Puerto Rican doom and progressive metal band MOTHS return with “Crown Jewel”, a commanding new single created in direct collaboration with indie wrestler Gema, who previously appeared on All Elite Wrestling. Designed as her official entrance theme, the track is dark, theatrical, and unapologetically grand, capturing the spectacle and intensity of the squared circle without compromising the band’s crushing depth.
“Crown Jewel” presents its narrator as an untouchable entity, part monarch and part deity, reveling in ambition, ego, and the seductive pull of self-destruction beneath the spotlight. The song balances arena ready bombast with the dense, immersive heaviness that defines MOTHS’ sonic identity. It marks a bold evolution for the band, embracing spectacle while maintaining the cerebral weight that has earned them critical acclaim. The single was mastered by Alan Douches, known for his work with Mastodon and Baroness.
The band comments that the collaboration was a new creative challenge. When Gema approached them to compose her entrance theme, they aimed to craft something fitting for a wrestler’s arrival while staying authentic to their own sound. The result, they say, is unmistakably MOTHS, with vocalist Mariel Viruet delivering lyrics that embody Gema’s larger than life persona as a spoiled yet dominant queen who demands the spotlight and fully deserves it.
“Crown Jewel” follows the success of MOTHS’ 2025 album Septem, a conceptual journey through the Seven Deadly Sins that drew praise from major heavy music outlets and appeared on multiple year end lists. In January 2026, the band supported Avenged Sevenfold at the Coliseum of Puerto Rico, performing for one of the largest audiences of their career. They will continue building momentum by headlining an official Wacken Open Air Warm Up Party on April 18 at La Respuesta in Santurce, a landmark event for the island’s heavy music community.
Formed in 2018, MOTHS have become a defining presence in Puerto Rico’s underground, fusing progressive, stoner, doom, jazz, and extreme metal. They have shared stages with The Ocean Collective, Circus Maximus, and The Well, toured the United States and Mexico, and performed at festivals across the Americas.