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DARKTHRONE “Pre-Historic Metal”
DARKTHRONE “Pre-Historic Metal”
By Octopi Mills
DARKTHRONE, those old Norse legends, have returned. In much of the same vein as many of their albums for a while, this one will not surprise those who are familiar with their approach of the last ten or twelve years, nor will it appease those who are awaiting another album like the first 3. Being disciples of old school metal is what these guys are doing and they open this album with "They Found One of My Graves". Some may be taken back by the synth, but this is not necessary.
The title track pinches and pinches around with a HELLHAMMER-esque riff before going into thrash like things, and there is an element of fun and a certain craftsmanship of metal riffs here, as if smelting and smithing old metal is a trade. Driving the point home is the great album cover; a photo of Fenris wolfed out and with a manure or potato fork in hand …this seems to honor the common folk. "Siberian Thaw" is a great listen, full of big dumb guitars and good penmanship in the vocal department, perhaps stealing the show on the album. There is a lot of the usual mid paced structure, as seen in the next track and the song "The Dry Wells of Hell", which goes good with a few cold beers already in tow. The synth will come into play again and it fits well and is something I would personally like to see more of in this context.
There is a tad bit of a touch of science fiction in the songs, a thin sort of glazing. This is the third or fourth time I have listened to the album and I did not find the album to diminish very much after each listen so It is my opinion that you should choose a format, of which there are several and buy the album. I only wish there were more albums of this quality in between the years.
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