brandon Hoover during their time together at Colleyville Heritage High School. The band was formed when "Brandon and Austin decided to start jamming together." The band's ultimate goal was to "be heavier than most bands in their area," while "bringing huge, poppy choruses to a genre that can become pretty stale." Originally, drummer Alex Massey filled the drumming position in the band, but he was soon replaced by their current drummer, Brent Taddie in May 2011. During 2011, the members of Crown the Empire also held an extensive search for another guitarist to join their band. During this time, rapper Post Malone (a childhood friend of Velasquez) auditioned for guitar. They soon welcomed Bennett Vogelman (Benn Suede) to the band as the new lead guitarist.
The band started recording their debut EP, Limitless, in 2011. Limitless was released on iTunes on November 29, 2011.
On December 5, 2011 the band released a behind-the-scenes look at the filming for the band's then-upcoming music video for their song, "Voices", from their EP Limitless. During the video the band announced the release date for the music video to be on December 11.
On December 11, 2011 as announced by the band premiered the music video for the song, "Voices", via their YouTube page.
On December 24, 2011 the band released their cover of the classic holiday song, "Let It Snow" for streaming on their YouTube page.
On December 31, 2011 the band released a video of the band acoustically performing the song, "Wake Me Up", from their EP, Limitless.
On January 17, 2012 the band announced their first US tour with A Skylit Drive. The tour went from March 3 to 7, beginning in Arizona and ending in Arkansas.
On March 21, 2012 the band was rumored to have been signed by Rise Records after the label posted to their Facebook page, "We're announcing a new band on Friday. Here's a hint, they are from Texas!". Shortly after Crown the Empire posted a statement of their own, "Big News coming by the end of the week. Any guesses what it might be?!"
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