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 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 - 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