Old Star is the 17th studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone, released on 31 May 2019, by Peaceville Records.[3] The album represented another drastic musical shift for the band, now featuring a doom metal style in the vein of Candlemass, combined with the band's more recent "blackened heavy metal" sound.
| Old Star | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 31 May 2019 | |||
| Recorded | October – 24 November 2018[1][2] | |||
| Studio | Necrohell II Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Nocturno Culto | |||
| Darkthrone chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Fenriz[4]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Muffle Your Inner Choir" | Nocturno Culto | 6:26 |
| 2. | "The Hardship of the Scots" | Fenriz | 7:36 |
| 3. | "Old Star" | Nocturno Culto | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Alp Man" | Fenriz | 5:27 |
| 5. | "Duke of Gloat" | Nocturno Culto | 6:49 |
| 6. | "The Key Is Inside the Wall" | Fenriz | 7:24 |
| Total length: | 38:10 | ||
Personnel
edit- Nocturno Culto – vocals, guitar, bass, production
- Fenriz – drums, lyrics
Additional personnel
- Sanford Parker – mixing
- Jack Control – mastering
- Chadwick St. John – cover art
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 23 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 110 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 146 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 10 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 171 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 27 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 18 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 24 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 43 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 41 |
References
edit- ^ "Darkthrone on Facebook". 17 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Darkthrone on Facebook". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Hartmann, Graham. "Darkthrone Announce Riff-Heavy 17th Album 'Old Star'". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Divita, Joe (29 May 2019). "Inside Darkthrone's 'Old Star' With No-Longer Politician Fenriz". loudwire.com. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Darkthrone - Old Star". Encyclopaedia Metallum - The Metal Archives. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Darkthrone - Old Star". facebook.com. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Darkthrone – Old Star" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Darkthrone – Old Star" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Darkthrone – Old Star" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Darkthrone: Old Star" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 23, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Darkthrone – Old Star" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 23, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 23". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Darkthrone – Old Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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