THE CROWNCrown of Thorns2024-10-11JP editionAmazonTHE CROWN DISCOGRAPHY
Biography and discography of The Crown, the Swedish death/thrash metal band formed in Trollhättan in 1990, with pages for its twelve albums from The Burning, released as Crown of Thorns, to Crown of Thorns: running orders, CD details, liner notes, official videos and the band's concerts in Japan.
Albums
THE CROWNCrown of Thorns2024-10-11JP editionAmazon
THE CROWNRoyal Destroyer2021-03-12Amazon
THE CROWNCobra Speed Venom2018-03-16Amazon
THE CROWNDeath Is Not Dead2015-01-12Amazon
THE CROWNDoomsday King2010-09-24Amazon
THE CROWNCrowned Unholy2004Amazon
THE CROWNPossessed 132003-10-20Amazon
THE CROWNCrowned in Terror2002Amazon
THE CROWNDeathrace King2000Amazon
THE CROWNHell Is Here1998Amazon
THE CROWNEternal Death1997Amazon
THE CROWNThe Burning1995AmazonDiscography
| Year | Title | Type | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Burning | Studio album (as Crown of Thorns) | Black Sun Records |
| 1997 | Eternal Death | Studio album (as Crown of Thorns) | Black Sun Records |
| 1998 | Hell Is Here | Studio album | Metal Blade Records |
| 2000 | Deathrace King | Studio album | Metal Blade Records |
| 2002 | Crowned in Terror | Studio album | Metal Blade Records |
| 2003 | Possessed 13 | Studio album | Metal Blade Records |
| 2004 | Crowned Unholy | Re-recording album | Metal Blade Records |
| 2010 | Doomsday King | Studio album | Century Media Records |
| 2015 | Death Is Not Dead | Studio album | Century Media Records |
| 2018 | Cobra Speed Venom | Studio album | Metal Blade Records |
| 2021 | Royal Destroyer | Studio album | Metal Blade Records |
| 2024 | Crown of Thorns | Studio album | Metal Blade Records |
Besides these there are the demos Forever Heaven Gone (1993) and Forget the Light (1994), both of which were also included on the bonus CD of the limited Possessed 13 (official site; the band's former website, 2003). On video there are The Crown Invades Karlsruhe (2004), the live DVD that came with Crowned Unholy, and the three-DVD set 14 Years of No Tomorrow (the band's former website, 2004; official site; MusicBrainz). The singles include the seven-inch records "Headhunter" (2014) and "Iron Crown" (2018) (Blabbermouth; official site). In 2018 the German label Church of Vinyl issued Zombiefied!, a seven-inch with the Possessed 13 songs "Zombiefied!" and "Bow to None" (MusicBrainz), and in 2023 Dissonance Productions put the two Crown of Thorns albums together on the double CD The Burning / Eternal Death (MusicBrainz). For tribute albums the band recorded Slayer's "Mandatory Suicide", Sepultura's "Arise" and Bathory's "Burnin' Leather" (the band's former website, 2000).
Current Members
Current line-up as published by the band's official site, verified on 2026-10-20.
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