Comments on: Darkthrone: “Dark Thrones and Black Flags”, a review

By: Marko

Marko — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:39:32 +0000

I love both Transilvanian Hangover and Dark Thrones and Black Flags!

By: blaaarghhh

blaaarghhh — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:09:52 +0000

BTW-thank you to A-H-great review and thoughts on this once influential band (from a BM musician who fell in love with this crap in 85-thank you CF-played this style years before fenriz and NC picked up instruments)
Thank you for not “ball washing” their new crap like every other “scenester” blog and mag…

By: blaaarghhh

blaaarghhh — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:04:46 +0000

Darkthrone died with Trans Hunger…long live Trans Hunger!!!!!

By: sing_o_muse

sing_o_muse — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:00:37 +0000

This review + the statement of Fenriz wake me to the painful truth that Darkthrone have abandoned Black Metal for Mammon. I It seems to have happened so suddenly. Both Hate Them and Sardonic Wrath were worthy releases, and even showed lyrical innovation. But then what happened? The more Fenriz sings instead of Ted, the worse it gets. Where is the poetry, the Black Metal feeling?

And to think that Darkthrone have yet another album coming out this year. Repudiation is a fine thing, but I hope Fenriz isn’t denying his earlier work just so someone will buy him another drink at Elm Street.

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:02:23 +0000

Great article. I’ve been trying to find someone who gave this album the kick in the balls it deserves. When I first learned of Darkthrone going crustpunk I was horrified but everyone kept convincing me that Darkthrone was being ‘trve’ and I wasn’t a real metalhead because I didn’t understand the brilliance of it. So I sat around and listened to this and FOAD and could not bring myself to understand or like it. However, after reading Fenriz moronic comments about his older black metal works I realize the hostile disconnect. I have to side with anti-humanism on this one- black metal is not about sex and drugs and rock n roll. It certainly HAS these things, but at the core its about making good music with a passionate vision. What if Beethoven were to say fuck it, I’m going to make hip-hop albums instead? Sure, hip-hop didn’t exist back then, but imagine if it did. Yes, everyone would be excited about it at first and good old Beethoven would be getting mad pussy and rollin in cash, but when the fanfare died down we wouldn’t be listening to his rap garbage 200 years later like we do his other works. Transilvanian Hunger was one of the first black metal CDs I heard and it is still one of my favorites along with all the other ‘old’ ‘immature’ stuff for ‘kids’ like Nightside Eclipse and Hvis Lyset Tar Oss. While I appreciate Fenriz sense of humor he has to realize that gimmicks are only funny when the actual art is of some content. Like the reviewer said later, I can slap a Darkthrone logo on anything and it will sell because people will think its ‘brvtal’ and ‘kvlt’.

By: Wolkkkk

Wolkkkk — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:21:48 +0000

Sludge stuff? Loinen, Moss, Khanate.

By: Wolkkkk

Wolkkkk — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:52:38 +0000

Try noise. Whitehouse.

By: Admin

Admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:39:35 +0000

Maybe it’s because black metal is inherently nihilistic and against humanism?

I agree with the Ildjarn comment by the way.

By: Wolkkkk

Wolkkkk — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:27:16 +0000

I don`t understand why does Black metal always get the attention of so called anti-humanists and nihilists. I of course mean the internet ones.
Listen to Grief- I hate the human race.
Black Metal is overrated. 99% of it is bullshit made by snot-nose kids or some losers.
Ildjarn ftw.