Line-Up: (in the photo from left to right) Fenriz   bass, percussion & satanic poetry Nocturno "Kveldulv" Culto   guitars, vocals & lyrics       Darkthrone was formed back in 1986 by Gylve Nagell, Ted Skjellum, Ivar Enger and Dag Nilsen. In the beginning they called themselves "Black Death" and they played Death Metal with satanic lyrics. In 1988 they changed their band name to "Darkthrone" and after recording a couple of demos they released their first full-lenght album: "Soulside Journey" on Peaceville. After this release they left the Death Metal concept in advantage of the newly invention/discovery done by Euronymous; Northern Black Metal. They also started using aliases (Gylve Nagell became Fenriz, Ted Skjellum became Nocturno Culto and Ivar Enger became Zephyrous) and corpsepaint. Their bassist, Dag Nilsen, didn't like this new music/image and left the band. However he did session bass on Darkthrone's next release: "A Blaze In The Northern Sky". Darkthrone used several hours setting the sound to get it as harsh and ugly as possible, and since they knew what they where doing it ended up sounding great. It was this album witch realy satt the standard for the Northern Black Metal style. The following three albums was recorded in Fenriz' studio; Necrohell Studios, too get that fine sound. Darkthrone stayed on Peaceville for a total of four albums, then they went to Moonfog. This was done because they wanted to work with norwegians only. Zephyrous disappeared after the "Panzerfaust" album, but he has neither quit or been fired. Noone seems to know where he is, or what he's up to.       Land Of Frost (demo 1988) A New Dimention (promo 1988) Thulcandra (demo 1989) Cromlech (demo 1989) Soulside Journey (1991 Peaceville) A Blaze In The Northern Sky (1992 Peaceville) Under A Funeral Moon (1993 Peaceville) Transilvanian Hunger (1994 Peaceville) Panzerfaust (1995 Moonfog) Total Death (1996 Moonfog) Goatlord (Recorded in '91 and '94 - released on Moonfog in 1996)   Soulside Journey

Cromelech  Sunrise Over Locus Mortis  Soulside Journey  Accumulation Of Generalization  Neptune Towers  Sempiternal Past / Presence View Sepulcharality  Grave With A View  Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia  Nor The Silent (Whispers)  The Watchtower  Eon

          A Blaze In The Northern Sky

A Blaze In The Northern Sky (1991 Peaceville)  Kathaarian Life Code  In the Shadow of the Horns  Paragon Belial  Where Cold Winds Blow  A Blaze In the Northern Sky  The Pagan Winter

          Under A Funeral Moon

Natassja In Eternal Sleep  Summer of the Diabolical Holocaust  The Dance of Eternal Shadows  Unholy Black Metal  To Walk the Infernal Fields  Under A Funeral Moon  Inn I de Dype Skogers Favn  Crossing the Triangle of Flames

          Transilvanian Hunger

Transilvanian Hunger  Over Fjell og Gjennom Torner  Skald Av Satans Sol  Slottet i Det Fjerne  Graven Takeheimens Saler  I En Hall med Flesk og Mjød  As Flittermice As Satans Spys  En As i Dype Skogen

          Panzerfaust

En Vind av Sorg  Triumphant Gleam  The Hordes of Nebulah  Hans Siste Vinter  Beholding the Throne of Might  Quintenssence  Snø og Granskog

          Total Death

Earth's Last Picture  Blackwinged  Gather For Attack on the Pearly Gates  Black Victory Of Death  Majestic Desolate Eye  Blasphemer  Ravnajuv  The Serpents Harvest

          Goatlord

Pure Demoniac Blessing  Rex  (The) Grimness of Which Shepherds Mourn  Sadomasochistic Rites  As Destertshadows  In His Lovely Kingdom  Black Daimon  Toward(s) the Thornfields  (Birth of Evil) Virgin Sin  Green Cave Float

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