Next one due out on the 8th May, what an album cover :abbath:
I've enjoyed their last few, but haven't really gone back to any of them since being released
QuoteA continuation of 2024's stellar "It Beckons Us All", "Pre-Historic Metal" is a ferocious slab of primal epics and gargantuan riffs with organic sound, graced with the ever-present permeating spirit of the '70s and '80s. This next chapter in DARKTHRONE's unyielding saga presents a vast odyssey through the sonic landscapes of thrash, black, heavy and doom metal and, adorned with a punishing and "in-your-face" guitar presence, DARKTHRONE stirs the cauldron of savage creativity with a nod to the writing methods which were indicative of their earlier works of the late '80s, but with a more refined craft.
Summarizing what the album represents, Fenriz explains: "It means that we are metal. With very loud guitars. 'Frightfully barbaric but not without finesse', I call it. We collaborated in the studio more than ever, who's playing what is still in a purple haze, but last but not least it was a sort of hardening of the arteries — we decided to tighten the tourniquet and do eight effective songs brimming with riffs instead of the airy plodding we so much enjoy usually".
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To Fork the Infernal Fields
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:-[ Saw the cover on FB and presumed someone was taking the piss....
A decent song which improves when Nocturno's vocals enter the picture. I reckon if they were arsed, and if they dropped the silliness, they could create a really strong black metal album again. Just a little bit of effort and they'd do it.
Quote from: The Ancient Ones on March 20, 2026, 07:52:01 PM:-[ Saw the cover on FB and presumed someone was taking the piss....
Fenriz having the craic again and doing drunken Tom Warrior vocals while he's at it.
Silliness is an apt term. Gone right off these. That artwork is thick
I love that description of the artwork.
Dunno, I kinda vibe with how thick and silly it all is, just a bitta craic not to be taken too seriously. Tracks cool for what it is.
Nice to hear the song is a bit more up tempo, recent albums have been solid. But that artwork is comical.
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More shit that nobody needs they should have called it a day 20 years ago and finished up on the cult is alive. I am bit more interested in this live album but after reading into it, it's an RSD release so will probably be a €50 LP that will sell out everywhere instantly.
I ordered the BM box set as I only have A Blaze - Hunger and been meaning to get the rest of the BM releases just never got around to it. Looking forward to getting it as it has all of the original art, a booklet and a DVD. I also managed to get it for about €50 cheaper than most places are selling it for which was nice but even at that it's still very expensive.
Talk about tarnishing your legacy .21 albums released and out of that five are essential .just fucking stop .
Absolute drivel yet again .
Take the moniker out of the picture and what's left is a joke made by clearly talented and clearly drunk individuals who aren't even trying. This has been the case since whichever album came after "Sardonic Wrath".
I honestly think that if they wanted to they could release a really interesting and evil piece of metal again. Rather than pretending it's the 80s, if they went in for timeless darkness they could do it. It's unlikely at this stage.
It's okay not great
It's shite.
I reckon they full well the cover is shite. But also knew it would garner some attention.
Yeah they probably learned a thing or two in that regard from draugveil. Ive seen more memes going around of the cover than I have actual promo for the record.
DT don't give a f*ck
Still 2 teenagers loving playing metal, & shoving a fist in the face of the metal community while at it
If they put out a serious cover at this stage you'd nearly get someone over to them to see if they're ok :laugh:
This song, like their last few records, has some good moments, & then some that probably took 2 minutes to work on
That track sounds like a drunken Black Flag song, personally hearing some greg ginn-isms in the riffing. Love DT though.
QuoteStill 2 teenagers loving playing metal, & shoving a fist in the face of the metal community while at it
That's the problem for me. The mystique, the atmosphere gone in terms of music and artwork. Two lads having a laugh on the piss and banging out a few tunes.
i kind of wish they'd changed their name early 2000s and left the classic Darkthrone legacy intact
i checked out after FOAD, though i'll still give new tracks a listen and get a laugh at the covers
DT are perfectly entitled to release whatever music they want under whatever name they deem fit. And by the same token, we don't have to get on board with that. Couldn't really be arsed with anything past Total Death tbh. The two lads generally come across well in interviews and I get that it's all a bit tongue in cheek at this stage, but that's not what I'm really looking for in black metal. There's a very rare breed of bands that can successfully incorporate humour and darkness into their music, I'd probably point to Type O as a good example of that.