Arctic Thunder (album)

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Arctic Thunder
Studio album by
Released14 October 2016
RecordedAugust–December 2015
StudioNecrohell II Studios
Genre
Length39:23
LabelPeaceville
ProducerDarkthrone
Darkthrone chronology
The Underground Resistance
(2013)
Arctic Thunder
(2016)
Old Star
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection[1]
Pitchfork[2]

Arctic Thunder is the 16th studio album by Norwegian band Darkthrone. It was released 14 October 2016 by Peaceville Records.[3][4] It was recorded from August to December 2015 at Necrohell II Studios.[5][6] The first single from the album was "Tundra Leech".

The album was named after a Norwegian metal band, active from 1985 to 1989. Darkthrone received permission to use the name. The album's music is a combination of the band's 90's black metal sound with the classic heavy metal influence of their previous record.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Tundra Leech"FenrizFenriz5:02
2."Burial Bliss"Nocturno CultoNocturno Culto4:59
3."Boreal Fiends"FenrizFenriz5:50
4."Inbred Vermin"Nocturno CultoNocturno Culto5:49
5."Arctic Thunder"FenrizFenriz4:41
6."Throw Me Through the Marshes"FenrizNocturno Culto5:00
7."Deep Lake Trespass"Nocturno CultoNocturno Culto4:48
8."The Wyoming Distance"FenrizFenriz3:14
Total length:39:23

Personnel[edit]

Darkthrone
  • Nocturno Culto – vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6 and 7
  • Fenriz – drums, additional electric guitar, bass guitar on tracks 1, 3, 5 and 8
Production
  • Nocturno Culto – mixing, engineering
  • Jack Control – mastering
  • Matthew Vickerstaff – design, illustration
  • Fenriz – art direction

Charts[edit]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 142
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 56
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 68
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ulrey, Jeremy (25 October 2016). "DARKTHRONE Arctic Thunder". Metal Injection. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ Camp, Zoe (18 October 2016). "Darkthrone Arctic Thunder". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ^ "DARKTHRONE To Release 'Arctic Thunder' Album In October". Blabbermouth.net. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Darkthrone announce 2016 album Arctic Thunder". Peaceville Records. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. ^ Darkthrone on Facebook.com Retrieved on 13 August 2016
  6. ^ Ted "Nocturno Culto" Skjellum's instagram Retrieved on 13 August 2016
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Darkthrone – Arctic Thunder" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Darkthrone: Arctic Thunder" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Darkthrone – Arctic Thunder" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Darkthrone Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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