| Take the Crown | |
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| Origin | Huntington Beach, California, United States |
| Genres | Post-hardcore,[1] electronic rock[2][3] |
| Years active | 2004–2008 |
| Labels | Rise |
| Associated acts | Saosin, Eighteen Visions, AFI, Blessthefall |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Beau Bokan Nick Coffey Ryan Wilson Aaron Elliott |
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| Past members | |
| Ken Floyd James Campbell Tony Gonzalez Juan Pereda Trevor Bodawitz |
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Take the Crown is a post-hardcore band from Huntington Beach, California. The original lineup included vocalist Beau Bokan, guitarist Nick Coffey, guitarist Tony Gonzalez, bassist James Campbell, and keyboardist Ryan Wilson. The band began recording demos in 2004 with friend Chris Sorenson of Saosin;[2 1] he would later produce their self-released debut EP, Let the Games Begin, in 2006. The band signed to Rise in 2007 and released their follow up full length album, Relapse React, May 13, 2008.[4] They disbanded September 25, 2008 due to the departure of James Campbell and Tony Gonzalez, lack of management, and financial burdens.[5][6]
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Take the Crown was founded early 2004 by Beau Bokan and Tony Gonzalez. The original lineup was constantly changing and was more reminiscent of pop punk acts of the likes of Blink 182 or Pennywise than any of the bands recorded works. The early line-up, including the likes of Martine Stewart (Donnybrook, Terror), changed constantly as did the band's sound. During the early stages of Take the Crown, the band occasionally performed in the Los Angeles area at venues such as Skateland and The Knitting Factory. Take the Crown eventually added Nick Coffey, Ryan Wilson, James Campbell, and Aaron Birdsaw to the permanent lineup and began to move in a more Post-Hardcore direction. Take the Crown quickly gained local notoriety in the Southern California music scene, playing with such acts as the The Aquabats, Eighteen Visions, and performing to packed crowds at their home venue Chain Reaction.
Their debut release Let the Games Begin, produced by Chris Sorenson of the band Saosin,[2 1] was released in 2006. The band replaced drummer Aaron Birdsaw with Trevor Bodawitz and began touring in support of the album. Shortly after the departure of Birdsaw, the band was selected to perform with AFI during their Five Flowers shows and at the Los Angeles date of the Taste of Chaos tour.[7] The band did two UK tours, in support of Eighteen Visions and The Blackout,[3 1] as well as a US tours with Lostprophets[8] and Four Year Strong. Drummer Juan Pereda (formerly of Taken and Name Taken) replaced Trevor Bodawitz for the final tour in support of the record, however, he was soon replaced by Aaron Elliott.
After a receiving a positive response to the self-released Let the Games Begin, the band signed with Rise Records[9] in October 2007. Take the Crown entered the studio with Kris Crummett[10] to record their follow up release Relapse React. Tony Gonzalez left Take the Crown shortly after recording Relapse React due to personal issues and was replaced by Ken Floyd (formerly of Eighteen Visions[11]). The album was well received by critics, however, the band broke up months after the albums release citing the departure of James Campbell and Tony Gonzalez, lack of management, and financial burdens.[5][6] Take the Crown's final tour was in support of Emarosa in 2008.[12]
| Year | Album Details |
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| 2006 | Take the Crown
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| 2006 | Let the Games Begin
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| 2008 | Relapse React
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