Circle the Wagons

This is one of my favorite Dark Throne albums. I know. I know. I'm in the minority here. Most fans prefer their freezing cold black metal trilogy (Under a Funereal Moon, A Blaze In The Northern Sky & Transylvanian Hunger), and fans of their more recent crust punk/D-beat style prefer F.O.A.D. But I like this more than F.O.A.D. & Dark Thrones And Black Flags. I can listen to this cover to cover. I am a bigger fan of goofy Fenris and his love of all things metal, especially traditional, speed and d-beat. Nocturnal Culto commands 3 of the 10 tracks here, and they unsurprisingly lean more toward the black side. I Am The Graves Of The 80's is worth the price of admission. It's simple, straightforward, funny and one of my favorite songs period, at this time. The title track is awesome. Album opener, Those Treasures Will Never Befall You is a fun, traditional/power metal song, through the blackened punk filter of 2009-10 Dark Throne, and it too is super tasty. Other then that, you get 10 songs, and you don't need to skip any. Highly recommended for the not so serious black metal and/or metallic punk can alike

If you are one of those fans who clings to 1995 and expects a different variation of Transylvanian Hunger every two years then this album or most of their history after 2002 isn't for you. This band has evolved in many directions over the years and have released albums that explored various styles within Metal to great success. They are, simply put, the greatest Metal act in existence and definitely the best since 1990. This release falls into their Crust Punk/Thrash phase and is usually described as a favorite within this era by those who dig it.Bottom line, if you love this band and have enjoyed the entire journey they've been on then you will love this. Standout tracks for me are Stylized Corpse and Eyes Burst At Dawn and recommend either of those as gateway songs if sampling digitally before buying.All hail Darkthrone!! \m/

It speaks to me

Now this album is kinda weird, its not as punky as the last one and its not quite the Thrashy/Deathy Black Metal theyre known for, its somewhere in between.I enjoyed this album very much altho I will say the vocals, by both members, could have been a little better but it doesnt take away from the album in general.Also for those that buy the Special Edition the caricature of Fenriz and Nocturnal Culto is worth it alone lol.

This CD came on time and is a great Darkthrone album to own. Some say this is where Black Metal meets Crust Punk

Darkthrone really made a good move with this CD. It is one of their best. I like the way the band has progressed, and their sound just keeps getting better!!! All songs rock hard. If you like Darkthrone--buy this CD.

Most people tend to forget that bands like Venom are the main reason thrash and black metal both exist. The last few Darkthrone albums have captured that early 80's sound. If you like metal you most likely will enjoy this record. For fans of Motorhead, Venom, Slayer.

this album is great because of the riffs lyrics drums ect. living in Norway definetly helps keep the great new and fresh riffs and ideas flowing not like some of the other recycled repeated garbage i have heard before. longtime fan keep the true Norwegian black metal comeing!!!

Its a darkthrone record ........ need i say more.Every album , every song , every last note is memorable.Never a disappointing song, true music !

Quick delivery, great album, top notch

By far their best album in the 'new' style. A good mix of songs on this one, taking the best bits from the previous albums in the punk/black metal style that they seem to be favouring these days. I have to say that even as a hardcore Darkthrone fan this change took me a while to get used to, but if they keep improving the new style things are looking good. Definatley worth buying if you like this genre, also would recommend this if you are a fan of bands like, Carnivour (pete steele's first band).

La band che più di ogni altra porta avanti il concetto del "facciamo come vogliamo". Dopo aver dimostrato di essere i Signori incontrastati del Black Metal più ruvido e primordiali nei primi anni '90, hanno modificato il loro sound incorporando elementi punk, Speed Metal e NWOBHM. Il tutto condito da una produzione che ricorda gli album usciti negli anni '80.! Materiali per cultori, per reali sostenitori del VERO METAL a 360°!Alla faccia di tutti quei blackster che vogliono a tutti i costi portare avanti un discorso musicali quando ormai non ci sono più le basi per farlo e quando tutte le band più oltranziste sono ormai divenute la parodia di sé stesse. Il Black Metal ha fatto il suo tempo. Ora è giunto il momento di andare "indietro", ossia riscoprire le radici con un sound sempre più primordiale. KULT!!

Es ist einge grandiose Kombination aus Punk, Rock und dem norewgischen Metal Ambiente. Es ist harte und hässliche Musik, so wie Darkthrone schon immer war. Sie ist stimmungsvoll und verbreitet bei mir ausgesprochen gute Laune.Hingegen anderen Meinungen ist die Musik sogar etwas komplexer geworden. Man hört sich dabei durch die gesamte Rockgeschichte und merkt eindeutig die Inspiration, die bei Bands wie Motörhead, Iron Maiden und vielleicht gar den Six Pistols liegt.Die Thematik der Scheibe ist vielleicht eher gewöhnungsbedürftig, da es auch viel um Musik geht und solche, die modernen Metllschrott produzieren, durch den Kakao gezogen werden. Sicherlich richtig, was Herr F. dort publiziert, aber nicht unbedingt nötig. Schön verpackt hat er es auf jedenfall. Mein Lieblingssong ist auch "I am the graves of the 80's", weil er so herrlich parodierend ist.Wer das alte Blackmetal Geknüppel erwartet: Finger weg!Wer Darkthrone einfach liebt, weil sie nichtmal dafür einstehen, was sie sind, sondern es ihnen schlichtweg egal ist, der ist bei dieser CD richtig.Für Blackmetal eingefschleischte ist das neue Darkthrone Programm schon lange befremdlich, weswegen ich andere Rezensenten nicht verstehen kann, noch bei dieser Scheibe herum zu mosern.Es ist weiterhin die typische Philosophie, denn sie machen, was sie wollen und nicht was manche Fans verlangen, die die voranschreitende Veränderung als Ketzerei betrachten.Sie kehren zu den eigentlichen Ursprüngen des Black Metal zurück und dieser liegt im Rock und Punk. Die Prise Düsternis fehlt nicht, aber durch Transilvanien lässt einen diese CD nicht mehr schweben.Absoluter Schrott ist jedoch die Hülle, samt Pappummantelung und viel zu fettem Booklet. Jedoch ist das Papier wenigstens umweltfreundlich und nicht dieser unnötige Hochglanzfirlefanz. Es musste jedoch nicht gleich ein Bastelbogen sein. Bei mir war auch die filigrane CD-Halterung kaputt: Zögert nicht, Amazon schickt problemlos eine intakte.Es ist eine Tolle Scheibe und sie ist auch für Leute, die dem Blackmetal eher verstimmt entgegenstehen, sicherlich sogar eine Einstiegshilfe, die 2nd Wave besser zu verstehen. So war es bei mir mit F.O.A.D und Dark Thrones und Black Flags.Darkthrone gibt zwar auch einen erheblichen Teil ihres Potenzials ab, aber sie verändern sich nicht nur: Sie entwickeln sich weiter.