''Dark Thrones and Black Flags'' is the 13th studio album by the Norwegian band

Darkthrone Darkthrone is a Norwegian extreme metal band from Kolbotn, Akershus. Formed in 1986 as a death metal band named Black Death, in 1991 Darkthrone embraced a black metal style influenced by Bathory and Celtic Frost and became one of the leadin ...

. It was released 20 October 2008 by

Peaceville Records Peaceville Records is a British independent heavy metal record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw (of the bands Instigators and Civilised Society) in Dewsbury, England in 1987, who was also a one-time drummer of Sore Throat ...

. The music largely followed in the style of their previous album, ''

F.O.A.D. ''F.O.A.D.'' (an initialism for "Fuck Off and Die") is the 12th studio album by the Norwegian band Darkthrone. It was released 25 September 2007 by Peaceville Records.Nocturno Culto Ted Skjellum (born 4 March 1972), also known by the stage name Nocturno Culto, is a Norwegian musician best known as the vocalist, lead guitarist, and partial bassist (shared with Fenriz) of the influential black metal band Darkthrone. He has bee ...

, while the other half were written by

Fenriz Gylve Fenris Nagell (born Leif Nagell; 28 November 1971), known professionally as Fenriz, is a Norwegian musician, part-time music journalist and online radio host (with the show "Radio Fenriz")

Track listing

*All songs published by Vile Music/Imagem Music.

Personnel

– vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, drums *

Nocturno Culto Ted Skjellum (born 4 March 1972), also known by the stage name Nocturno Culto, is a Norwegian musician best known as the vocalist, lead guitarist, and partial bassist (shared with Fenriz) of the influential black metal band Darkthrone. He has bee ...

– vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, bass

Production

*Recorded, "hardly" produced, engineered and mixed by Nocturno Culto {{Authority control 2008 albums Darkthrone albums Peaceville Records albums