{"id":56619,"date":"2016-10-11T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toiletovhell.com\/?p=56619"},"modified":"2016-10-10T20:25:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T01:25:46","slug":"dissecting-darkthrone-a-discography-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/dissecting-darkthrone-a-discography-breakdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissecting Darkthrone: A Discography Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tired of these yet? No? Good to hear! You’ve stuck with me through my first<\/a> 3<\/a> installments <\/a>and I’m looking forward to much more. This time, I take on the Second Wave of Black Metal innovators known as Darkthrone<\/strong>. Whether it be from their grim breakthroughs in black metal, drummer Fenriz’s current political status or simply “that one band those dudes talk about all the time”, I am willing to bet everyone here knows of Darkthrone. That doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone has in fact listened to them, though. With their sixteenth album coming out on October 14th I thought it would be a perfect time to dive deep into this extravagant discography of twists and turns to see how the band got to their current state.<\/p>\n

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Soulside Journey<\/em>\u00a0(1991) &\u00a0A Blaze In The Northern Sky<\/em>\u00a0(1992)<\/h3>\n

As many of you know, though some may not, Second Wave stalwarts Darkthrone started as a death metal band and Soulside Journey<\/em> is a direct result of their endeavors as such. This debut is an interesting beast that proves Darkthrone very well could have been a prominent act in the death metal realm. The band, initially a 4 piece, recorded a haunting concoction of death and doom that is laden with keyboard driven atmospheric overtones, setting it apart from their peers at the time. A shocking development on this album is its technicality and tonality. The band knows how to use their instruments with great confidence and the production value is fairly clean and open for an early 90s Death Metal album. Though somewhat forgettable within the history of Darkthrone, Soulside Journey stands well in its own class.<\/p>\n

Any fan base Darkthrone intended on building with Soulside<\/em> got kicked to the curb with A Blaze In The Northern Sky<\/em>. Like a bag of moldy tangerines, Darkthrone tosses their cleaner death metal sound in the trash and replace it with a grim, lo-fi offering that starts Darkthrone’s run of black metal classics. Worth noting, however, is the slight death metal vibe a listener might receive from the riffs but it is clear that Darkthrone are striding into the ever dark forest. I personally find it astonishing that a budding death metal band decided to turn their direction on its head in the span of one year and to most this transition may seem backward, but Darkthrone knew exactly what they were doing by joining the black metal allegiance. Soulside<\/em> was cold, but compared to Blaze<\/em>, it is the Sahara Desert.<\/p>\n