The Burning (The Crown album)

The Burning is the debut album by Crown of Thorns, originally released in 1995 and later re-issued after the band changed their name to the Crown. The album infuses traditional thrash metal-based death metal with melodic black metal elements.

The Burning
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1995
RecordedApril 1995 at Berno Studio
GenreDeath metal, blackened death metal
Length45:07
LabelBlack Sun
ProducerCrown of Thorns, Berno Paulsson
Crown of Thorns chronology
The Burning
(1995)
Eternal Death
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Of Good and Evil"3:27
2."Soulicide Demon-Might"2:42
3."Godless"4:00
4."The Lord of the Rings"3:16
5."I Crawl"5:16
6."Forever Heaven Gone"3:29
7."Earthborn"3:45
8."Neverending Dream"4:01
9."Night of the Swords"2:03
10."Candles"6:35
11."Forget the Light"6:33
Total length:45:07

Personnel

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Crown of Thorns
  • Magnus Olsfelt - bass
  • Janne Saarenpää - drums
  • Marcus Sunesson - guitar
  • Marko Tervonen - guitar
  • Johan Lindstrand - vocals
Production
  • Kristian Wåhlin - album cover, logo
  • Berno Paulsson - recording, engineering, mixing, producer
  • Hasse Bergstedt - photography

References

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  1. ^ Torreano, Bradley. The Burning at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2021.