Always leaders of the black metal genre, Darkthrone return with more essential hellish rock & metal with a few surprises along the way. Recorded once again at their own Necrohell 2 studios, this latest slab of titanic riffing is sure to satisfy metalheads worldwide. Posers & fans of plastic sound stay away!
The mini-site features samples of three of the album’s tracks and also offers a free mp3 of the crushing Hiking Metal Punks to anyone who signs up the mailing list.
In addition to this the site also contains video footage of the band in the studio, downloads and the …read more

I mentioned the other day that you can get a few free downloads from Peaceville records by subscribing to their newsletter. Below are the links to each bands download. All you have to do is type in a valid email address and the download is yours! You can also get a free Peaceville 20 year sampler with every order from Peaceville.
Free Bloodbath Download from The Fathomless Mastery
Free Darkthrone Download from Dark Thrones And Black Flags
Free Opeth Download from The Roundhouse Tapes
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As most of you know, since I started writing for this blog I have expanded the range of metal that I listen to. I try to open my mind and see what else is out there constantly. Sometimes It takes me a few times listening to a specific sub-genre or band for me to get into them. Two bands that I tried to get into before but just couldn’t because I was deep into something else at the time are Children Of Bodom and Dimmu Borgir.