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.
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| Released | June 1995 | |||
| Recorded | April 1995 at Berno Studio | |||
| Genre | Death metal, blackened death metal | |||
| Length | 45:07 | |||
| Label | Black Sun | |||
| Producer | Crown of Thorns, Berno Paulsson | |||
| Crown of Thorns chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Torreano, Bradley. The Burning at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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