Darkthrone - Frostland Tapes [Best of/Compilation 2008]

Genre(s)

Death Metal (early) - Black Metal (now)

Lyrical theme(s)

Darkness, Occultism, Death, Black Metal

Origin

Norway (Kolbotn)
Formed in 1987

To coincide with the band's 21st anniversary, this is a fascinating trip into
the earliest years of the band and the first official release ever to contain
all 4 of Darkthrone’s demos in one place.

Frostland Tapes also includes a rare live recording from Denmark in 1990 (one
of only a handful of live appearances that Darkthrone has ever made) and,
perhaps most significantly, the previously unreleased version of the infamous
1991 Goatlord rehearsal session.

These songs were intended to feature on the proposed second album, before the
band changed direction and the tapes were confined to the vaults. Vocals were
subsequently added in the mid-nineties, but they are presented here as the
recording sounded in 1991.

The set comes in a rigid digibook featuring an interview with the band,
chronicling their early days, ambitions and inspirations.

Disc 1
1.	Land of Frost	04:06
2.	Winds of Triton	01:57
3.	Forest of Darkness	04:41
4.	Odyssey of Freedom	03:32
5.	Day of the Dead	05:39
6.	Intro: Twilight Dimension	00:45
7.	Snowfall	09:05
8.	Eon	03:46
9.	Thulcandra	05:47
10.	Archipelago	04:53
11.	Soria Moria	03:43
Disc 2
1.	The Watchtower	05:12
2.	Accumulation of Generalization	03:10
3.	Sempiternal Past/Presence View Sepulchrality	03:21
4.	Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia	04:00
5.	Cromlech	04:32
6.	Sunrise over Locus Mortis	03:37
7.	Soulside Journey	05:00
8.	Accumulation of Generalization	03:27
9.	Sempiternal Past/Presence View Sepulchrality	03:57
10.	Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia	04:29
11.	Neptune Towers	03:20
Disc 3
1.	Rex	04:10
2.	Pure Demoniac Blessing	02:49
3.	The Grimness of which Shepherds Mourn	04:40
4.	Sadomasochistic Rites	04:20
5.	As Desertshadows	05:03
6.	In his Lovely Kingdom	03:33
7.	Black Daimon	02:15
8.	Towards the Thornfields	03:54
9.	(Birth of Evil) Virgin Sin	03:38
10.	Green Cave Float	04:08
11.	A Blaze In The Northern Sky	04:56
12.	Fenriz drum solo	02:35
Total playing time		02:18:00

Download [ CD I | CD II | CD III ]