Arctic Thunder (album)

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".

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]

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

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

Darkthrone
Production
  • Nocturno Culto – mixing, engineering
  • Jack Control – mastering
  • Matthew Vickerstaff – design, illustration
  • Fenriz – art direction

Charts

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

  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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