''Panzerfaust'' is the fifth studio album by Norwegian

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, released in June 1995 by

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(Europe) and

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"Darkthrone - Panzerfaust"
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, their second and final album to do so. As with the previous album ''

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'', all instruments on ''Panzerfaust'' were recorded solely by Fenriz on a 4-track recorder set up in his bedroom (dubbed "Necrohell Studios" by the band); with Nocturno Culto performing vocals on all songs except for the outro. In October 2010, ''Panzerfaust'' was reissued by

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as a two-disc edition, with the second disc featuring

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")

discussing the making of the album and the subject matter of the songs. In this commentary, Fenriz cited

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's ''

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'' (1984), Bathory's ''

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'' (1987), and Vader's ''

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'' (1989) as key

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inspirations.

Track listing

Personnel

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 ...

– lead vocals *

– guitar, bass, drums, synths, spoken word vocals

References

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