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Darkthrone Album: “Blaze in the Northern Sky”
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Blaze in the Northern Sky |
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Release Date:2005-12-13
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Metal
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Label:Peaceville
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:669910501764
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Review - :
{\Heavy metal} has always championed the darker things in life, but whatever they might say in their interviews, most bands are really just mugging for the press, fronting a fantasy image for the benefit of their impressionable young fans. But all bets are off when it comes to the infamous {\Norwegian black metal} scene, where in the early '90s popular bands like {$Mayhem}, {$Emperor}, and {$Burzum} saw key members charged with real-life acts of crime ranging from church burnings to outright murder. Standing just outside this macabre "inner circle," as it was called, was the Oslo-based {$Darkthrone}, whose mentorship under scene leader (and later, most notorious victim) {$Euronymous} began to bear fruit with their third album, {^A Blaze in the Northern Sky}. Unlike many of their peers -- whose hellish symphonies were often overblown, ultra-complex affairs influenced by {\classical} and {\Scandinavian folk} music -- {$Darkthrone}'s was a more straightforward approach. Their bloated lengths aside (see the ten-minute {&"Kathaarian Life Code"}), the songs of {^A Blaze in the Northern Sky} remain relatively uncluttered, and the album's {\lo-fi} production values only serve to highlight their raw, visceral power. The excellent {&"Paragon Belial"} is especially memorable, and with their ghostly pancake makeup only adding to the kids' delight (hey it worked for {$Kiss}, right?), what else could one ask for in the way of dreary, oppressive {\black metal}? ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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