Crown The Empire spent a decade walking the tightrope between hard rock, screamo, and breakdown-driven metal, swinging wildly between styles across metalcore classic The Fallout and radio-banger Sudden Sky. On DOGMA, album number five, the quartet split the difference with spectacular splendor.

Each passionate component that drove The Fallout (2012), The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways (2014), Retrograde (2016), and Sudden Sky (2019) to nearly 700 million collective streams is delivered on DOGMA, streamlined and stunning. It’s a sound that saw Crown The Empire on magazine covers, a spirit that built an audience on tours with Slipknot, Falling In Reverse, Dance Gavin Dance, The Used, Pierce The Veil, Underoath, Asking Alexandria, One OK Rock, and more.

At the heart of CTE is a meaningful exploration of emotion and authentic connection with crowds, one culled from the deepest reaches of the band members’ life experiences and passions. What began with YouTube clips posted by high-school friends in Dallas grew to multiple Billboard chart triumphs, including a Number 1 debut on the Rock Charts..

Andy Leo (vocals), Brandon Hoover (guitar), and Hayden Tree (bass, vocals) sound fully engaged on DOGMA, a diverse album fueled by angst, existential identity, isolation, and determination. Together with drummer Jeeves Avalos, who started touring with the band in 2021, Crown The Empire kicks off a new era.