After 18 active years, French black/death metal formation Svart Crown have decided to call it quits. In this time period, the band put out 5 full length records and performed a fair share of concerts all over the world. More can be read below.

Press release from JB Le Bail (leader and mastermind of the band since the begining): "It's with a lot of emotion, but peacefully that I write these few words to announce that we are stopping the Svart Crown adventure after Hellfest 2022.

"The flame that has fueled this band for nearly 18 years is no longer there anymore, and it is impossible for me to continue without this strength. I am extremely proud of the path we've done and everything we have accomplished both artistically and humanly. We were able to travel around the world playing our music, sharing our passion, fulfilling our childhood dreams by opening for our favorite bands. And this has no price. Without this flame, everything becomes way too difficult and it would be dishonest towards myself, but also the public, to continue for the wrong reasons.

"New challenges are awaiting for everyone of us, and I am really excited about the future. I wanted to thank all the band's members who gave a piece of their life for this project (and there are so many of them): Clément, Rémi, Zaki, Ranko, Julien, Ludo, Kevin Paradis, Kevin Verlay, Gael, Kenny, JM, Gorgor, Sean, Christophe and Nico. But also all the partners and technicians who believed in us during all those years: Romain Monereau (The Link Prod), Tryf, Francis Caste , Stefan Thanneur, Dehn Sora, Alex Rebecq, Greg, Rooms, Manu Pestre, Laurent (Listenable), Gérald (Ladlo), Edouard (Rupture Music), Philippe (Century Media), Vadim (Flaming Art), Mariuzs (Massive Music)...Thank you all for all these years.

"Thank you for your strength. Open your heart, before it dies. JB & Svart Crown"

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Svart Crown