Darkthrone is a black metal band from Kolbotn, Norway. It formed in 1986 as a death metal band under the name Black Death.[2][3] In 1991, the band embraced a black metal style influenced by Bathory[4] and Celtic Frost[4] 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, Under a Funeral Moon and Transilvanian Hunger (sometimes dubbed the "Unholy Trinity")[5][6] — are considered the peak of the band's career[7] and to be among the most influential albums in the genre. For most of this time, Darkthrone has been a duo of Nocturno Culto and Fenriz, who have sought to remain outside the music mainstream.[8] Since 2006, their work has strayed from the traditional black metal style and incorporated more elements of traditional heavy metal, speed metal and punk rock, being likened to Motörhead.
Discography
Demos[edit]
1988 – Land of Frost
1988 – A New Dimension - rehearsal demo
1989 – Thulcandra
1989 – Cromlech - live demo
1991 – Goatlord – instrumental rehearsal demo spread without artwork; recorded in late 1990 and early 1991 and released on CD as an album by Moonfog Productions in 1996, including vocals overdubbed by Fenriz in 1994.
EPs and singles[edit]
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 – outtakes from the F.O.A.D. recording sessions.
2013 – Peaceville Presents... Darkthrone[19]
Compilations and tribute albums[edit]
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.
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
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