The Crown is a death/thrash metal band from Trollhättan, Sweden. Originally, they used the name Crown of Thorns but were forced to change their name due to a band of the same name. Their music and lyrics are inspired by death, anti-religion themes (mostly targeting christianity) and rebellion. Their great ability to fuse death metal with thrash influences is considered unmatched my many. Albums including The Burning, Eternal Death, and Hell Is Here which reflects their highest points of musicianship, with rhythms that are very fast and powerful. They're well known for their amazing lead guitar soloing. The Crown disbanded in 2004. Death metal is a type of heavy metal music with thrash metal influences which emerged in the United States (especially Florida and California), Europe (especially the United Kingdom and Sweden) and Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... The page covers both the municipality and the town Trollhättan Waterfalls in Trollhättan Trollhättan Municipality is a Municipality in western Sweden where the City Trollhättan is the seat. ... In Western culture, skeletons are often the symbol of death. ... Fishers of men; Oil on panel by Adriaen van de Venne (1614) Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions and rituals associated with such belief. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... A rebellion is, in the most general sense, a refusal to accept authority. ...

Discography

Demos

• Forever Heaven Gone - (1993)
• Forget the Light - (1994)

Albums

• The Burning - (1995 as Crown of Thorns)
• Eternal Death - (1997 as Crown of Thorns)
• Hell Is Here - (1999)
• Deathrace King - (2000)
• Crowned In Terror - (2002)
• Possessed 13 - (2003)
• Crowned Unholy - (2004)

Line-up

• Johan Lindstrand - Vocals, [1990-2001, 2002-2004]
• Marcus Sunesson - Guitar, [1994-2004]
• Marko Tervonen - Guitar, [1990-2004]
• Janne Saarenpää - Drums, [1990-2004]
• Magnus Olsfelt - Bass, [1990-2004]

Former members

• Tomas Lindberg - Vocals on Crowned In Terror, (ex-At The Gates) [2001-2002]
• Robert Österberg - Guitar on the Forever Heaven Gone demo, [1990-1994]

Tomas Lindberg (October 16, 1972), from Gothenburg, Sweden, has been active as a musician and composer since the late 1980s. ...

External links

• The Crown Official Website
• The Crown Official Message Board
• Metal Blade Records