Eternal Hails......

'Five heavy dinosaurs looking in wonder and bewilderment at the stars' Fenriz With the highly revered Norwegians remaining ever-dedicated to the art of the riff after 35 years of existence, Darkthrone returned in 2021 for album number nineteen for a fresh dose of metallic godliness. On the back of 2019's triumphant 'Old Star' opus, the duo of Nocturno Culto & Fenriz power through a 41-minute maelstrom of Epic Black Heavy Metal across five sprawling compositions. Organic & dynamic, the album is an exploration of the very finest vintage metal & the best of doom, all delivered in the unmistakable Darkthrone style, whilst also incorporating instruments such as the Moog to further expand upon these soundscapes. Eschewing the process of using their own Necrohell II studios - which had served the band so well over the last 15 years - & welcoming a change of environment & the opportunity to experiment with new ideas, 'Eternal Hails..' was recorded at Chaka Khan Studio in Oslo, & engineered by Ole Ovstedal & Silje H gevold, breathing new life into the sound while retaining the essence of Darkthrone's natural, raw feeling. The cover artwork features the piece 'Pluto & Charon' (1972), from renowned science fiction artist David A. Hardy; a hugely inspirational image for both Fenriz & Nocturno Culto spanning several decades & this also stands as a symbolic link between the genre-bending styles apparent on Darkthrone's earliest works to those same traits evident on 'Eternal Hails..'.

Tracks

1~1~His Master's Voice (07:17)
1~2~Hate Cloak (09:16)
1~3~Wake Of The Awakened (08:24)
1~4~Voyage To A North Pole Adrift (09:24)
1~5~Lost Arcane City Of Uppakra (07:02)

Details

Catalogue Number: CDVILED1117
Format: CD
Artist: Darkthrone
Release Date: 17 May 2024
Genre: Metal
Label: PEACEVILLE
Distributor: Rocket Group