Norway Death Metal (early); Black Metal (mid); Black/Heavy/Speed Metal (later)
Themes: Anti-religion, Satan, Occultism, Death, Rebellion, Metal
Origin: Kolbotn, Viken (early); Oslo (mid); Vinterbro, Viken / Trysil, Innlandet (later), Norway
Status: Active
Formed in: 1987
Years active: 1986-1987 (as Black Death), 1987-present
DARKTHRONE - Sempiternal Past - The Darkthrone Demos
Peaceville Records
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DARKTHRONE - Sempiternal Past - The Darkthrone Demos
Peaceville Records
Band members
Nocturno Culto - Vocals, Guitars
Fenriz - Drums, Vocals
Anders - Guitars (tracks 2, 3, 5)
Zephyrous - Guitars
Dag Nilsen - Bass
Miscellaneous staff
Patrick W. Engel - Mastering
Matt Vickerstaff - Layout
Fenriz - Liner notes
n o t e ::
Darkthrone began in the late 80's as a thrash/death metal act
and progressed through technical death/doom metal experimentation
to become hugely respected and influential legends of the black metal world,
and one of the original leading forces of the Norwegian scene,
alongside other legendary acts such as Mayhem and Burzum.
'Sempiternal Past' contains all 4 of Darkthrone's cult demo
releases recorded between 1988-1989
('Land of Frost', 'A New Dimension', 'Thulcandra', & 'Cromlech')
and shows the remarkable development of the band in its early years.
Each demo has now been fully restored and re-mastered
from the best tape sources available, specifically for this release.
Also included are the tracks recorded at Oslo TV in 1989,
along with a restored version of the rare song 'God Of Disturbance And Friction'.
Land of Frost (1988)
1. Land of Frost
2. Winds of Triton
3. Forest of the Dead
4. Odyssey of Freedom
5. Day of the Dead
Recorded at the Rehearsal Room, February 1988.
A New Dimension (1988)
1. Intro: A New Dimension
2. Snowfal
Recorded at the Rehearsal Room, November 1988.
Thulcandra (1989)
1. Eon
2. Thulcandra
3. Archipelago
Recorded over a 4 day period
in Ole Ringen Studios, March 1989.
Cromlech (1989)
1. The Watchtower
2. Accumulation of Generalization
3. Sempiternal Past / Presence View Sepulchrality
4. Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia*
Recorded live at ''Bootleg'' (Oslo TV), November 1989.
*Recorded in early 1990.
Originally included as bonus-track on the 2nd edition.
Oslo TV (1989)
1. Soria Moria Slott
2. Eon / Thulcandra
Recorded live at ''Bootleg'' (OSLO TV). November 1989
during the ''Cromlech'' sessions.
1. 'God of Disturbance & Friction'
Recorded at Necrohell Studios in November 1999.
'Land of Frost', 'A New Dimension' and 'Cromlech'
taken from 1st generation copies of the original demo tapes.
'Thulcandra', 'Oslo TV 1989' & 'God of Disturbance & Friction
taken from original master sources.
tracks:
1. Land of Frost (Land of Frost Demo 1988) 03:54
2. Winds of Triton (Land of Frost Demo 1988) 01:53 [instrumental]
3. Forest of Darkness (Land of Frost Demo 1988) 04:33
4. Odyssey of Freedom (Land of Frost Demo 1988) 03:23
5. Day of the Dead (Land of Frost Demo 1988) 05:22
6. Intro: Twilight Dimension (A New Dimension Promo 1988) 00:47 [instrumental]
7. Snowfall (A New Dimension Promo 1988) 09:04 [instrumental]
8. Eon (Thulcandra Demo 1989) 03:50 [instrumental]
9. Thulcandra (Thulcandra Demo 1989) 05:54
10. Archipelago (Thulcandra Demo 1989) 04:59
11. The Watchtower (live) (Cromlech Demo 1989) 05:12
12. Accumulation of Generalization (live) (Cromlech Demo 1989) 03:09 [instrumental]
13. Sempiternal Past / Presence View Sepulchrality (live) (Cromlech Demo 1989) 03:22
14. Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia (Studio Recording 1990) 03:57
15. Soria Moria (live) (Norway TV 1989) 03:43
16. Eon (live) / Thulcandra (live) (Norway TV 1989) 04:53
17. God of Disturbance and Friction (Studio Recording 1999) 03:42
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