RELEASED
2022
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
progressive rock
TRACKS
01, The Great Pretender (6:58)
02, World Gone Crazy (5:06)
03, Blinded (7:52)
04, A Million Stars (7:19)
05, The Soldier (5:26)
06, The Darkness In You (5:17)
07, We Can Make It Work (2:52)
08, Peacock On Parade (5:22)
09, Revolution (6:02)
10, Time The Great Healer (6:16)
11, Letter (2:26)
12, Evolution (4:50)
13, Silent Ways (5:03)
14, Moth (4:41)
15, The Big Funk (4:43)
16, Open Your Heart (5:19)
17, Shrine - Piano Intro (1:11)
18, Funeral Pyres (7:14)
DURATION
99:58
MUSICIANS
ROINE STOLT -lead vocals (4÷7,14), vocals (1÷5,8÷11,13,15,
16,18), guitars (1÷16,18), 12 string guitars (16), acoustic
guitars, 12 string acoustic guitars, ukulele, portugese
guitars, nylon guitars (13), keyboards (1), synthesizers
(18), clavinette (18), orchestrated (14), percussion (1)
HASSE FRÖBERG -lead vocals (1,2,9,13,18), vocals (3÷7,10,
11,15,16), 12 string acoustic guitars (4)
ZACH KAMINS -keyboards (1÷13,15,16,18), hammomd
(1÷10,12,15,16,18), minimoog (2), grand piano (14), moog
(15), piano (16), choir (14)
MICHAEL STOLT -bass (2,4÷6,10,15,18), moogbass (2,4÷6,10,
15,18), vocals (4,5), backing vocals (2,7,9,15,16,18)
JONAS REINGOLD -bass (1,3,7,8,11÷13,16), fretless bass (14)
MIRKO DE MAIO -drums (1÷16,18), percussion (1÷10,12÷16,
18), orchestrated (18)
HASSE BRUNIUSSON -percussion (11)
ROB TOWNSEND -saxophone (3)
ALIAKSANDR YASINSKI -accordion (11)
JONAS LINDBERG -bass (9)
JANNICA LUND -backing vocals (2,4÷7,10,13,15,16,18)
PRODUCED BY
ROINE STOLT
REVIEW
The Flower Kings se na "By Royal Decree" vracejí ke své nejkreativnější, nejkvětinovější a nejhravější podobě, která odráží směs folku, symfonické hudby, elektroniky, jazzu, blues, funku a prog rocku 70. let. Nové album je organičtější a přináší ten správný vintage sound, ze kterého především vyčnívají upoutají Hammondky.