Astral Fortress
by Darkthrone
- Type: Album
- Released: 28 October 2022
- Label: Peaceville
- Country: Norway
- Length: 40:02
- Community rating: 3.3/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Ole
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The legendary Norwegian duo's 20th studio album continues their late-career pivot away from their lo-fi punk roots toward epic, mid-tempo doom metal and classic 1980s traditional metal riffing. The raw, analog production captures a uniquely cold, icy atmosphere, anchored by extended guitar grooves and retro synthesizer accents.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, satanism, old-school, lo-fi, unpolished
Tracklist
- Caravan of Broken Ghosts (7:53)
- Impeccable Caverns of Satan (5:34)
- Stalagmite Necklace (5:22)
- The Sea Beneath the Seas of the Sea (10:10)
- Kevorkian Times (4:27)
- Kolbotn, West of the Vast Forests (1:54)
- Eon 2 (4:40)
Credits
- Ole Beyer - consultant
- S. M. Christiansen R酶kholt - model [iceskater (at kolbotn lake/tarn)]