Formed in the forest hills of Norway, Coffin Storm comprises long-term friends Leif Nagell (aka Fenriz from Darkthrone), Jørgen Moe aka Apollyon (Aura Noir, Lamented Souls), and Olav Knutsen aka Bestial Tormentor (Infernö/Lamented Souls). Having known each other since the eighties, one of the most baffling things about this Kolbotn collaboration is that it’s taken so long to actually happen. But then again, when does Doom Metal ever feel the need to hurry? Continue reading
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Darkthrone to Release Their Next Album Soon – “It Beckons Us All”
After much teasing on social media Darkthrone has announced they will release a new album soon. It Beckons Us All, the bands’ 21st album since 1988, is coming April 26th, 2024, and pre-orders are live now at the link below. You can also watch a trailer from the album below. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Darkthrone – Eternal Hails
If you can rely on one thing it’s that legendary Norwegian twosome Darkthrone will continue to not give a flying fig about convention or what people think about them until the day they die. No live shows since 1996, an early decisive leap from death metal to black metal, a total lack of adherence to any kind of rule book, and a succession of albums which basically read as unadulterated love letters dedicated to the music on which they grew up. If you don’t get Darkthrone by now then you never will.