Crown The Empire

Crown The Empire is an American band formed in 2010 classified as Post-Hardcore and metalcore. The band is made up of Andrew "Andy Leo" Velasquez, David Escamilla, Bennett "Benn Suede" Vogelman, Brandon Hoover, Hayden Tree, and Brent Taddie.

The band was formed in 2010 by high school friends Andrew Velasquez, Austin Duncan, Hayden Tree, and Brandon Hoover. They mainly jammed together and one of their main goals was to "be heavier than most bands in their area." The guys got more serious and began to look for another guitarist and a new full time drummer to replace their current stand-in drummer, Alex Massey. Brent Taddie joined as their full time drummer in 2011 and Benn Suede joined as their newest guitarist in 2011 as well.

Not long after, Crown The Empire released their first Studio EP, Limitless, in November that year. Later they signed to Rise Records and even supported Pierce The Veil for a few of their UK tour dates. By August of 2012 the band announced a new vocalist, David Escamilla, who was the cherry on top of an amazing sound. In October the band began releasing teasers for their debut studio album, The Fallout, which featured the song “Johnny Ringo”. They were supposed to do the Infamous Tour but due to scheduling issues they couldn’t and the band released a statement saying "Unfortunately we will not be on The Infamous Tour this fall due to scheduling issues. We’re sorry to all of those who were coming out to the shows to see us perform and we hope you guys still go out to the shows to see all the other great bands" also stating "We have some HUGE things in the works :)”

Their promise of huge things wasn’t understated because not only did they join a multitude of tours, they also released The Fallout and a rerecorded version of their EP Limitless with David’s vocals. With the release of their album, and the completely redone Limitless EP the band was getting ready to get back in the studio to record their second album, The Resistance: Rise of The Runaways.

After the release of The Resistance: Rise of The Runaways the band announced their headlining tour that would span across the United States. Even though this band is still young, their talent is extraordinary and I hope that one day I get the privilege of seeing them perform live!