Darkthrone - Soulside Journey (2003 Reissue) (Digipak CD)
The first DARKTHRONE album, a DEATH metal classic!
DARKTHRONE hail from Norway and for the past decade have been at the forefront of the infamous black metal movement - quite an achievement for a band who have only ever played a handful of live shows.
In 1986 they rose up from the darkness, brought to life by Gylve Nagell (drummer), Ted Skjellum (guitars/vocals), Ivar Enger (guitars) and Dag Nilsen (bass).
Under this line up the band released 3 demos, Land Of Frost, Thulcandra and Cromlech before signing to Peaceville Records in a 4-album deal.
DARKTHRONE's debut album Soulside Journey (1991) was recorded at the much acclaimed Sunlight Studios in Sweden, and shows a major band at the beginning of a justly celebrated career of evil.
Details
- Artist: Darkthrone
- Country: Norway
- Genre: Death Metal
- Year: 1991
- Label: Peaceville Records
- Format: Digipak
- Catalogue no: CDVILED22
- More info: External
Track listing
- Cromlech
- Sunrise over Locus Mortis
- Soulside Journey
- Accumulation of Generalization
- Neptune Towers
- Sempiternal Sepulchrality
- Grave with a View
- Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia
- Nor the Silent Whispers
- The Watchtower
- Eon
Review
...any self-respecting fan of death metal, particularly the older, more eclectic style put forth by the pioneers should not be without this. It models itself after a rabid sense of individual expression that embraces the somber melodic character that was adopted by the Scandanavian black metal scene of the early 90s, while maintaining the complexity and brutality that typifies vintage traditional death metal. In my personal opinion this is not only one of the greatest offerings to bear the death label, but also one of the finest collections of complex musical works to every grace my ears. - Metal Observer 5/5
