![]() ![]() At any rate, new listeners are certainly able to get a full taste of the band’s career, and in this sense it fulfils its purpose. The premise is sound, even if it tends to overstate the death metal era of the band, which is essentially pretty brief in comparison with their 'black' and 'beyond' output. ![]() Three long CDs (in my version) of material from across Darkthrone’s career, divided into three loose stylistic disks: black metal, death metal, and the black n roll/punkish material which is generously referred to as ‘beyond’. The philosophy behind this compilation release is a good one. The mysterious magic and mystery for me was largely gone. Like a lot of fans, I drifted away as the band turned towards a more 80s cover band/homage act during the 2000s. My pre-internet teenage brain went into overdrive.Ī lot of water has passed under the bridge since then for Darkthrone. One of Fenriz's roles was ‘Satan’s poet’. In 1994 I remember standing in a music store, holding ‘A Blaze in the Northern Sky’ and ‘Under a Funeral Moon’ in my hands, marvelling at the monochromatic album artwork and the mysterious and evocative band portraits on the back. ![]()
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