BIOGRAPHY
In 1986, Norwegians Gylve Nagell, Ted Skjellum, Ivar Enger, and Dag Nilsen formed the band Black Death. But by 1987 the band changed its name to Darkthrone. With guidance from their friend Euronymus, of the famed Mayhem, Darkthrone decided it was time for a new, darker image. Like their black metal cohorts they covered their faces in corpse paint and changed their names to represent the evilness of their music. Nagell became Fenriz, Skjellum became Nocturno Culto, and Enger adopted the name Zephyrous. Nilsen left the band but not until after recording the bass parts for their second album, Ablaze in the Northern Sky. Ablaze established Darkthrone as a genre originator along with other Scandinavian black metal bands such as Mayhem, Emperor, and Satyricon. Their next two albums, Under a Funeral Moon and Transylvanian Hunger, also make most lists of must-haves in the genre. Darkthrone is known for creating albums that sound raw and dirty. Even when modern equipment and recording budgets available to them have allowed for better production they go to great lengths to make their records sound as if they were recorded in a garage. In 1994, Darkthrone switched from the Peacville label to local Norwegian label Moonfog, owned by Satyr of Satyricon, and released what they have called the ultimate tribute to Celtic Frost, Panzerfaust. After the recording of Panzerfaust, Zephyrous, as the rumor goes, went missing never to be seen again. The follow-up to Panzerfaust, Total Death, was recorded only by Fenriz and Nocturnal Culto. The two later brought out some old sessions, added vocals, and released Goat Lord. In 1998, Darkthrone released Ravishing Grimness, continuing in the vein of old school thrash/black metal
CURRENT MEMBERS:
Fenriz (Gylve Nagell) - Drums, Vocals (Isengard, Valhall, Neptune Towers, Dødheimsgard, Storm, Black Death)
Nocturno Culto (Ted Skjellum) - Guitars, Bass, Vocals (Satyricon)
FORMER MEMBERS:
Dag Nilsen - Bass (1988-1991)
Zephyrous (Ivar Enger) - Rhythm Guitar (1988-1995) (Black Death)
Anders Risberget - Guitars (1988)
LRZ (Lars Sorensen) - intro and outro synth on album "Hate Them" (Red Harvest, Mezzerschmitt, Sirius, Dunkel:heit, Terranoidz, Vampire State Building, Forgery)
DISCOGRAPHY
Land Of Frost (Demo 1988)
1.)Land Of Frost
2.)Winds Of Triton
3.)Forest Of Darkness
4.)Odessey Of Freedom
5.)Day Of The Dead
A New Dimension (Demo 1988)
1.)Into Twilight Dimension
2.)Snowfall
Thulcandra (Demo 1989)
1.)Eon
2.)Thulcandra
3.)Archipelago
Cromlech (Demo 1989)
1.)The Watchtower
2.)Accumulation Of Generalization
3.)Sempiternal Sepulchrality
4.)Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia
Thulcandra/Cromlech (Demo 1990)
1.)Eon/Thulcandra
2.)Archipelago
3.)The Watchtower
4.)Accumulation Of Generalization
5.)Sempiternal Past/Presence View Sepulchrality
Rehearsal Tape March 1990 (Demo 1990)
1.)Cromlech (Instrumental)
2.)Neptune Towers (Instrumental)
3.)Soulside Journey (Instrumental)
Soulside Journey (1991)
1.)Cromlech
2.)Sunrise Over Locus Mortis
3.)Soulside Journey
4.)Accumulation Of Generalization
5.)Neptune Towers
6.)Sempiternal Sepulchrality
7.)Grave With A View
8.)Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia
9.)Nor The Silent Whispers
10.)The Watchtower
11.)Eon
In The Shadow Of The Horns (Single 1992)
1.)In The Shadow Of The Horns
Notes: Also released again in 1996 on Pagan Fears Productions as a two track live ep with the following tracklisting:
1.)Blackwinged
2.)In The Shadow Of The Horns
A Blaze In The Northern Sky (1992)
1.)Kathaarian Life Code
2.)In The Shadow Of The Horns
3.)Paragon Belial
4.)Where The Cold Winds Blow
5.)A Blaze In The Northern Sky
6.)Pagan Winter
Under A Funeral Moon (1993)
1.)Natassja In Eternal Sleep
2.)Summer Of The Diabolical Holocaust
3.)The Dance Of Eternal Shadows
4.)Unholy Black Metal
5.)To Walk The Infernal Fields
6.)Under A Funeral Moon
7.)Inn I De Dype Skogers Favn
8.)Crossing The Triangle Of Flames
Transilvanian Hunger (1994)
1.)Transilvanian Hunger
2.)Over Fjell Og Gjennom Torner
3.)Skald Au Satans Sol
4.)Slottet I Det Fjerne
5.)Graven Takeheimens Saler
6.)I En Hall Med Flesk Og Mjod
7.)As Flittermice As Satans Spys
8.)En As I Dype Skogen
Panzerfaust (1995)
1.)En Vind Av Sorg
2.)Triumphant Gleam
3.)The Hordes Of Nebulah
4.)Hans Siste Vinter
5.)Beholding The Throne Of Might
6.)Quintessence
7.)Sno Og Granskog (Utferd)
Total Death (1996)
1.)Earths Last Picture
2.)Blackwinged
3.)Gather For Attack On The Pearly Gates
4.)Black Victory Of Death
5.)Magic Desolate Eye
6.)Blasphemer
7.)Ravnajuv
8.)The Serpents Harvest
Goatlord (1996)
1.)Rex
2.)Pure Demoniac Blessing
3.)The Grimness Of Which Shepards Mourn
4.)Sadomasochistic Rites
5.)As Desertshadows
6.)In His Lovely Kingdom
7.)Black Daimon
8.)Towars The Thornfields
9.)(Birth Of Evil) Virgin Sin
10.)Green Cave Float
Ravishing Grimness (1999)
1.)Lifeless
2.)The Beast
3.)The Claws Of Time
4.)Across The Vacuum
5.)Ravishing Grimness
6.)To The Death (Under The King)
Preparing For War (2000)
1.)Transilvanian Hunger
2.)Snowfall
3.)Archipelago
4.)I En Hall Med Flesk Og Mjod
5.)The Pagan Winter
6.)Grave With A View
7.) Eon/Thulcandra (Live)
8.)Soria Moria (Live)
9.)Natassja In Eternal Sleep
10.)Cromlech
11.)In The Shadow Of The Horns
12.)Neptune Towers (Live)
13.)Under A Funeral Moon
14.)Skald Av Satans Sol
15.)Iconocalsm Sweeps Cappadocia
Bonus CD:
1.)Eon
2.)Thulcandra
3.)The Watchtower
4.)Accumulation Of Generalization
5.)Sempiternal Sepulchrality
6.)A Blaze In The Northern Sky
7.)Kathaarian Life Code
8.)The Pagan Winter
9.)Where The Cold Winds Blow
10.)In The Shadow Of The Horns
11.)Summer Of The Diabolical Holocaust
12.)Crossing The Triangle Of Flames
13.)Under A Funeral Moon
Plague Weilder (2001)
1.)Weakling Avenger
2.)Raining Murder
3.)Sin Origin
4.)Command
5.)I, Voidhanger
6.)Wreak
Hate Them (2003)
1.)Rust
2.)Dev Svartner Na
3.)Fucked Up And Ready To Die
4.)Ytterst I Livet
5.)Divided We Stand
6.)Striving For A Piece Of Lucifer
7.)In Honour Of Thy Name
Sardonic Wrath (2004)
1.)Order Of The Ominous
2.)Information Wants To Be Syndicated
3.)Sjakk Matt Jesu Krist
4.)Straightening Sharks In Heaven
5.)Alle Gegen Alle
6.)Man Tenker Sitt
7.)Sacrificing To The God Of Doubt
8.)Hate Is The Law
9.)Rawness Obsolete
10.)Silent Majority
Too Old Too Cold (EP 2005)
1.)Too Old Too Cold
2.)High On Cold War
3.)Love In A Void
4.)Graveyard Slut
Preparing For War (Boxset 2005)
Disc 1 : Original Preparing For War
1.)Transilvanian Hunger
2.)Snowfall
3.) Archipelago
4.)En Hall Med Flesk Og Mjod
5.)The Pagan Winter
6.)Grave With A View
7.)Eon/Thulcandra
8.)Soria Moria
9.)Natassja In Eternal Sleep
10.)Cromlech
11.)In The Shadow Of The Horns
12.)Neptune Towers
13.)Under A Funeral Moon
14.)Skald Av Satans Sol
15.)Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia
Disc 2 : Rare Demo & Rehearsal Tracks
1.)Eon
2.)Thulcandra
3.)The Watchtower
4.)Accumulation Of Generalization
5.)Sempiternal Sepulchraity
6.)A Blaze In The Northern Sky
7.)Kathaarian Life Code
8.)The Pagan Winter
9.)Where Cold Winds Blow
10.)In The Shadow Of The Horns
11.)Summer Of The Diabolical Holocaust
12.)Crossing The Triangle of Flames
13.)Under A Funeral Moon
Disc 3 - DVD : Rare Live Performances
Oslo, Norway TV 1989
1). Eon/Thulcandra
2.)Soria Moria
Riihimaki, Finland 1991
3.)Cromlech
4.)Life
5.)Soulside Journey
6.)Black Daimon
7.)Nor The Silent Whispers
8.)As Desertshadows
9.)Trident
10.)Paragon Belial
11.)A Blaze In The Northern Sky
Lahti, Finland 1991
12.)Cromlech
13.)Life
14.)Soulside Journey
15.)Black Daimon
Oslo, Norway 1996
16.)Intro / Under A Funeral Moon
17.)Blackwinged
18.)Transilvanian Hunger
DVD Extras :
The Interviews from the re-releases of "Soulside Journey", "A Blaze In The Northern Sky", "Under a Funeral Moon", "Transilvanian Hunger"
Photo Gallery
Notes: This is a special limited edition re-release of the original "Preparing for War" compilation. This edition features a bonus CD of rare demo songs and rehearsels, and a DVD of rare live performances by Darkthrone. This release comes in a clam box packaged with a poster and a booklet with an indepth interview with Darkthrone by UK journalist James Hinchliffe. This release was only available by Internet order from Peaceville.
The Cult Is Alive (2006)
1.)The Cult Of Goliath
2.)Too Old Too Cold
3.)Atomic Coming
4.)Graveyard Slut
5.)Underdogs And Overlords
6.)Whiskey Funeral
7.)De Underjordiske
8.)Tyster Pa Gud
9.)Shut Up
10.)Forebyggende Krig
11.)Too Old Too Cold (Bonus video track)
Forebyggende Krig (EP 2006)
1.)Forebyggende Krig
2.)Bad Attitude (Testors cover)