Darkthrone - Old Star ( CD Jewel Case )

THE 2019 SUBLIME SLAB OF RELENTLESS RIFFING IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE UNDERGROUND FROM THE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL LEGENDS, NOW PRESENTED ON MID-PRICE CD.

Over the course of 30 years, Norway�s 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 & often infamous history. In their formative years, Darkthrone initially started making their mark with a strong concoction of thrash & then death/doom metal experimentation 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� marked the return of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto with their first studio album since 2016�s hugely popular �Arctic Thunder� opus. With a mastery and endless dedication to the art of the riff, the Norwegian legends cut through 6 new epic tracks, taking in the best of the old school of heavy & extreme metal plus a large dose of doom-laden riffing, & channelling it through the grime of the underground. Engineering and production duties were all carried out by vocalist/guitarist Nocturno Culto, complemented with a perfectly organic mix courtesy of Sanford Parker (Voivod) at Hypercube Studios, & mastered once more by Jack Control at Enormous Door.

The stellar cover artistry appeared courtesy of Chadwick St John, titled �The Shepherd of the Deep�. This CD edition is presented in jewel case packaging housed in a slip-case and an 8-page booklet featuring handwritten lyrics.