Astral Fortress

Description

A stellar and eclectic new journey through Darkthrone's odyssey Since their formation in 1986, until becoming one of Norway's finest musical exports, Darkthrone has continued to evolve and challenge in equal measure, throughout their illustrious recording career spanning over three decades. Now the ever-productive duo of Nocturno and Fenriz continue their own metallic saga with a new selection of vintage-sounding headbanging classics. Carried on a crisp wind of hungry rock, with foundations in black, thrash, doom, and heavy metal, “Astral Fortress” is the latest eclectic and stellar old metal album in Darkthrone's odyssey. With a seemingly endless dungeon full of heavy metal influences channeled through dynamic riffs, as well as many inspirations drawn from their own back catalog, Darkthrone has truly become a beast apart in the metal world. Even though it is sprinkled with atmospheric touches like synthesizers and mellotron on "Astral Fortress," Darkthrone's sound remains stripped to the bone, always primitive and organic.