Darkthrone‘s seventeenth studio album has officially been titled “Old Star” and it will arrive in stores on May 31st via Peaceville. The band’s Fenriz said of it:
“‘Old Star‘ – again we are here with THE RIFFS! A while after our previous ‘Arctic Thunder‘ album it became apparent that we would continue in that same style, BLACK OLD HEAVY METAL with slow thrash, classic doom and slow death metal.
As many have focused on the 70s sound over the last 20 years, the mix on our new album has ended up being more 80s than ever. The songs are more metal than ever! Ted‘s songs have alot of black metal in them, faster and slower but also doomier parts and reoccurring parts. My songs are more linear written, it’s an ancient 80s underground trick, with breaks, all slow heavy or slow thrash, classic doom or slow death.
All in all it is our most 80s album so far and our most metal one to date with drum sound typical for the 80s USA/German market and damned lyrics, which are all written by me. We feel that ‘Old Star‘ is the big brother of ‘Arctic Thunder‘. More solid and with even better riffs.”
Recording sessions took place at the band’s own Necrohell 2 Studios with the band’s own Nocturno Culto taking on the production and engineering duties. Sanford Parker (YOB, Minsk) mixed the outing. You can pre-order the six song effort now at this location.
