Testament, Down, Black Label Society, Cathedral. That's the blueprint for Prone To Destroy. The exact blueprint. Actually, come to think of it, using the word "amalgamation" at the beginning of this review was a bit misleading. "Amalgamation" gives the impression that this band has somehow blended these styles together. Well, they haven't. One song sounds like Cathedral, the next like Black Label Society. At their most aggressive they tend to sound like Testament. The only real mixing to be heard is how the production quality of the whole thing sounds fitting for some old Down songs. Hell, all those bands do have some pretty awesome aspects about them, if Crowned By Fire actually did blend them together into a sound of their own, it would have been a beautiful thing.
That being said, it's not absolute shit. If you like those previously listed bands, and you can stomach a
