Name: Astral Fortress
Brand: Darkthrone

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

VILELP959

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Colour

Black

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

801056895912

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1 / Black / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

CDVILEF959

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801056895929

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Darkthrone

Genre US

Metal

Label US

Peaceville

A Heavy Metal band from Kolbotn, Norway, formed in 1987 (initially founded as Black Death in 1986).
Darkthrone started as a death metal group, but having released ‘Soulside Journey’ they decided to abandon the technical death metal style and transformed into a black metal band. The band’s sound has diversified over their career to include elements of traditional heavy metal, thrash, doom, death and speed metal, as well as crust punk. They have not played live since 1991 and since 1993 Darkthrone has been a duo consisting of Fenriz (Gylve Nagell) and Nocturno Culto (Ted Skjellum).
Similar Artists: Carpathian Forest, Immortal, Gorgoroth, Marduk, Emperor, Bathory, Satyricon,
1349,
Nattefrost,
Mayhem,
Taake,
Burzum,
Nargaroth,
Impaled Nazarene,
Urgehal,
Judas Iscariot,
Morbid,
Gehenna,
Abbath
and Isengard.

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A NEW, STELLAR &amp; ECLECTIC JOURNEY OF OLD METAL IN THE DARKTHRONE ODYSSEY. PRESENTED ON LIMITED YELLOW VINYL.

From their formation back in 1986, to becoming one of Norway’s finest musical exports (with several highly revered black metal masterpieces released in the early 90’s helping to solidify their legacy), Darkthrone has continued to evolve &amp; challenge in equal measure, throughout their illustrious recording career spanning over three decades. And now, the ever-productive duo of Nocturno &amp; Fenriz continue their own metallic saga with a new selection of fine, vintage sounding headbanging classics in the making.

‘Astral Fortress’ is itself a swift follow-up to 2021’s ‘Eternal Hails’ opus, because of Darkthrone’s consistent &amp; ongoing writing process, which has been in force for some years now. For Darkthrone does not sleep - it only waits.

Carried on the brisk wind of eager rock, with foundations in black, thrash, doom &amp; heavy metal, ‘Astral Fortress’ is the latest album of stellar, eclectic old metal in the Darkthrone odyssey. With a seemingly endless dungeon full of heavy metal influences channelled through Darkthrone’s dynamic riff-machine, plus also with many increasing inspirations taken from their own past catalogue, Darkthrone has truly become its own beast within the metal world. Even though sprinkled with atmospheric touches such as synthesizers &amp; mellotron on ‘Astral Fortress’ to great effect, the Darkthrone sound remains stripped down to the core; always primitive &amp; organic.

‘Astral Fortress’ was recorded at Chaka Khan Studios in Oslo, the same location used for the ‘Eternal Hails’ album, with Ole Øvstedal &amp; Silje Høgevold.

This edition of 'Astral Fortress' is presented on limited yellow vinyl.