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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.” Created by: Anton Hallenberg & Robin Schulz 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: Lyrics: ) Brave until the end Helpless souls demising Righteous never stand Altered into dark – fell into the part Drowning, the hopeless part of me Rising, the flame that burns within Fallen dreams are left for us to wonder Hopeless dreams gone to hell too deep Conscious minds fighting seeking wonder Endless dreams gone to hell too dee Too deep. Roaring echoes thunder. Falling seek the order Twisting all the wonders Falling down – lost the crown – endless might- watch me tear it down Roaring echoes thunder Falling seek the order Twisting all the wonders Falling down – lost the crown Fallen dreams are left for us to wonder. Hopeless dreams gone to hell too deep. Conscious minds fighting seeking wonder Endless dreams gone to hell too deep Drowning, the hopeless part of me Rising, the flame inside of me Drowning, the hopeless part of me Rising, the light inside of me So dim
