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ASTRAL FORTRESS - 28TH OCTOBER 2022 A NEW, STELLAR AND ECLECTIC JOURNEY OF OLD METAL IN
THE DARKTHRONE ODYSSEY “On steady course away from all trends" Fenriz From their formation back in 1986, to becoming one of Norway’s
finest and enigmatic musical exports (with a number of highly revered black
metal masterpieces released in the early 90’s helping to solidify their
legacy), Darkthrone has continued to evolve and challenge in equal measure,
throughout their illustrious recording career spanning over three decades.
And now, the ever-productive duo of Nocturno and Fenriz continue their own
metallic saga with a new selection of fine, vintage sounding headbanging
classics in the making .. Astral
Fortress This
new studio opus, due for release on Peaceville on 28th October
2022, is a swift follow-up to 2021’s Eternal Hails opus, as a
result of Darkthrone’s consistent and ongoing writing process, which has been
in force for some years now. For Darkthrone does not sleep - it only waits. Carried on the brisk wind of eager rock, with foundations in
black, thrash, doom and heavy metal, Astral Fortress is the latest
album of stellar, eclectic old metal in the Darkthrone odyssey. With a
seemingly endless dungeon full of heavy metal influences channelled through
Darkthrone’s dynamic riff-machine, plus also with many increasing
inspirations taken from their own past catalogue. Fenriz comments “As usual,
Ted makes music by playing himself and riffs just come to me. I think since
2016's ARCTIC THUNDER, we have mostly been inspired by our own back
catalogue. I can hear many of my riffs eventually sounding like a plethora of
bands but this seldom seems to correlate with what others hear. As you’ll
know by now I never talk about the lyrics or the inspiration behind them and
I would never want any lyrics that I like of others to be explained to me but
I will tell you this, it is darker than ever, it is seething with hell.” Even
though sprinkled with atmospheric touches such as synthesizers and mellotron
on Astral Fortress to great effect, the Darkthrone
sound remains stripped down to the core; always primitive and organic.
Darkthrone has truly become its own beast within the metal world. ‘Astral
Fortress’ was recorded at Chaka Khan Studios in Oslo, the same location used
for the Eternal Hails album, with Ole Øvstedal and Silje Høgevold. Astral Fortress tracklisting 2. Impeccable
Caverns Of Satan [05:34] 3. Stalagmite
Necklace [05:22] 4. The Sea Beneath
The Seas Of The Sea [10:10] 5. Kevorkian Times
[04:27] 6. Kolbotn, West Of
The Vast Forests [01:54] 7. Eon 2 [04:40]
Astral Fortress is available on the
following formats and pre-orders are live https://darkthrone.lnk.to/AstralFortress 1. Limited Edition Deluxe boxed edition:
includes Astral Fortress on CD, an exclusive clear vinyl LP & cassette, a
printed letter from Fenriz and exclusive art prints all housed in a heavy
duty lift off lid box For more images – www.peaceville.com/media/darkthrone |
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