Newly released is Styx‘s 16th studio album, Crash Of The Crown. Guitarist Tommy Shaw told us the band wanted to push its creative boundaries — while remaining true to the sound fans expected.
SIDE NOTES
- 2019 saw the expanded version of Styx‘s 2017 album, The Mission, their critically acclaimed first new album in 14 years.
- The Mission was originally released on June 16th, 2017 and peaked at Number Six on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums chart.
- The concept album takes place in 2033, and chronicles a fictional take on the first manned mission to Mars.
CHECK IT OUT: Styx’s 2021 track “Crash Of The Crown”: