Black metal veterans DARKTHRONE will release their new album, “Old Star”, on May 31 via Peaceville. The band’s first studio album since 2016’s “Arctic Thunder” sees the Norwegian legends cut through six new epic tracks, taking in the best of the old school of heavy and extreme metal plus a large dose of doom-laden riffing, and channelling it through the grime of the underground.
The song “Duke Of Gloat”, taken from “Old Star”, can be streamed below.
Nocturno Culto states: “‘Duke Of Gloat’ was the first I wrote for this album. I like my metal black, with a dose of heavy. Now with ‘Old Star’ coming your way, let me wish you all a sore neck!”
“Old Star” was recorded at the band’s Necrohell 2 Studios, with engineering and production duties carried out by vocalist/guitarist Nocturno Culto, complemented with a perfectly organic mix courtesy of Sanford Parker (VOIVOD) at Hypercube Studios and mastered once more by Jack Control at Enormous Door. The stellar cover artistry comes courtesy of Chadwick St John, titled “The Shepherd of the Deep.”
Fenriz enthuses: “‘Old Star’ — again we are here with the riffs! A while after our previous ‘Arctic Thunder’, album it became apparent that we would continue in that same style, black old heavy metal with slow thrash, classic doom and slow death metal.
“As many have focused on the ’70s sound over the last 20 years, the mix on our new album has ended up being more ’80s than ever. The songs are more metal than ever! Ted‘s songs have alot of black metal in them, faster and slower but also doomier parts and reocurring parts. My songs are more linear written. It’s an ancient ’80s underground trick, with breaks, all slow heavy or slow thrash, classic doom or slow death.”
He continues, “All in all, it is our most ’80s album so far and our most metal one to date with drum sound typical for the ’80s USA/German market and damned lyrics, which are all written by me. We feel that ‘Old Star’ is the big brother of ‘Arctic Thunder’. More solid and with even better riffs.”
Over the course of 30 years, DARKTHRONE has become a staple of the global black metal genre, forging a legacy as one of the most renowned and influential bands in its illustrious and often infamous history. In the formative years following its 1987 inception, DARKTHRONE started with a strong concoction of thrash and then death/doom metal experimentation, with broader musical influences spanning from the ’60s to the ’80s, before the debut album, “Soulside Journey”, was unleashed in 1991. Never ones to follow convention or stand still even then, the band soon embraced a much darker, more primitive form of expression with the now iconic second album, “A Blaze In The Northern Sky”, the rest became history.
“Old Star” track listing:
01. I Muffle Your Inner Choir [06:26]
02. The Hardship Of The Scots [07:36]
03. Old Star [04:28]
04. Alp Man [05:27]
05. Duke Of Gloat [06:49]
06. The Key Is Inside The Wall [07:24]
DARKTHRONE is:
Gylve “Fenriz” Nagell – drums, songwriting, lyrics
Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum – strings and vocals, songwriting
Fonte: Blabbermouth.net
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