A limited special boxset edition of Darkthrone’s Pre-Historic Metal containing:

 

- Exclusive splatter 180gm heavyweight vinyl with gatefold sleeve & exclusive alternate cover artwork by Maciej Kamuda.

- Exclusive cassette edition.

- CD edition.

- Booklet including an interview by Harald Fossberg on the making of Pre-Historic Metal.

- 2 posters

 

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In a year which marks the 40th anniversary since the initial formation - under the moniker of Black Death - of what would subsequently grow into influential genre legends, 2026 marks the return of the legendary Norwegian duo of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto. 

 

Darkthrone’s Pre-Historic Metal contains eight tracks of primal epics and gargantuan riffs featuring an organic sound and the ever-present spirit of the 1970s and 1980s. 

 

This chapter in Darkthrone’s extensive and ongoing catalogue presents a vast odyssey through the sonic landscapes of Thrash, Black, Heavy and Doom Metal all adorned with a punishing “in your face” guitar presence. Nodding to the writing methods indicative of their earlier works of the late 1980s, but with a more refined craft. 

 

“Prehistoric is a loose term. I just figure it’s our VIBE, our take on things and it’s more a statement that we use old style to create something new.” - Fenriz

 

Recorded at Chaka Khan Studios, Oslo, with production work by Ole Øvstedal, Silje Høgevold & Mads Luis. Mastered by Jack Control at Enormous Door, and Maor Appelbaum Mastering.