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Buy here: For “Crown of Thorns,“ the dynamic, ground-breaking follow-up to 2021’s “Royal Destroyer,“ The Crown made distinctly different creative choices to ensure that the LP’s 10 songs would stand as a unique collection. “For me, Cobra Speed Venom and Royal Destroyer are like siblings,“ says guitarist Marko Tervonen. And while Royal Destroyer was termed a “a ridiculously catchy album,” The Crown wanted to “make sure that we would take a step forward, get a bit more out of the comfort zone on Crown of Thorns.“ Musical dynamics are also on a new level with the 2022 addition of drummer Mikael Norén and bassist Mattias Rasmussen, and the return of lead guitarist Marcus Sunesson, rejoining long time members Tervonen and vocalist Johan Lindstrand. “With Mikael we managed to bring back a bit more of that crazy ‘Janne Saarenpää’ feel to the drumming, so that was a really cool energy boost. Mattias comes more from a punk/crust background, and he wrote ‘I Hunt with the Devil’ and ‘Mind Collapse’ for the album, which turned out great. This is definitely a step up in many ways, changing the way we worked on the CSV and RD albums.” Filmed and edited by Christoffer Tönnäng Additional video/graphics by Anton Hallenberg Video produced by Lect Production and The Crown Crown Of Thorns was recorded by Marko Tervonen (Studio-MT), mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (Black Lounge Studios). THE CROWN: Johan Lindstrand – vocals Marko Tervonen – guitar Marcus Sunesson – lead guitar Mattias Rasmussen – bass Mikael Norén – drums LYRICS: (Music: and The Crown Lyrics: ) The night is endless Covenant obscure Churchburner dead and alive Warm blood in the freezing cold Nosferatu vomit the cross When I’m lost in the darkness I fear myself more than ever When I reach out to the light I bear witness to my own desolation Fearsome mystic power of the old The blues of black he grant the weak Fear him! Fear him! The chosen God of the new world order Leaving earth the way we know it Scorched by light, embraced by night Damned, undead, a shadow conquest Stripped of all but Hunter’s pride Night eternal Covenant of black Immortality feeding its youth Warm blood on the bitter frost Nosferatu raping the cross When I’m lost in the darkness I fear myself more than ever When I reach out to the light I bear witness to my own demise Fearsome mystic power of the old The blues of black he grant the weak Fear him! Fear him! The chosen God of the new world order Leaving earth the way we want it Scorched by light, embraced by night Damned, undead, a shadow conquest Stripped of all but Hunter’s pride (Solo: ) Churchburner The inferior loss of life Churchburner Grand design of the übermensch Leaving life Embraced by night Damned undead Leaving life Embraced by night The Hunter’s pride
