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| 1. Cromlech |
| 2. Sunrise Over Locus Mortis |
| 3. Soulside Journey |
| 4. Accumulation Of Generalization |
| 5. Neptune Towers |
| 6. Sempiternal Sepulchrality |
| 7. Grave With A View |
| 8. Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia |
| 9. Nor The Silent Whispers |
| 10. The Watchtower |
| 11. Eon |
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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. Darkthrone's debut album "Soulside Journey" 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.
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The first time I heard Darkthrone's debut album I felt I was "soaring through damp air", over old crypts and dolmen-studded hillsides. There was something mystical at work that distinguished it from the vast majority of death metal at the time. In the days when 'black metal' referred to lyrical content rather than a musical 'sound', Darkthrone were one of the few death metal bands with a spiritual imprint to their music. Even the song titles were mysterious and evocative: 'Sunrise Over Locus Mortis', 'Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia', 'The Watchtower'. If more death metal had been of this caliber, then it might not have stagnated into the robotic technical phenomenon it later became.
Not that there is any shortage of technical skill to be found on 'Soulside Journey', where Fenriz's drumming in particular changes pattern nearly every second bar. But technicality in itself means nothing without atmosphere or emotional intensity, and the atmospheres of 'Soulside Journey' are still enticing today. Haunting, impressionist lyrics and cold, autumnal guitar elevates this far above the herd of 90s death metal, and points the way to the revolutionary black metal of their next album 'A Blaze in the Northern Sky'.
Not that there is any shortage of technical skill to be found on 'Soulside Journey', where Fenriz's drumming in particular changes pattern nearly every second bar. But technicality in itself means nothing without atmosphere or emotional intensity, and the atmospheres of 'Soulside Journey' are still enticing today. Haunting, impressionist lyrics and cold, autumnal guitar elevates this far above the herd of 90s death metal, and points the way to the revolutionary black metal of their next album 'A Blaze in the Northern Sky'.
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Unless you already know, Soulside Journey is not the same as later Darkthrone albums. This was the first release they had, from 1990, on Peaceville, and it was just before Mayhem took off. Members of Darkthrone did like (and still do like) Mayhem, but none of the atmospheric and new sounding black metal influenced this. This is technical death (anyone who reads my reviews must see a pattern by now...), with lots of time changes. Decent, but not nearly as groundbreaking, or as good as their black metal albums. The reason for that it that lots of bands do this type of music (maybe too many...?), and so, even in 1990, it came out with plenty of other death or technical death releases, and got a bit swamped. In 1990, there was only really Thorns, Emperor, and Mayhem making any real start at black metal (as it is today), and of these, Mayhem were the best placed musically.
If you enjoy technical death, then it's interesting, but if you're more of a fan of the black metal Darkthrone, you may only want this if you're a completist...
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Darkthrone's Death Metal album, Darkthrone's debut album and in my experience of Darkthrone; another consistently amazing album.
It seems that Darkthrone can produce a top album, whatever genre they decide they want to delve into; it is true genius at work every time you have to wonder why other bands can't be this adventurous. Some idiotic fear of fans I suppose we need more bands who care about making music rather than trying to please some random people who they don't know.
Musically the leads are coated in evil, the drums are hard and forceful and the vocals are demonically grim, all the elements combine under a production job that allows you to hear what is going on despite the slight fuzz coating.
Darkthrone make good use of dynamics even on this album, they even liberally splash the Death Metal with tasty bits of Doom which you could chew on for ages. It all goes towards making an album that grabs you and gives you enough variety to engage the brain while chucking you around the room, just for the fun of it.
The album opens with the track `Cromlech' a track where the drums are used in an interesting minimalist way which actually makes them feel even more hard hitting. `Soulside Journey' the track, has a bounce which you will not be able to resist raising a devil horn or two in synch with the music. `Neptune Towers' has a nice gentle ambiance that fits so perfectly amongst the tumult going on around it and `Nor The Silent Whispers' even slows down to a Doom like crawl while retaining a rocking swagger.
It is an old album but it is also a timeless album and one which stands proud as a metal album which deserves more general attention. It also shows the origins of a band who are unafraid of spreading their wings. Well worth a purchase.
Track List:
Cromlech
Sunrise Over Locus Mortis
Soulside Journey
Accumulation of Generalisation
Neptune Towers
Sepiternal Sepulchrality
Grave With a View
Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocin
Nor the Silent Whispers
The Watchtower
Eon
It seems that Darkthrone can produce a top album, whatever genre they decide they want to delve into; it is true genius at work every time you have to wonder why other bands can't be this adventurous. Some idiotic fear of fans I suppose we need more bands who care about making music rather than trying to please some random people who they don't know.
Musically the leads are coated in evil, the drums are hard and forceful and the vocals are demonically grim, all the elements combine under a production job that allows you to hear what is going on despite the slight fuzz coating.
Darkthrone make good use of dynamics even on this album, they even liberally splash the Death Metal with tasty bits of Doom which you could chew on for ages. It all goes towards making an album that grabs you and gives you enough variety to engage the brain while chucking you around the room, just for the fun of it.
The album opens with the track `Cromlech' a track where the drums are used in an interesting minimalist way which actually makes them feel even more hard hitting. `Soulside Journey' the track, has a bounce which you will not be able to resist raising a devil horn or two in synch with the music. `Neptune Towers' has a nice gentle ambiance that fits so perfectly amongst the tumult going on around it and `Nor The Silent Whispers' even slows down to a Doom like crawl while retaining a rocking swagger.
It is an old album but it is also a timeless album and one which stands proud as a metal album which deserves more general attention. It also shows the origins of a band who are unafraid of spreading their wings. Well worth a purchase.
Track List:
Cromlech
Sunrise Over Locus Mortis
Soulside Journey
Accumulation of Generalisation
Neptune Towers
Sepiternal Sepulchrality
Grave With a View
Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocin
Nor the Silent Whispers
The Watchtower
Eon
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A few things you should know about 'Soulside Journey'
The first time I heard Darkthrone's debut album I felt I was "soaring through damp air", over old crypts and dolmen-studded hillsides. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2010
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A nice beginning to the Darkthrone saga
This, Darkthrone's first album, is not Darkthrone as fans would normally know - no more is the tinny production, or the all out black metal assault we all know and love. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2003 by "a_sadistic_lullabye"
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