Crown of Thorns
Reach for the Crown
Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt
Here's some heavy duty tunes with a mega-muddy mix. The double guitar attack of Dee Rosario and Ryan McDonald put out a definite crunch worth banging your head to. What's surprising is the hot vocals by Lauralee White. The production quality almost makes the tape unlistenable (It sounds like it was recorded through a jambox, even though it was a 24-track mixer in the basement), but Lauralee's vocals are some of the best female vocals I've heard in Christian heavy metal. She sings low and doesn't screech or extend her voice too far. This tape includes four songs with the present lineup and three songs with the old lineup, which included another singer. To order, send $5 to: C.O.T. c/o Doug Riesberg, 2610 Rosedale Dr, Morrow GA 30260.