Much anticipated Darkthrone release, at least for me. It's the band's 20th full length release & we know they are not halting production any time soon. Fenriz & Nocturno pretty much live in their own world where live appearances are not obligatory & the type of music they embrace are theirs to define. Are they moving away from metal this time? Absolutely no. They are moving away from playing fast. The overall vibe here is that of a blackened doom serving; thick distortion & impactful all the way. A good example would be Track 2: Impeccable Caverns of Satan. Also, there's a trip down memory lane with sections invoking Under a Funeral Moon & Transilvanian Hunger (eg. closing bits of Track 1: Caravan of Broken Ghosts). If you are new to Darkthrone, be warned that this is introverted music, the partners here don't give a rat's ass about what's trending & true.
From the guitar end, this is perhaps one of the best produced, much replicating the tones of Eternal Hails but nothing groundbreaking. More importantly, it serves the objective of having dark, cold, in-your-face-music this side of black metal. So it doesn't hurt to get your instruments tuned to pleasantries as long as it serves the greater objective.
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