Darkthrone
Black / Speed Metal, Norway

Darkthrone is a black metal band from Kolbotn, Norway, formed in 1986 as a death metal band under the name Black Death. In 1991, the band embraced a black metal style influenced by Bathory and Celtic Frost and became one of the leading bands in the Norwegian black metal scene. Their first three black metal albums—A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992), Under a Funeral Moon (1993) and Transilvanian Hunger (1994)—are sometimes dubbed the "Unholy Trinity". They are considered the peak of the band's black metal career and to be among the most influential albums in the genre.

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Darkthrone It Beckons Us All

Released on April 26, 2024

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Darkthrone Black Dawn Affiliation

Released on April 11, 2024

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Darkthrone Caravan of Broken Ghosts

— Black / Heavy / Speed Metal

Single

Released on October 20, 2022

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Darkthrone Eternal Hails……

— Old School Black / Speed Metal

Album

Released on June 25, 2021