Dead City Crown - Rex Mortuus [EP]

In October 2015, DCC recruited Marko Pergola on rhythm guitar and Jorge Hernandez on drums. The chemistry between the 5 members was strong during the first rehearsals together which inspired Fabio to begin composing new music. The first full lineup gig for the band was booked but Erick would not be able to make the show. DCC recruited Anthony Ponce to fill in on bass for the gig and had only one rehearsal with him beforehand. The band played their first show as a full lineup in June 2016 at Blackthorn 51 in Queens, NY. The performance was a success and the band received a warm reception from the crowd. Shortly after the gig, Erick decided to step down from bass duties and was permanently replaced by Anthony.

Spring 2018 witnessed the release of the band's third EP titled ‘’Apex of Fury’’ to high praise and positive reviews. Further solidifying their position as one of the area's most promising up and coming metal acts, they were able to lock in the opening slot for Finland's melodic metallers Insomnium at their NYC gig at Gramercy Theatre. Dead City Crown played to the largest crowd of their career yet thus making the show a huge success for the band.

DCC returned to the recording studio in early Autumn to produce a brand new EP titled ‘’Rex Mortuus’’ set for a Spring 2019 release. Dead City Crown's diligence and adherence to their hard work ethic drives them to achieve their goals and build their brand on a worldwide basis.

DCC’s last EP, ‘’Apex Of Fury’’ got a solid 4 out of 5 from me. Less than a year later, the band is back with four brand new tracks. I have to say that I am still so incredibly impressed by them. ‘’Invictus’’ kind of had me fangirling right away. I love how melodic the track is, and of course Carl's vocals are insane. Track number two, ‘’The War Of Me And I’’ definitely does justice to their Scandinavian influences. They have a very ‘’Finnish’’ sound, if you know what I mean. I think I hear synths here and there as well (this was later confirmed to me by bass player Anthony). This was actually an advice that I gave them last time around!

The clean vocals on ‘’Reflections’’ sound great as well, even though they caught me by surprise. Closing track ‘’Awake And Still Dreaming’’ is equally awesome as all other tracks. I am sad the EP is already come to an end.