Darkthrone is a Norwegian
extreme metal band from
Kolbotn
Kolbotn is an urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn has several elementary schools, four middle schools and a high school. Town is locat ...
,
Akershus. Formed in 1986 as a
death metal band named Black Death, in 1991 Darkthrone embraced a
black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emp ...
style influenced by
Bathory and
Celtic Frost[ and became one of the leading bands in the Norwegian black metal scene.
Their first three black metal albums—'']A Blaze in the Northern Sky
''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded at Creative Studios in August 1991 and released on 26 February 1992 by Peaceville Records. It contained the band's first black m ...
'' (1992), ''Under a Funeral Moon
''Under a Funeral Moon'' is the third studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded in June 1992 and released on 15 February 1993 by Peaceville Records. Written and recorded to create a "pure black metal album", it i ...
'' (1993) and ''Transilvanian Hunger
''Transilvanian Hunger'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released 17 February 1994 by Peaceville Records.
Recording
''Transilvanian Hunger'' was the first Darkthrone album to be recorded as a duo (N ...
'' (1994)—are sometimes dubbed the "Unholy Trinity". They are considered the peak of the band's career and to be among the most influential albums in black metal.
Darkthrone has been a duo of 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") and 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 ...
since guitarist Zephyrous
Ivar Enger (born 1973), also known as "Zephyrous", is a Norwegian guitarist who played for the black metal band Darkthrone. He is credited as featuring on the band's first three albums; '' Soulside Journey'', ''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' and ' ...
left the band in 1993. They have sought to remain outside the music mainstream. From 2006, their music strayed from the traditional black metal style and incorporated more elements of traditional heavy metal, punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
, and speed metal
Speed metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' (Berg Publishers, 2007), , p. 31. It ...
, while more recent albums have also included doom metal.
History
Death metal years: 1986–1991
The band that would become Darkthrone formed in late 1986 in Kolbotn
Kolbotn is an urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn has several elementary schools, four middle schools and a high school. Town is locat ...
, a small town south of Oslo
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. They were a death metal band by the name of Black Death whose members were Gylve Nagell, Ivar Enger
Ivar Enger (born 1973), also known as "Zephyrous", is a Norwegian guitarist who played for the black metal band Darkthrone. He is credited as featuring on the band's first three albums; ''Soulside Journey'', ''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' and ...
and Anders Risberget. Their main inspirations were Autopsy, Venom
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, Hellhammer
Hellhammer was a Swiss metal band from Nürensdorf, active from 1982 to 1984. Although the band's sound and style were heavily criticized and poorly reviewed during their active years, they have been widely praised in retrospect and are often r ...
, Celtic Frost, Slayer and Nocturnus
Nocturnus, currently Nocturnus AD, is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1987 by the drummer/vocalist Mike Browning (formerly of Morbid Angel). They were known for their science-fiction themed lyrics and use of keyboards, ...
. In late 1987, the band changed their name to Darkthrone and were joined by Dag Nilsen. Ted Skjellum joined in spring of 1988. During 1988 and 1989, the band independently released four demo tapes: ''Land of Frost'', ''A New Dimension'', ''Thulcandra'', and ''Cromlech''.
They were subsequently signed to the independent record label 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. ...
with a four-album contract. In 1990, they recorded their first studio album, ''Soulside Journey
''Soulside Journey'' is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released 13 January 1991 by Peaceville Records. It is notable as the band's only death metal album, before they became an integral part of the Norwe ...
''. Because of a small recording budget, the band could not afford the kind of studio they wanted but, thanks to the members of Nihilist
Nihilism (; ) is a philosophy, or family of views within philosophy, that rejects generally accepted or fundamental aspects of human existence, such as objective truth, knowledge, morality, values, or meaning. The term was popularized by Ivan ...
and Entombed, they were able to record their album at Sunlight Studios. Although mainly death metal in style, there were some elements of black metal present in terms of artwork and songwriting.
Immediately following the release of this album, the band continued writing and recording new material, recording on tape until a full album was ready. These tracks were entirely instrumental but they demonstrated the band's gradual shift towards black metal. In 1996, the finished album '' Goatlord'' was released, with vocals added by Fenriz.
Black metal years
Early black metal years: 1991–1994
During 1991 under the influence of Euronymous
Øystein Aarseth (; 22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was a co-founder and guitarist of the N ...
of Mayhem, Darkthrone adopted the aesthetic style that would come to represent the black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emp ...
scene, wearing corpse paint and working under pseudonym
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s. Gylve Nagell became "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") ", Ted Skjellum became "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 ...
" and Ivar Enger became "Zephyrous
Ivar Enger (born 1973), also known as "Zephyrous", is a Norwegian guitarist who played for the black metal band Darkthrone. He is credited as featuring on the band's first three albums; '' Soulside Journey'', ''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' and ' ...
". In August 1991, they recorded their second album, which was released at the beginning of 1992 and titled ''A Blaze in the Northern Sky
''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded at Creative Studios in August 1991 and released on 26 February 1992 by Peaceville Records. It contained the band's first black m ...
''. The album contained Darkthrone's first black metal recordings, and Peaceville Records was originally skeptical about releasing it due to Darkthrone's extreme diversion from their original death metal style. After the album was recorded, bassist Dag Nilsen left the band, as he didn't want to play black metal, and is merely credited as "session bass" with no picture on the album.
The band's third album, ''Under a Funeral Moon
''Under a Funeral Moon'' is the third studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded in June 1992 and released on 15 February 1993 by Peaceville Records. Written and recorded to create a "pure black metal album", it i ...
'', was recorded in the summer of 1992 and released in early 1993. It marked Darkthrone's total conversion to the black metal style, and is considered a landmark for the development of the genre as a whole. This album also marked the last album on which guitarist Zephyrous would perform.
It was followed by their fourth album, ''Transilvanian Hunger
''Transilvanian Hunger'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released 17 February 1994 by Peaceville Records.
Recording
''Transilvanian Hunger'' was the first Darkthrone album to be recorded as a duo (N ...
'', which was released in February 1994. This was Darkthrone's first album to have just two members, Nocturno Culto and Fenriz. Fenriz is credited with all instrumentation and songwriting, while Nocturno Culto only contributed vocals. The band would remain a duo from this point onwards. ''Transilvanian Hunger'' was characterized by a very "raw" or "low fidelity" recording style and monotone riffing with little melody. The album's release caused some controversy: half of its lyrics were written by the Norwegian black metal musician Varg Vikernes
Louis Cachet (born Kristian Vikernes; 11 February 1973), better known as Varg Vikernes (), is a Norwegian writer and retired musician best known for his early black metal albums and later crimes. His first five records, issued under the name Burz ...
, and its booklet contained the phrase "Norsk Arisk Black Metal", which translates into English as "Norwegian Aryan Black Metal".
With Moonfog Records: 1995–2004
Darkthrone moved to another independent record label, Moonfog Productions, for subsequent releases. The label was run by Satyr
In Greek mythology, a satyr ( grc-gre, σάτυρος, sátyros, ), also known as a silenus or ''silenos'' ( grc-gre, σειληνός ), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exa ...
of Satyricon
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.
Their fifth album, ''Panzerfaust
The ''Panzerfaust'' (, "armour fist" or "tank fist", plural: ''Panzerfäuste'') was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light an ...
'', was released in 1995. Its production is similar to that of ''Transilvanian Hunger'', and Fenriz is similarly credited with all instrumentation and songwriting, while Nocturno Culto only contributed vocals. Lyrics for the track "Quintessence" were written by Varg Vikernes. Their sixth album, ''Total Death
''Total Death'' is the sixth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded in August and October 1995 at Ancient Specter Ruins and released in 1996 by Moonfog Productions.
All of the album's lyrics were written either by ...
'', was released during 1996 and is notable for featuring lyrics written by four other black metal musicians, and none at all written by the group's main lyricist Fenriz.
During the years 1993–1995, drummer Fenriz was involved with numerous side projects. This included his solo dark ambient project Neptune Towers
Neptune Towers was a dark ambient side project formed in 1993 by Fenriz of Darkthrone. He released two albums under this name, '' Caravans to Empire Algol'' (1994) and ''Transmissions from Empire Algol'' (1995), both issued by Moonfog Productions. ...
, his solo folk black metal
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project Isengard
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, recording an album with Satyr as the trio Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), ...
, and playing bass on Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard originally played black metal, but 1999's '' 666 International'' saw them change their style into experimental and avant-garde/industrial metal. In ...
's debut album. Also he began playing drums for Valhall again, after having been one of the founding members in 1988 but leaving in 1990 to concentrate on Darkthrone.
In 1999, Darkthrone released the album ''Ravishing Grimness
''Ravishing Grimness'' is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released 29 September 1999 by Moonfog Productions.
Nocturno Culto wrote the music for all the songs except "The Beast", which was the sole mus ...
'', and in 2001 their following album, '' Plaguewielder''. While ''Transilvanian Hunger'' and ''Panzerfaust'' had songs written solely by Fenriz, these two albums had songs almost entirely written by Nocturno Culto and were both recorded in Ronny Le Tekrøe's studio at Toten, Norway. This explains the somewhat "clearer" sound on those records.
In the last years of the 1990s, two Darkthrone tribute albums were released: '' Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone'' in 1998 and ''The Next Thousand Years Are Ours'' in 1999. The band also released ''Preparing for War'', a compilation of songs from 1988–1994. In 2002, the intro of their song "Kathaarian Life Code" appeared in the last scene of the film ''Demonlover
''Demonlover'' is a 2002 French neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Olivier Assayas, and starring Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, and Gina Gershon. The plot focuses on the entanglement between various corporations vyin ...
''.
In 2003, the band released the album '' Hate Them''. Although this record and their next contain electronic
Electronic may refer to:
*Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor
* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
*Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device
*Electronic co ...
introductions, they remain true to Darkthrone's early black metal style. '' Sardonic Wrath'' was released in 2004. It was the band's last album with Moonfog Productions and their last to be recorded solely in the black metal style. This album was nominated for Norway's Alarm Awards; however, the album's entry was withdrawn at the band's request. Their next releases would feature strong crust punk
Crust punk (also known as crust or stenchcore) is a form of music influenced by English punk rock and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the early 1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on politic ...
traits.
Punk metal years: 2005–2010
In 2005, Darkthrone confirmed that they had returned to Peaceville Records, after leaving the record label in 1994. They had also started up their own record label, Tyrant Syndicate Productions, to release their future albums. To celebrate their return, Peaceville re-issued the ''Preparing for War'' compilation with a bonus CD of demos and a DVD of live performances. Darkthrone's first four albums were also re-released with video interviews about each of them.
In January 2006, the group released the EP ''Too Old, Too Cold'', which contains the track "High on Cold War", performed by Enslaved's vocalist Grutle Kjellson
Kjetil Tvedte Grutle, better known as Grutle Kjellson (born 24 December 1973 in Sveio, Hordaland, Norway), is the bassist and vocalist of the Norwegian progressive black metal band Enslaved. Together with Ivar Bjørnson, they are the founding an ...
. The EP also included a cover of the song " Love in a Void" by Siouxsie and the Banshees. For the first time in their career, the band shot a music video for the EP's title track. '' Too Old, Too Cold '' also became Darkthrone's first record to hit the charts and reached the top 15 of the best-selling singles in Norway and Denmark. Darkthrone released their eleventh album, '' The Cult Is Alive'', the same year. The album represented a shift in the band's style as the music incorporated crust punk
Crust punk (also known as crust or stenchcore) is a form of music influenced by English punk rock and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the early 1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on politic ...
traits. While Darkthrone's black metal roots were still evident, their shift from the genre's typical sound was more noticeable. ''The Cult Is Alive'' was the first Darkthrone album to appear on the album chart in Norway, debuting at number 22.
In July 2007, the band released the EP ''NWOBHM
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'' (an acronym for 'New wave of black heavy metal', a take-off on the original 'New wave of British heavy metal
The new wave of British heavy metal (commonly abbreviated as NWOBHM) was a nationwide musical movement that started in England in the mid-1970s and achieved international attention by the early 1980s. Journalist Geoff Barton coined the term i ...
') as a preview for their next album. In September that year, Darkthrone released the 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.punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
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* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
-oriented style that was introduced on ''The Cult Is Alive'', this time the band focused more on traditional heavy metal
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a ...
.
Also during 2007, 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 ...
completed and released ''The Misanthrope'', a film about black metal and life in Norway. It includes some of his own solo recordings. In October 2008, '' Dark Thrones and Black Flags'' was released, using much the same style as the previous album. In 2010, the band released the album ''Circle the Wagons
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'', which featured much less significant crust punk traits in exchange for strong speed metal
Speed metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' (Berg Publishers, 2007), , p. 31. It ...
and traditional heavy metal characteristics.
Since 2010
In late 2010, Peaceville acquired the rights to the band's Moonfog albums and re-issued ''Panzerfaust
The ''Panzerfaust'' (, "armour fist" or "tank fist", plural: ''Panzerfäuste'') was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light an ...
'' as a two-disc set and on vinyl. The re-issue of ''Total Death
''Total Death'' is the sixth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded in August and October 1995 at Ancient Specter Ruins and released in 1996 by Moonfog Productions.
All of the album's lyrics were written either by ...
'' was set for 14 March 2011. In July 2012, Darkthrone announced a new album, titled '' The Underground Resistance''; it was released on 25 February 2013. That album saw the band completely shift away from black metal and blackened crust and is musically a throwback to classic heavy metal and speed metal. The band released their 16th studio album, titled '' Arctic Thunder'', on 14 October 2016, it represented another drastic musical shift for the band, with the album featuring a rawer, more blackened sound, reminiscent of their 90's output but with the classic metal leanings of the previous record.
On 22 October 2016, the band revealed via Facebook that they would be issuing a compilation album entitled '' The Wind of 666 Black Hearts''. The album, released 25 November 2016, is composed of rehearsals recorded in 1991 and 1992 for songs which later appeared on ''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' and ''Under a Funeral Moon''.
Darkthrone announced in March 2019 that they would be releasing their seventeenth studio album, '' Old Star'', which was released on 31 May of the same year. It featured much stronger doom metal characteristics than previous albums, with their Candlemass influences more apparent. The band announced that they had completed the recording of a new album in January 2021. In April 2021, a box set was unveiled containing early and rare material entitled ''Shadows of Iconoclasm''. The band's eighteenth studio album ''Eternal Hails......'' was released on 25 June 2021, through Peaceville Records on physical media and digital platforms. Musically, the album is a continuation of the band's incorporation of traditional doom metal, strongly influenced by Candlemass from the previous record, with heavy inspiration from other bands like Trouble
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Film and television
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* ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film
* ''Trouble'' (1977 film), a Soviet drama film
* ''Trouble'' ...
and Black Sabbath
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.
Band members
Current
*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") (Gylve Fenris Nagell) – drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals, lyrics (1986–present)
*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 ...
(Ted Skjellum) – vocals, guitars, bass, producer, lyrics (1988–present)
Former
*Dag Nilsen – bass (1988–1991)
*Zephyrous
Ivar Enger (born 1973), also known as "Zephyrous", is a Norwegian guitarist who played for the black metal band Darkthrone. He is credited as featuring on the band's first three albums; '' Soulside Journey'', ''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' and ' ...
(Ivar Enger) – guitar (1987–1993)
*Anders Risberget – guitar (1986–1988)
Timeline
Associations
* Aura Noir – Fenriz has recorded vocals with the band, and two Aura Noir members have done the same for Darkthrone.
* Burzum – the albums ''Transilvanian Hunger
''Transilvanian Hunger'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released 17 February 1994 by Peaceville Records.
Recording
''Transilvanian Hunger'' was the first Darkthrone album to be recorded as a duo (N ...
'' and ''Panzerfaust
The ''Panzerfaust'' (, "armour fist" or "tank fist", plural: ''Panzerfäuste'') was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light an ...
'' feature lyrics by Varg Vikernes.
* Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard originally played black metal, but 1999's '' 666 International'' saw them change their style into experimental and avant-garde/industrial metal. In ...
– Fenriz (bass and vocals), 1994–1995.
* Fenriz' Red Planet – solo doom metal project of Fenriz, 1993.
* Isengard
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– solo folk black metal
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project of Fenriz, 1989–1995.
* Mayhem – Fenriz wrote some lyrics for the band, one of which were used as the title for the ''Dawn of the Black Hearts
''The Dawn of the Black Hearts'' (subtitled Live in Sarpsborg, Norway 28/2, 1990) is a bootleg live album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. The title originates from a line of lyrics Fenriz of Darkthrone wrote for the band.
Despite b ...
'' live album. It featured a photograph of Pelle "Dead" Ohlin's corpse after his suicide. The lyrics sheet can also be seen in the liner notes of the ''Life Eternal'' EP.
* Neptune Towers
Neptune Towers was a dark ambient side project formed in 1993 by Fenriz of Darkthrone. He released two albums under this name, '' Caravans to Empire Algol'' (1994) and ''Transmissions from Empire Algol'' (1995), both issued by Moonfog Productions. ...
– solo dark ambient project of Fenriz, 1993–1995.
* Sarke
Sarke is a Norwegian metal band from Oslo, formed in 2008. The band has released seven studio albums and is currently signed to Norwegian record label Indie Recordings.
History
Sarke formed in 2008 when Thomas "Sarke" Bergli (Khold, Tulus) de ...
– Nocturno Culto (vocals).
* Satyricon
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– Nocturno Culto has recorded and performed with the band. He plays rhythm guitar on ''Nemesis Divina
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The band have described the album as "darker" and "more aggressive ...
'' under the name "Kveldulv".
* Storm
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– Fenriz, 1995.
* Valhall – Fenriz (drums), 1987–1989, 1993–present.
* Taake
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– Nocturno Culto performed guest vocals on "Fra vadested til vaandesmed" from '' Noregs vaapen''.
* Gift of Gods – solo project of Nocturno Culto.
Discography
Studio albums
Demos
*1988 – ''Land of Frost''
*1988 – ''A New Dimension'' - rehearsal demo
*1989 – ''Thulcandra''
*1989 – ''Cromlech'' - live demo
EPs and singles
*2005 – ''Under Beskyttelse av Mørke'' ''(Under Cover of Darkness)'' – outtakes from the ''Under a Funeral Moon'' rehearsal sessions; released only in Japan.
*2006 – ''Too Old, Too Cold'' – outtakes from ''The Cult Is Alive'' recording sessions.
*2006 – ''Forebyggende Krig'' – single.
*2007 – ''NWOBHM
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'' – outtakes from the ''F.O.A.D.'' recording sessions.
*2013 – ''Leave No Cross Unturned'' (Edit) – single
*2017 – ''Burial Bliss / Visual Aggression'' – single
*2019 – ''The Hardship of the Scots'' – single
*2021 – ''Hate Cloak'' – single
Compilations and tribute albums
*1998 – '' Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone'' – tribute album featuring eight Norwegian bands
*1999 – ''The Next Thousand Years Are Ours'' – tribute album featuring fourteen bands and a multimedia disc
*2000 – ''Preparing for War'' – compilation of songs from 1988–1994; re-released in 2005 with a bonus CD of demos and a DVD
*2008 – '' Frostland Tapes'' – compilation containing the band's early demos (''Land of Frost'', ''A New Dimension'', ''Thulcandra'', ''Cromlech''), the original instrumental version of '' Goatlord'', and a recording of a concert in Denmark
*2011 – ''Sempiternal Past – The Darkthrone Demos'' – re-mastered versions of Darkthrone's demos (including bonus tracks)
*2013 – ''Introducing Darkthrone'' – eighteen song album containing Darkthrone songs from past albums and singles
*2013 – ''Peaceville Presents... Darkthrone''
*2014 – ''Black Death and Beyond'' - compilation released as a vinyl box set and book
*2016 – '' The Wind of 666 Black Hearts'' - compilation of demos from 1991 and 1992
*2021 – ''Shadows of Iconoclasm'' - compilation boxset of early material
References
External links
* Darkthroneon AllMusic
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Darkthrone biography
on 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. ...
Darkthrone
on Discogs
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