Artist: DARKTHRONE
Album: A BLAZE IN THE NORTHERN SKY RE-RELEASE (CD)

Release date: 1992/ 2003
Media type: CD

A Blaze in the Northern Sky is the second album by Norwegian black metal band, Darkthrone. After this recording, Dag Nilsen left the band. He did stay on to record his bass tracks, however he is not credited anywhere on the album. The person who appears in front cover is Zephyrous.

It is notable as being Darkthrone's first black metal release. Their debut album, Soulside Journey, was a death metal release. However, A Blaze In The Northern Sky does have much more in common with death metal than their future albums.

In the multimedia edition of the CD (special editions of the album released by Peaceville, along with Soulside Journey, Under a Funeral Moon and Transilvanian Hunger), Fenriz says that the album was very rushed, in order to comply to contract clauses with Peaceville. Having had a very sudden stylistic shift from death metal to black metal, Blaze used a lot of death metal-esque guitar riffs, simply played in a black metal style.

TRACKLIST:

"Kathaarian Life Code" – 10:39
"In The Shadow Of The Horns" – 7:02
"Paragon Belial" – 5:25
"Where Cold Winds Blow" – 7:26
"A Blaze In The Northern Sky" – 4:58
"The Pagan Winter" – 6:35

+ Darkthrone interview Chapter 2: An exclusive multimedia enchenced intie with the band.


LINE-UP:

Fenriz – drums, intro and outro chanting, lyrics
Nocturno Culto – lead guitar, vocals
Zephyrous – rhythm guitar
Dag Nilsen – bass guitar (session musician)