Soulside Journey is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released 13 January 1991 by Peaceville Records. It is notable as the band's only death metal album, before they became an integral part of the Norwegian black metal scene.

Soulside Journey
Studio album by
Released13 January 1991
RecordedSeptember 1990
Sunlight Studio, Stockholm
GenreDeath metal
Length41:44
LabelPeaceville
Producer
  • Tomas Skogsberg
  • Darkthrone, with guitars co-produced by Uffe Cederlund
Darkthrone chronology
Soulside Journey
(1991)
A Blaze in the Northern Sky
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

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The band's drummer, Fenriz, used the nickname "Hank Amarillo". Being that they had finally made it "big" and released an album,[2] and due to his negativity toward the then-crop of death metal bands, Fenriz thought it would be appropriate to mockingly choose a "Western" name.[2] Later pressings of the albums listed all of the band's pseudonyms rather than their real names.

Reissue

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The album was remastered and reissued by Peaceville in 2003, as well as being repackaged in a cardboard digipak. The first chapter of a four-part video interview with Fenriz and Nocturno Culto, spanning the first four albums, was also included as bonus material.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Fenriz; all music is composed by Darkthrone

No.TitleLength
1."Cromlech"4:11
2."Sunrise Over Locus Mortis"3:30
3."Soulside Journey"4:36
4."Accumulation of Generalization"3:17
5."Neptune Towers"3:15
6."Sempiternal Sepulchrality"3:32
7."Grave with a View"3:27
8."Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia"4:00
9."Nor the Silent Whispers"3:18
10."The Watchtower"4:58
11."Eon"3:39
Total length:41:44

Credits

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Darkthrone

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Other staff

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  • Nimbus – mastering
  • Tomas Skogsberg – producer
  • Gylve Nagell – photography, design, logo
  • Duncan Fegredo – cover art

References

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  1. ^ "Soulside Journey – Darkthrone : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Darkthrone Interview @ tartareandesire.com". tartareandesire.com. September 2004. Retrieved September 12, 2012.