A Black Metal gem, no doubt.
Oddly enough, I seem to enjoy this album alot more if I'm in a more Doom Metal kind of mood. If I'm blasting a bunch of Funeral Doom, I'll stream some tracks from this album, like throw a little curve ball in there.....It truly captures the mood to me.

One of the first "second wave" black metal albums I like.

This is black metal in its purest form. No elements from other genres, no experimentation, just black metal. And it kicks ass!

Definitely Darkthrone's best album.

Another brilliant Darkthrone album, and I prefer this over 'Under a funeral moon', even though that album is pretty good too. The title track on this album has such a memorable riff (one of the best in the entire genre in my opinion) but the guitar work across each 8 of the album's tracks is very solid and executed well. 'Over Fjell og gjennom torner' and 'As Flittermice as Satans spys' are two other songs that I consider to be this album's highlights.

Probably the most intense Darkthrone album.

Written by NocturnalStalker on 20.11.2013 at 16:34

Probably the most intense Darkthrone album.

Darkthrone must be a pretty chill band than More atmospheric than intense imo.

Also, one emoticon for this album so far:

Written by LeKiwi on 22.12.2013 at 01:33
Also, one emoticon for this album so far:

Maybe you should try their previous two albums? Out of their triology (since their debut is death metal) this is definitely the one based mostly on atmosphere and monotony, while the previous two are much more varied.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 22.12.2013 at 14:36

Maybe you should try their previous two albums? Out of their triology (since their debut is death metal) this is definitely the one based mostly on atmosphere and monotony, while the previous two are much more varied.

Was just listening to Blaze, not sure what I think yet...

Edit: it's certainly better than this so far

This album annoys the hell outta me. On the first listen it was decent, but as the time goes by it becomes monotonous and hella boring.

C-R-A-P

Written by Sang Dalang Abu on 16.02.2015 at 08:27

I didn't find this boring, I don't know. This is just pure black metal at 90s. You should listen to it again.
But I know everyone have different taste, genre, etc. Maybe you should listen to other genres to make it better.

I think I'm fine. No need to return to this crappy album.

This album lives and dies by the power of its riffs.

I would definitely vouch for this record being the apex example of kvlt, lo-fi black metal from the 90s Norwegian scene that sounds good. The title track's riff is one of my favorite riffs in black metal.

Written by Sang Dalang Abu on 19.02.2015 at 10:59

Maybe is just to rawwwwwwwww for you dude

I don't think that's the problem

Wow some people rated this 5 (probably due to the rawness and the fact that it is a little repetitive)

This is an epic black metal album . It is raw, dark and truly evil, so definitely what you would expect of second wave black metal. To me black metal is often better when it is raw and unpolished (lo-fi), since it increases the evilness, darkness and extremity of the music.

If you don't like raw "trve black metal," then do not buy this album, however if you do then then definitely buy it (I personally do not own many albums and I can understand when people don't buy that many albums due to the price). Anyways this album is epic and will always be epic

I love how poor Maco said he didn't like it and even went so far as to explain himself and everyone else is going 'hurr durr, you're not kvlt enough!'

Written by deadone on 20.02.2015 at 04:21


Darkthrone's so-called "albums."

Do you like anything by Darkthrone?

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Written by deadone on 20.02.2015 at 05:12

Written by Totenlieder on 20.02.2015 at 04:58

Do you like anything by Darkthrone?

Some of their more modern stuff is ok. I am generally not a fan of anything Norwegian Black Metal and have always viewed it as a mistake that got out of control Gordon Freeman style.

Shit yo, that's too bad.
I love black metal. Especially Darkthrone.

Hey guys....

I like A Blaze In The Northern Sky. It's a "trve kvlt black" metal album by Darkthrone and is even OLDER than Transilvanian Hunger.

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Written by deadone on 20.02.2015 at 05:12

Written by Totenlieder on 20.02.2015 at 04:58

Do you like anything by Darkthrone?

Some of their more modern stuff is ok. I am generally not a fan of anything Norwegian Black Metal and have always viewed it as a mistake that got out of control Gordon Freeman style.

How about their 1st album, Soulside Journey, since it's death rather than black?

There's a hazy vibe to this album that I find strangely entrancing and almost kind of soothing in a way, everything seems to blend into like a wall of sound that is hypnotizing to listen to and be enveloped by, which is similar to what I get from Xasthur's "Telepathic with the Deceased" only without keyboards. Not necessarily an album that's going to pump me up or anything, but definitely a haunting album with a satisfying dark atmosphere.

Best black metal album with a lo-fi necro production. Chilling stuff, solid tight atmosphere and thank fuck Darkthrone spent their rime on the previous album rehearsing for this. Excellent black metal and a must listen for all.

Grim, lo-fi, cold as fuck, no shit black metal. a trve masterpiece

Was not impressed then, I am not now, maybe next year I will listen this be after 20 years, maybe never. I am happy BN has involved, I hate those garage demo soun recordings,

Written by deadone on 20.02.2015 at 05:12


Some of their more modern stuff is ok. I am generally not a fan of anything Norwegian Black Metal and have always viewed it as a mistake that got out of control Gordon Freeman style.

Obviously old comment. I still remember this guy's diatribes in the shoutbox let alone wherever I go and see the same ho-wever, I had this on the thought for some while. Probably playing Half-Life currently helped, yeah, and absolutely can't unsee this statement's logic as truth but for grindcore instead.

As for this album, it's essentially the formula of the title track's cock if it were lenghthmaxing out into outstretched extensions.

It's absurd how superior this album is to the rest of darkthrone's discography

Written by CobiWan1993 on 21.04.2018 at 08:29

There's a hazy vibe to this album that I find strangely entrancing and almost kind of soothing in a way, everything seems to blend into like a wall of sound that is hypnotizing to listen to and be enveloped by....
Not necessarily an album that's going to pump me up or anything, but definitely a haunting album with a satisfying dark atmosphere.

I agree! This more atmosphere-oriented metal is harder for me to get into because it requires a lot of patience. It's prevalent in the music of many early Scandinavian black metal: Mayhem, Burzum,etc
I mostly prefer the more in-your-face fast and catchy approach of thrash and death metal, but I'm now learning to appreciate black metal's atmosphere more.
I'm not always in the mood, but when I am, the soothing, mesmerizing riffs are really great. It's nice to have a variety in musical choices: sometimes the more straightforward riffs of death metal and other times the haunting soundwaves of black metal

I can’t be the only one who thinks it’s awesome that 666 metalstorm users who got this album In their collection

My rating should make it clear how I feel about this album, and if I describe exactly my issues, it would most likely be a very predictable slog of melodic metal fan crap. To put it simply, I feel this album is both embarrassing and painful.
Before I get knocked though, I am a fan of some black metal and have no problem with its style, I just find what some of it stands for unbearably cringy.

Imo. Of course.

Written by 24emd on 30.07.2023 at 12:17

My rating should make it clear how I feel about this album, and if I describe exactly my issues, it would most likely be a very predictable slog of melodic metal fan crap. To put it simply, I feel this album is both embarrassing and painful.
Before I get knocked though, I am a fan of some black metal and have no problem with its style, I just find what some of it stands for unbearably cringy.

Imo. Of course.

That's totally fine, and I understand where you're coming from. Of the second wave of black metal classics (Mayhem, Burzum, etc), Darkthrone are the one that I could never get into.