Prog4you.com - Metal Review - Darkthrone

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Darkthrone, Mighty Darkthrone! Darkthrone, Mighty Darkthrone! Come on shout it with me. In the days of uber-production, keyboards, and complex arrangements, it amazes me that something so simple can be so great. This is it folks, birthed from the creators and purveyors of Norwegian Black Metal. Still as pure and raw as it was “back in the day”. Mindset intact, nothing has changed. Except for the fact that with age comes greater wisdom, or ignorance. Pick your poison.

The music begins solitary and sloooooow. A single guitar, with piercing distorted notes, creating, forming something magnificent out of the darkness. In comes the bass churning in the background. For a moment the guitar and bass exist alone in space, then the drums join the pair. Continuously growing, establishing the vibe, producing the entity that is Darkthrone. The vocals spew outward from the music. Clever, clever, witty lyrics are growled and crunched and chewed upon by Nocturno Culto. Thus we embark on our 38-minute hellride to the core.

This album in true Darkthrone style was recorded in 26 hours. Never letting up Darkthrone eviscerate the seven tracks. No BS, just Black Metal. The pair knows what they are doing. They don’t have to or want to waste time doing anything else. They are not trying to change with the times or re-invent themselves to appeal to more people. They really don’t care about any of that, they just wander on their soulside journey and put out the music that is in their black souls and minds. Its truly genius.

PURE metal distorted riffs combined with the eloquent pummeling of the drums by Fenriz engage the listener. Each song is an anthem for the legacy. The lyrics are demonically intelligent, and if you look hard enough, humorous (black comedy, of course). The songs are all fantastic. The riffs are evil, and the percussion is sure to get the neck snapping. I feel jubilation after listening to the recording. I can’t wait for the next album to spawn. I want to get my hands on as much of their previous stuff as possible. This is what its all about. If you’re into the black metal scene, then you probably already have this album and your black heart beats a bit faster now that it is upon this earth. Any true metal head should appreciate the who’s and the what’s that make this one a must have.

10 out of 10.
Reviewer: Lord M

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DARKTHRONE (NORWAY) - Black Metal-
(official site: www.darkthrone.no )

: : Discography : :
Soulside Journey - 1991
A Blaze In The Northern Sky - 1992
Under A Funeral Moon - 1993
Transilvanian Huger - 1994
Panzerfaust - 1995
Total Death - 1996
Goatlord - 1997
Ravishing Grimness - 1999
Preparing For War - 2001
Plaguewielder - 2001
Hate Them - 2003
The Roots Of Evilness (Live) - 2001
A Night Of Unholy Black Metal (Live) 1999