A foundational black-metal pivot to raw, cold aggression. Influential and stark. A genre cornerstone. Released in 1992, it's an early landmark for Darkthrone.
On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.
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More from Darkthrone — where to go next
If you have A Blaze in the Northern Sky, these are the Darkthrone records worth reaching for next.
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A Blaze in the Northern Sky1992 · you're viewing this oneStart here
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Transilvanian Hunger1994 · MetalEssential
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