''The Burning'' is the debut album by

Crown of Thorns According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns ( or grc, ἀκάνθινος στέφανος, akanthinos stephanos, label=none) was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion. It was one of the instru ...

, originally released in 1995 and later re-issued after the band changed their name to the Crown. The album infuses traditional

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death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

with

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elements. The song "Night of the Swords" attacks Holocaust deniers.

Track listing

Personnel

;Crown of Thorns *Magnus Olsfelt - bass *Janne Saarenpää - drums *Marcus Sunesson - guitar *Marko Tervonen - guitar *Johan Lindstrand - vocals ;Production *

Kristian Wåhlin Kristian Wåhlin (born 4 December 1971) is a Swedish musician, singer, graphic designer and album cover artist for many bands in the extreme metal scene worldwide. He is often credited under his pseudonym Necrolord. Biography Wåhlin's interes ...

- album cover, logo *Berno Paulsson - recording, engineering, mixing, producer *Hasse Bergstedt - photography

References

The Crown (band) albums 1995 debut albums Albums with cover art by Kristian Wåhlin {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub