Darkthrone is one of the earliest and most influential Norwegian Black metal bands. They began life as a Death metal band with the album Soulside Journey. Deciding that the death metal idiom was no longer relevant, they produced the album A Blaze in the Northern Sky. Although strongly inspired by the works of Bathory and Celtic Frost, this album brought punk-like simplicity and chaos to metal. Their further albums explored the themes of corrosive sound, abraded recording, and musical simplicity.
Discography
- "several demos" (from 1986)
- Soulside Journey (1990)
- Goatlord (recorded in 1990)
- A Blaze In The Northern Sky (1991)
- Under A Funeral Moon (1993)
- Transilvanian Hunger (1994)
- Panzerfaust (1995)
- Goatlord (added vocals and released in 1996)
- Total Death (1996)
- Ravishing Grimness (1999)
- Preparing For War (2000)
- Plaguewielder (2001)
- Hate Them (2003)
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Cover of A Blaze In The Northern Sky (1991) |
Cover of Transilvanian Hunger (1994) |
