Frozen Crown

Italian power metal band
  • Power metal
  • heavy metal
Years active2017–presentLabelsScarlet RecordsMembersGiada "Jade" Etro
Federico Mondelli
Fabiola "Sheena" Bellomo
Francesco Zof
Niso Tomasini
Alessia Lanzone
Websitescarletrecords.it/artists/frozen-crown

Frozen Crown is an Italian power metal band formed in 2017 in Milan, Lombardy.

History

In 2018, their debut album, The Fallen King, garnered considerable media exposure.[1] Four tracks from the album were also released as singles, notably Kings, which has around four million views on YouTube.[2] The band's second album, Crowned In Frost, was released in 2019.[3][4] In the following year three of the album's tracks were made into videos, with Neverending at over seven million views on YouTube.[5]

In April 2019, Frozen Crown played ten European venues together with Israeli metal act Desert and fellow Italian act Elvenking,[6] while in the following summer they appeared at Metalfest Czech Republic and Sabaton Open Air in Sweden.[7] In February 2020, they toured 13 European cities in support of British metal group DragonForce.[8] A summer tour in 2020 including venues in Spain had to be called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] In November 2020, the band announced that their third album was officially in pre-production.[10]

In January 2021, it was announced that Alberto, Thalìa and Filippo departed from the band in 2020 to focus on personal projects.[11] On 18 February, new band members Fabiola "Sheena" Bellomo, Francesco Zof and Niso Tomasini were announced.[12]

On 23 April 2021, the band released its third studio album, Winterbane,[13] having been preceded by its lead single Far Beyond already on 26 February.[14]

On 10 March 2023, Frozen Crown released its fourth studio album, Call of the North.[15] The following day, the band began touring in support of the album and fellow Italian metal act Nanowar of Steel across 19 European venues.[16]

In June 2023 the band announced to have signed a deal with Napalm Records for the release of their upcoming album, leaving Scarlet Records with which they released all the records until then.

On 5 September 2023, Frozen Crown announced the addition of Alessia Lanzone, who will be sharing lead and rhythm guitar duties with Sheena and Federico both live and in the studio.[17]

Band members

Current members

  • Giada "Jade" Etro – vocals (2017–present)
  • Federico Mondelli – guitars, keyboards, vocals (2017–present)
  • Fabiola "Sheena" Bellomo – guitars (2021–present)
  • Francesco Zof – bass (2021–present)
  • Niso Tomasini – drums (2021–present)
  • Alessia Lanzone - guitars (2023–present)

Former members

  • Thalia Bellazecca – guitars (lead) (2017–2020)
  • Filippo Zavattari – bass (2017–2020)
  • Alberto Mezzanotte – drums (2017–2020)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

  • The Fallen King (2018)
  • Crowned in Frost (2019)
  • Winterbane (2021)
  • Call of the North (2023)

See also

  • Volturian

References

  1. ^ Regadas |, Jaime (2017-12-19). "Album Review: Frozen Crown - 'The Fallen King'". Metal Nexus. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. ^ FROZEN CROWN - Kings (Official Video) 4K UHD, retrieved 2021-08-09
  3. ^ "FROZEN CROWN – SCARLET RECORDS – OFFICIAL SITE". Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ^ "Frozen Crown - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". www.spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. ^ "FROZEN CROWN - Neverending (Official Video)". YouTube. 12 March 2019.
  6. ^ "DESERT RETURNS TO EUROPE | DESERT BAND". Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  7. ^ "Search for setlists: frozen crown | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  8. ^ BraveWords. "FROZEN CROWN - Live Quarantine Q&A With The Fans And Acoustic Set Posted". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  9. ^ Egurrola, Jose E. "FROZEN CROWN cancela por el Coronavirus – Metalcry.com :: Tu Web de Rock y Metal" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  10. ^ "Frozen Crown". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  11. ^ "FROZEN CROWN Guitarist, Bassist And Drummer Call It Quits; Final Video Featuring Original Band Line-Up Released". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "FROZEN CROWN - NEW LINE-UP REVEALED". Metal-Rules.com. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  13. ^ Frozen Crown – Winterbane (2021, Digipack, CD), retrieved 2021-04-23
  14. ^ "FROZEN CROWN – 'FAR BEYOND' VIDEO RELEASED – SCARLET RECORDS – OFFICIAL SITE". Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  15. ^ Elitist, Eldritch (2023-03-10). "Frozen Crown - Call of the North Review". Angry Metal Guy. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  16. ^ BraveWords. "FROZEN CROWN Announce European Tour With NANOWAR OF STEEL For March / April 2023". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  17. ^ BraveWords. "FROZEN CROWN Add Third Guitarist ALESSIA LANZONE - "We Want To Sound As Live As Possible"". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frozen Crown.
  • Official site
  • Frozen Crown at AllMusic