Over 30 years of extreme metal: Darkthrone worst to best [OPINION]

[@royalmccraig470]

Good thing about opinions - everyone has one. Darkthrone has so much to offer in their backcatalog. There is some for everybody.

[@azazel6672]

Best album for me it's Panzerfaust! Then, most important I love their "Attitide" in the metal scene, no rockstars, no trends... long live metal music!

[@ESEJESEJ]

Great upload! Funny fact: Goatlord is one of my favourites. The reason for this is because Fenriz drumming is so very creative and technical on it, which for me is very stimulatung to listen to. If someone is interested in how great Fenriz really are on drums, then that someone needs to listen to Goatlord. Cheers!

[@RautaMetal]

Yes. Soulside Journey & Goatlord are _Fenriz drumming albums_. Other than that, can't really enjoy Goatlord at all.

[@chesneyhawkesinofficial3742]

so much this. Criminally underrated Album.

[@oldestpunkinargentina7766]

Love Goatlord to bits myself; much maligned for not bein strictly ¨BM¨ , but I couldn't care less.

[@docstrangelove1347]

Fully agree. It's also experimental and varied in terms of songwriting, and I like it for that. I also love the sound, I mean, if you just start this album and listen to the intro of Rex, holy crap that is just sick.

[@aleksm5785]

Personally i really love the 3 last albums, Old star, Artic thunder and The underground resistance. Dark, heavy, maybe not very atmospheric but it do set a mood. And the songs are quite different from everything else i've heared from them before, songs such as Valkyrie. Though my all time favorite is Under a funeral moon.

[@blackpopepaul]

1 Transylvanian Hunger 2 Under a Funeral moon 3 A blaze in the northern sky 4 soulside journey

[@Glassjaw746]

Opinions on Eternal Hails now that its been a few years?

[@RautaMetal]

Erernal Fails. One of their worst.

[@mcstabba]

Under a Funeral Moon is my favourite. Transylvanian Hunger a close second. Then maybe Total Death and Plaugewielder for me. This video is a few years old but I guess you have heard the new album Eternal Hails since making this video. What did you think? I kind of dig it, I like it more than most albums they have released the last fifteen years but maybe that doesn't say that much.

[@RautaMetal]

I did a short video that combined with a workout video of mine since I didn't have the physical release to justify a dedicated review video. I listened to it twice and I think it's the worst of Darkthrone with Goatlord.

[@BifrostMR]

I would personally put Under a Funeral Moon at the top myself, just because Transilvanian Hunger has two tracks i am not THAT big of a fan of (I En Hall Med Flesk og Mjød + As Flittermice as Santans Spys) the rest is just phenomenal tho, i especially love Skald au Satans Sol, Graven Tåkeheimens Saler and one that might be my favourite of the album: Slottet i det Fjerne

[@Nekrist218]

I totally agree, Transilvanian Hunger has always been for me *THE* perfect Black Metal album. 🧛🦇

[@gratuitousfootnote1183]

Wow, usually people praise The Claws of Time from Ravishing Grimness, sounds like it made little impression on you. I love that song as well as Lifeless... that Celtic frost breakdown with the whip crack is mesmerizing to me. Cool list!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks man! I have never ever heard anybody praising that, but like somebody said, there are a lot of Darkthrone albums people won't really agree on.

[@petermoes1668]

Rauta Hi Rauto: you saw this Darkthtone countdown: really dig it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mVk5RvjLWsrsU

[@johngavin1175]

Man,Ravishing is solid. My favorite songs are Ravishing Grimness,and Across the Vacuum.

[@hvitekristesdod]

What do you think of the new Isengard release?

[@RautaMetal]

Haven't yet heard it. The label haven't responded yet so I guess I'll just skip the review and listen to it on Spotify.

[@oscargiron9299]

Mine 5. Ravishing Grimness 4. Hate Them 3. Panzerfaust 2. Transilvanian Hunger 1. Under A Funeral Moon

[@deadliestassassin3092]

1. Panzerfaust 2. Hate Them 3. A Blaze In The Northern Sky 4. Cult Is Alive 5. Soulside Journey 6. Total Death 7. Sardonic Wrath 8. Under A Funeral Moon 9. Transylvanian Hunger The rest i do have in my collection but just too hard to rank. Some albums just sound too similar.

[@mynameistechno]

In the Black Death and Beyond box is a book which describes the transition time 89/90 and 91/92 in great detail :)

[@RautaMetal]

Sounds good!

[@daniilslavandrushevych4118]

Total Death was also an interesting one for me to return to recently. It definitely felt a little lacklustre when I was first discovering their catalog. But... Now being much more acquainted with newer Darkthrone, Total Death feels refreshingly... Well, like the old Darkthrone. A very underrated album. Also, the standout for me on Plaguewielder was "Command". One of my favourite songs from them after the "classic" era.

[@RautaMetal]

I also think that Total Death is a bit overlooked.

[@daniilslavandrushevych4118]

@@RautaMetal I'm curious about your opinion on the lyrical content of The Cult is Alive. I think it's the most off-putting aspect for me. And (as much as I don't generally pay a lot of attention to lyrics in black metal), the childishness of "Graveyard Slut" and the self-important snobbery of "Too Old, Too Cold" for example, definitely intrude upon the listening experience for me.

[@daniilslavandrushevych4118]

Wish to also add that I agree completely on "A Blaze in the Northern Sky". It seemed brilliant when I first got into black metal. Returning to it more recently, it's a bit of a chore to listen to all the way through. I 100% agree on the very tight top two albums though. The only track that bothers me a bit on Funeral Moon is "To Walk the Infernal". Because it's just too much of a (rather weak, in my opinion) homage to "Enter the Eternal Fire".

[@RautaMetal]

I must admit I don’t think I ever read The Cult Is Alive lyrics. I don’t read much lyrics these days as they mostly seem to disappoint me.

[@lexbeltran1354]

My first Darkthrone album I bought was Under a Funeral Moon, then A Blaze in the Northern Sky. They have a big Celtic Frost vibe/influence, which attracted me to them in the 1st place. Their newer material is more heavy metal/punk, which is ok with me.

[@matthewwalsh974]

I also really dig the cult is alive. Full of attitude. Great sound on that record too. Transilvanian hunger, under a funeral moon and a blaze in the northern sky have been some of my favourite musical experiences ever though. Love darkthrone \m/

[@SepulchralScream]

Glad I'm not the only one thinking that high about Hate Them. Rust is easily the best post 2000 black metal song.

[@joshprice9143]

In Honour of Thy Name is one of my all time fave Darkthrone tracks...its one of those tunes that i cant help but bang my head and hold my fist to the sky screaming "Black Metal is the Devil's fuel...Ram painted abattoirs... Hail the new born king And join the fuckin Dead!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@johngavin1175]

Ytterstet I Livet is good too. Forgive me if I didnt spell it right...

[@MrAlexisblack]

Great review ! In my collection only my favorite in order are : 1- Panzefaust : why ? because ; if you never listen to black metal listen to the first song of this album and is exactly how black metal should sound . 2- Under a funeral moon . The same sick vocals and lyrics raw black metal . 3- Soulside Journey . Just because it has be in your collection as mandatory .

[@SKvldlf]

For best I have a hard time chosing between under a funeral Moon and a blaze in the northern sky.

[@plantazeskuby432]

I personally think blaze is better

[@SKvldlf]

@@plantazeskuby432 I totally can understand where you are coming from. I think it's a tie for me.

[@jonirissanen3038]

Best is under a funeral moon

[@SKvldlf]

@@jonirissanen3038 good choice! One of the best black metal albums.

[@jonirissanen3038]

jesu tod yes. It is

[@fredosantanas2154]

Goatlord is a fantastic bastard child of an album 🔥

[@extrudersfx4571]

I think Old Star is excellent. Arctic Thunder and Old Star revived the old feeling of Darkthrone albums for me - difficult to get into first, and then feeling it grow on you with every listen. Present top seven: 1) Transilvanian Hunger 2) Panzerfaust 3) Under a Funeral Moon 4) Old Star 5) A Blaze in the Northern Sky 6) Total Death 7) Arctic Thunder

[@RautaMetal]

I really can't force myself into Old Star being a grower. I don't have the will or time for that.

[@extrudersfx4571]

@@RautaMetal The last Darkthrone album I forced myself to like was Ravishing Grimness, then they more or less lost me. Arctic Thunder and Old Star spontaneously gave me the feeling I got from Total Death way back - first "What is this, what is this production, WTF?" And then creepingly increasing awesomeness with every listen. Even Panzerfaust was the same for me back in the day, since I was very much a child of the second wave and really loathed "old school" black metal. Went from "this isn't Transilvanian Hunger" to drunken sing alongs in ten or so listens. As a sidenote, I enjoy AT/OS more as atmospheric constructions than as rock albums, though. The fragments of black metal riffs mixed with early doom/Black Sabbath stuff and Celtic Frost, all irrationally and repetitively arranged... It's awesome. That being said, I also wouldn't force myself to anything here - these WERE rather obvious growers for me already on the first, or at least the second listen. If they're not for you, they're not, and that's fine.

[@RautaMetal]

@@extrudersfx4571 Thanks for a good comment! I guess that mentioned doom/Black Sabbath thing is the stuff that doesn't really get m going. I'm all for old Celtic Frost, but trad doom isn't my cup of tea. Mostly anyway.

[@extrudersfx4571]

Rauta Actually, I’m not really into doom either, with some few exceptions. It’s the combination that does it for me, somehow. Also, the mindless repetition works for me - on these two albums, even if it was offputting at first. Other than that, I understand your general opinion - I can’t for the life of me get ”Circle the Wagons” and most other post-90’s Darkthrone releases to work for me, and I really think there is some random element on Old Star and Arctic Thunder that clicks with me personally, rather than some brilliant new direction taken by Darkthrone.

[@RautaMetal]

@@extrudersfx4571 Yeah, I get you! For me certain types of repetition (thinking now of some tunes on Transilvanian Hunger) does it for me. It just sometimes clicks. Arctic Thunder was for me a positive surprise, but still a tad bit off, so didn't bother buying it. Old Star then again, IMO, suffers from the Metallica syndrome: songs are too long for their own good. Duke of Gloat is a strong track though.

[@cristianhggomez]

CELTIC FROST AÑO 2019. UN AFANO, NO NIEGO SU HISTORIA Y AGUANTE

[@johngetbent]

Sometimes I still go into the record store and make it a point to buy something that I have never heard of based on cover art alone. That was how I found Darkthrone, that a ....blaze... album art just grabbed me as a kid and I had to have it. A few weeks later I got soulside and was surprised with the difference in sound but I can't say I was disappointed. I have been a fan of darkthrone ever since and think that whole era of the genre is really good overall give me pre-1997 black metal any day.

[@RautaMetal]

Well said.

[@CaveiraDeathMetal]

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[@RautaMetal]

It's black alright! laitilan.com/tuote/imperiaali-stout/

[@CaveiraDeathMetal]

@@RautaMetal good this kind stronger beer damn

[@konradkantor]

I think Darkthrone is the most fluid band as far as rankings go. My opinion on worst to best has probably changed more drastically than any other band (definitely more than any other black metal band). I will say our biggest disagreement is the more TRAD-sounding albums. I think they nailed this perfectly, so I rank them above a few of the later BM they did. Here are my current rankings, surely to change a few more times every time I binge, except for #1. 1. Transilvanian Hunger 2. Hate Them 3. Panzerfaust 4. A Blaze in the Northern Sky 5. Under a Funeral Moon 6. Circle the Wagons 7. The Underground Resistance 8. The Cult is Alive 9. Sardonic Wrath 10. Total Death 11. Ravishing Grimness 12. Plaguewielder 13. Soulside Journey 14. Old Star 15. Eternal Hails...... 16. Arctic Thunder 17. Goatlord (Instrumental Version) 18. F.O.A.D. 19. Dark Thrones and Black Flags 20. Goatlord (With Vocals) I could say more good than bad on just about every album. Last September I was smoking weed with IA from Ahdistuksen Aihio and I learned how huge of an album Total Death was for Finnish black metal heads. He said he had no classic metal background at all, but Hate Them was just so visceral that it propelled him into getting fully into black metal. I had a realization that maybe my love of black metal doesn't come from TRAD and NWOBHM or Death/Thrash, but perhaps from my punk/oi!/hardcore side. Perhaps why Clandestine Blaze is my favorite Finnish bm, and it exists thanks to Darkthrone. But you can also hear Hate Them's influence on Shatraug, no? Especially that first song... Great video!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks! Nice comment!

[@CrossMeFool]

I enhoy Darktrhone but Ive been wtfing at their stuff for the last 10 years.

[@arpagius]

Nice video. Transilvanian Hunger rules for me. Please do a topic like this with Gorgoroth , Dark Funeral and Marduk if you can or with other bands.

[@RautaMetal]

Good idea! I might do one of those at some point, but next stop is from different genre than BM.

[@arpagius]

Okay. Pick your choice when you feel like doing.

[@RautaMetal]

@@arpagius Sure thing, mate!

[@blacksaltscotland]

Transilvanian hunger Panzerfaust ABITNS Under a funeral moon Soulside journey

[@Skidgore666]

Great vid I really enjoyed it. I remember first hearing about Darkthrone from Phil Anselmo (who also played with Fenriz, Satyr, & Killjoy (R.I.P.) in Eibon. I saw pictures of him wen I was younger wearing Darkthrone shirts in Pantera photos. I was interested in checking them out but had no idea which one to get. The only one I could order at the time from my local record store was A Blaze In The Northern Sky. I had to get it imported which took a month to get, but the wait was well worth it. That record changed my life & got me into more extreme & underground shit for sure. This is almost impossible but I'll try my personal top 5's are 1. Under A Funeral Moon 2. Transilvanian Hunger 3. A Blaze In The Northern Sky 4. Panzerfaust 5. a cross between Hate Them & Sardonic Wrath.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks, Michael. Yes, I remember Eibon. I also remember how Phil told Satyr how to play some of those riffs ("pick technique" or smth). Too bad it never resulted anything real. It would have been special.

[@oldestpunkinargentina7766]

Artic Thunder and Old Star suck ass, bigtime. After buying (and loving) every Darkthrone album and EP (yes including Soulside Journey and Goatlord) I never thought I was gonna stop liking their output. Same with Marduk; incredible output up and until Rom 5:12, downhill from there on. And Dark Funeral when Caligula left; what a trainwreck !

[@janinieminen4445]

Let's try some Fat Lizard, and "A Blaze in the Northern Sky", good mix. That's hard to judge what's my favorite in Darkthrone spectrum of releases. Of course it falls in the -90s, but the weakest link in the "early" DT is "Plaguewielder", and from that on I was not following the stuff the put out after that.. Maybe I was too tired of changing the style back and forth. Of course I bought the new releases and listened to them and there were some "blinking" star moments there and there, but they had it out of hand. I mean of course every record has it's own theme, and style. But when it came to "Hate Them" I think.. It was slippery slope after that. "Hate Them" had ups and sadly most downs. Many people who has listened DT from the 90s would agree with me. "Old Star" has some goosebumpy moments you know you get back to old stuff, but leaves you there. I don't know, it's nineties band and best to leave it there. And if I would need to choose the best release it is "A Blaze in the Northern Sky". And of course I love Transilvanian Hunger (I own the Norsk Arisk Black Metal CD, fuck you too), Panzerfaust, Under a Funeral Moon et cetera et cetera.

[@RautaMetal]

Pretty much agreed there then.

[@4evam3]

Wait, is there a "worst" Darkthrone album ? I didn't think such a thing could even exist :V

[@RautaMetal]

"Worst" doesn't mean "bad". It's just the name of this video series concept.

[@adamagedone]

Great video, need more of these. Transilvanian is definetly my favorite.

[@RautaMetal]

adamagedone Thanks. More questionable worst to best will be done!

[@ChuckG66]

I really didn't mind the newest album compared to the other albums 2010 and after but my favorites will always be everything from "Soulside Journey" to "Total Death" and then anything up to 2006 is totally fine just not the best in my opinion }= ]

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

Darkthrone is a very versatile band. Only posers use the whole "Darkthrone clones bullshit. Darkthrone has gone through Death Metal, Black Metal, Black n Roll, Punk, Speed Metal and Old School Heavy Metal sounds. For me their best black metal work is Under a funeral Moon. Way way better than anything on Transylvanian Hunger. Panzerfaust is a close second musically but I still can't get over the vocal mixing.

[@RautaMetal]

I just love the vocal mixing on Panzerfaust! To me the outcome is probably the best in all black metal. And to be honest, I don't know why I used to like UAFM over TH and why I now feel that TH is better than UAFM. To me they are both 10 out 10 albums.

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

@@RautaMetalI love panzerfaust's riffs. Very atmospheric but the vocals could be a little quieter in the mixing. Though they are good considering they have no reverb or shit like that. UAFM's production and song writing is perfect. Raw, Buzzy guitar tones, Necroish vocals and vibe, drumming has raw cymbals and a good snare for black metal. TH to me is just too flat in production. It's like listening through an AM radio flat, but it's not raw like UAFM if that makes sense. Also Ironic for a black metal album it's one of the few BM albums where the Bass Guitar is very prominent. What bothers me more than production is that I personally don't think TH's song writing or song progression is very good. Drums stay at the same slow tempo for each song, songs drag on way too much for me even though it's a max of 2-6 riffs per song. They aren't bad riffs but 6 plus minutes drags on for me and it starts sounding like one big song to me. Still it's a classic BM album, the photocopy album cover is Iconic and Darkthrone's early BM sound definitely is important to black metal's sound. Actually, I recommend you listen to TH at a faster speed. It makes it such a better album actually. Speed it up 25% percent.

[@RautaMetal]

@@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial An interesting comment, that speeding up thing that is. But yes, I totally get your point TH can feel like quite repetitive. But for me there's something magical in it. Much like with UAFM. I like the hypnotic yet necrosound approach a lot.

[@tiffanystephens4785]

Honestly Goatlord is my favorite, followed by a blaze in the Norhern sky, with Soulside journey and panzerfaust tied at 3rd place

[@RautaMetal]

Interesting order!

[@Danyael850]

1. Under A Funeral Moon 2. A Blaze In The Northern Sky 3. Goatlord 4. Transilvanian Hunger 5. Panzerfaust 6. Ravishing grimness 7. Soulside Journey 8. Plaguewielder 9. Hate Them 10. Sardonic Wrath 8-10 I don't listen that much, those never ones I just don't dig. Tried many times, but It's not my pair of shoes.

[@RautaMetal]

I mostly dig your list but can't enjoy Goatlord

[@Danyael850]

@@RautaMetal That's fair. Most people don't like Goatlord, I think it has some magic in it. Btw. this list did change in time. When I was around 15, and began to listen to norvegian svart metal, my all time favourite was Transilvanian hunger. I got it on a pirated tape, drove a car with my uncle to a hospital (lots of outside noises), pressed play on my walkman, and my first impression was: Fuck, this tape is really worn out and I got the most crappy copy ever. I felled for it! Later I found out that the copy was pretty much like the original :-D

[@blodarv666]

1. Under A Funeral Moon 2. Transilvanian Hunger 3. A Blaze In The Northern Sky 4. Panzerfaust 5. Goatlord

[@TotalDESSSS]

Largely agree, same top 3 for me and the others are roughly the same. I had A Blaze on at the gym and, even though I've heard it thousands of times, was surprised at the drop in song quality after ItSotH. Still a masterpiece, but definitely more lopsided than I remembered.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks mate. Yeah, the start is so much better.

[@junesuprise]

They were never good :( I don’t mind but it sucks for other better less popular bands from that time

[@satanicboxer562]

Totally agree with most of your list particularly their newer stuff starting from the cult is alive.I haven’t bought any album of theirs since then .I’m not a massive fan of their Celtic frost or hellhammer worship.The album I probably play the most by them is ravishing grimness believe it or not.I do agree with you it’s a very consistent album.Lifeless and claws of time are brilliant songs and the riffs and culto’s vocals are on point.Goatlord I agree is hard to listen to twice in a row.Panzerfaust isn’t their best either.Obviously the 3 classics need no mentioning.They sound like they’re taking the p.ss these days I mean some of their newer songs are ridiculous.Love the band still though.They’ve released enough genuine great blackmetal for me to be a life long fan regardless of the chaff they call albums these days.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks, and well said. Like you ended your comment, I am totally okay even if they never ever made another good song because their early stuff is so phenomenal. But for me their HH/CF worship album Panzerfaust is among their best. It's just so raw and bestial. My favorite band of all Norwegians ever.

[@satanicboxer562]

@@RautaMetal They probably invented what I personally call blackmetal with their blaze in the northern sky ,under a funeral moon and transilvanian hunger albums.Brilliant album covers perfect corpse paint visuals and ice cold production and superb song writing and musicianship.I love how members of the band just disappeared without much explanation.My all time favourite song by them is To walk the infernal fields.Fuzzy hypnotic guitars and skip along drumming .Very simple but pure brilliance.Hard to believe they’re the same band these past 15 years.I know bands can progress in their eyes but to mine they’re taken massive leaps backwards.They’re probably my favourite Norwegian band too other than Taake and Carpathian Forrest .I am a bit of a collection freak so no doubt I’ll give in one day and complete my darkthrone album collection with the 8 or so albums I don’t like like I’ve done with iron maiden.

[@RautaMetal]

@@satanicboxer562 I can pretty much agree what you said in the beginning. I still am not sure, after all these years, which song would be my favorite of them. There are so many superior ones. Skald av Satans Sol, As Flittermice as Satans Spys´, Transilvanian Hunger and Under a Funeral Moon would be among my favorites. I never got to like Taake nearly that much, nor even Carpathian Forest. I guess after Darkthrone I'd pick Gorgoroth and Urgehal of all Norwegian bands.

[@satanicboxer562]

@@RautaMetal I love Gorgoroth and used to think a lot of Gaahls vocal talent.The fact he’s came out about his sexuality took a lot of courage in his part .I respect him for that but it has tainted my view of him.I guess I am homophobic but I make no apologies.Urgehal are excellent too though typicaly Norwegian.

[@RautaMetal]

@@satanicboxer562 Aye. I must say, tho, that I'm especially fan of pre-Gaahl Gorgoroth. Not because of him but because back then the best albums were made. His own bands are good, too, esp. Trelldom.

[@claytonbjork5687]

This guy is bloody hilarious,love watching his stuff!!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@dzeko1167]

Impossible for me to come up with a list of Darkthrone albums in order of best to worst...so many great albums with different styles and sound. But my favorite Dark Throne song will always be 'As Flittermice as Satan's Sol' on Transylvanian Hunger. Something about that song...it takes me someplace dark and prison/trapped, like can't explain it but such a wonderful Black metal song.

[@RautaMetal]

That's also one of my top 3 songs by DT.

[@abrahamcervantes2926]

Love Darkthrone, all of their faces, couldnt do a list from worst to best. To me its each album is a different band. Dont think they have bad album.

[@RautaMetal]

I’m glad to hear you can enjoy them to the full. I wish I could too.

[@karlhaikara1629]

I think everything up to the cult is alive is amazing including ravishing grimness and plaguewieder. As far as newer I've felt arctic thunder and old star are way better than anything in between. Old Star was a grower album for me but now i really love it.

[@Mike-aka747]

Nothing can touch Under a funeral moon will never be topped

[@RautaMetal]

I thought the same but then I found myself in bed with Transilvanian Hunger.

[@Mike-aka747]

Rauta Transylvania is amazing too. As Fleetermice As Satans Spy’s I’m my mind is the scariest sounding song ever made and the shitty production makes it scarier than Hell! Like that song could be the soundtrack to the entrance to Hell! \m/

[@RautaMetal]

@@Mike-aka747 Indeed. As flittermice as Satan's spys (amazing title btw) is one of my all-time Darkthrone songs!

[@Mike-aka747]

Rauta yes in my top 5 definitely. My favorite is To walk the infernal fields. If I were to introduce anybody to Darkthrone that song would probably be the one to play.

[@RautaMetal]

@@Mike-aka747 Very good idea :) I might play the classic In the Shadow of the Horns as the first Darkthrone track tho. Easier than As Flittermice... or Skald av Satans sol.

[@johngavin1175]

Surprised that you had The Cult Is Alive lower(better) than Plaguewielder and Ravishing Grimness.They would be lower (better)on my list,with Cult not as good. But its your list. Awesome video. And yea Hate Them is underrated. I see alot of hate directed towards Transylvanian Hunger and Plaguewielder,scoring zeros and such.

[@RautaMetal]

Yeah, well, I was always disappointed in RG quite a bit after such as streak of really strong albums. It's not to say that RG is weak or anything, but it's "just" quite good, not great. And the same applies to Plaguewielder. Totally listenable, but not worshippable if that makes sense :)

[@johngavin1175]

@@RautaMetal I get what you're saying. It must have been different for someone who was following along right with them. I didn't get in to Darkthrone until the early 2000s,as I didnt have a good way of getting cds. So any band I liked,I had to get what I could through mail order. Even bands from where I live,like Death and Morbid Angel,I couldn't really find them anywhere. I dunno,I guess RG struck a chord with me-at least the cold,angry,stagnant part. Anyway man thanks for your reply and have a great day.

[@RautaMetal]

@@johngavin1175 Aye, I understand. I found Darkthrone around 1994-1995 although I think it was more like 1996 when I truly started to listen to them and of course the early albums had a big impact on me. So when RG came out, it felt disappointing after ABITN, TH, UAFM, PF and TD. But we all have our personal nostalgia that affect us all, and nothing wrong with that! Have a great day you too!

[@johngavin1175]

@@RautaMetal Ha man I didnt get into metal until 94-95. Started with Korn,believe it or not. But then came Pantera,Megadeth,Metallica,etc. It was through Pantera that I found out about Darkthrone. Phil,the singer,was wearing the TH shirt with the Darkthrone logo in red. Made a huge impression....

[@RautaMetal]

@@johngavin1175 Well, 94-95 isn't late! Many ppll listened to Korn etc. back in early 90's. :) I never liked 'em, but I get why they are popular.

[@MrAaronbathory]

Not gonna lie i think the first 6 albums are all classic. That includes Goatlord. I love it's technicality and weirdness.

[@DarkN33sss]

I pretty much agree with the whole list. However if I were to make some changes I would put blaze second, hate them third, funeral moon fourth and panzerfaust fifth.

[@petermoes1668]

Great video. Big fan of ‘the Cult is Alive’ myself too. Sounds really angry and raw. Almost more rock than metal. In the sense that the songs roll. Still metal of cource. Really dig the last album: great doom riffs and of course the bleakness and repetitiveness of Transylvinian Hunger.

[@lifeeternal9823]

I’m glad to hear other people like the cult is alive and hate them as much as I do. Everybody is always going nuts about the first 5 records, witch I get, but the records are great

[@chesneyhawkesinofficial3742]

I think "Soulside Journey" was a try to put Swedish (-styled) Death Metal to the next Level. I understand everyone who doesn´t enjoy, but considering how most Albums of Swedish DM sounded pretty equal at that time, this one stands out with great song structures, at the cost of catchiness though, haha. Needed a few years to get into it. Maybe it´s a bit a "music for musicians" thing?..

[@RautaMetal]

I would agree on others, except that I don't think its song structures are not that great. I think they have some nice riffs and cool drumming, but the growling ain't very good nor are the compositions. It's not a bad album by any means, but I don't find it very cool overall. I'd say 7 out of 10 album.

[@CaveiraDeathMetal]

i like first album when they was death metal

[@RautaMetal]

I thought you would!

[@CaveiraDeathMetal]

@@RautaMetal they remember era carnage from sweden death metal

[@hvitekristesdod]

Dark Thrones and Black Flags was a bit shite but I’ve really enjoyed a lot of their recent stuff

[@hvitekristesdod]

Love Circle the Wagons 😂

[@nescumzwei]

While I don't agree with your list I respect it, and that's possibly one of Darkthtone's best elements: beyond the "trilogy" (though with Panzerfaust I consider it a quintology) nobody agrees on anything, bar Ravishing Grimness being average and Hate Them being quite damn good. Panzerfaust and Funeral Moon will always be my favourites.

[@RautaMetal]

SCUMM Yes. A band that totally divides people with its albums.

[@jonirissanen3038]

I like all darkthrone, black metal era Albums. Wery much. Last, Album what it is Ok, Album is the cult is alive... Albums after that, is something what I cant like. Or listening.... Hail Old darkthrone, times, when they wos True norwegian black metal

[@SKvldlf]

Honestly, the only 3 must owns are A blaze, transilvanian hunger and under a funeral moon. The few albums after are good but those 3 I mentioned are the only really great ones.

[@RautaMetal]

jesu tod I'd pick Panzerfaust over Ablaze tho.

[@SKvldlf]

"Norsk Arisk Black Metal" 😀

[@RautaMetal]

jesu tod A thing they have apologized since then 😉

[@intestinalspewage]

@@RautaMetal Unfortunately they did. Hate when bands do that, especially a band of that caliber.

[@petermoes1668]

Monolith Of Death Why? He wrote a very reasonable statement about this in the Peaceville Life book. Nothing wrong with excusing yourself. I mean a bandmember isnt an icon or something. Everybody makes mistakes.

[@RautaMetal]

@@intestinalspewage I don't think there's nothing wrong with apologizing if they felt it they did wrong. I am not saying they had to do it, but it takes some balls to apologize, too.

[@intestinalspewage]

@@petermoes1668 And what was actually wrong about it?

[@douglasquaid7550]

I never heard the demos or the Death Metal album, but roughly I order them like the first 3 black metal albums are best, the 3 latest are second best, and them the albums between 1995-2004 third, and I don't like the 2006- 2010 albums.

[@todensarg]

I love all Darkthrone

[@novachroma8219]

old school peaceville taakeferd longsleeve...damn i'm really jealous right now../

[@ordosanguinisnoctis705]

"TH" the best

[@Jawshmetalpunk]

Then instrumental version of Goatlord is my favorite! The vocals they had Satyr add later ruined it. But the instrumental one is great. Fenriz' best drumming. Killer riffs and structures. Yes the production sucks. But that's because there is no production!!! Its a rehearsal recorded on a boom box! But it rules!

[@RautaMetal]

Good points.

[@Heavymetaleternia]

Really interesting though I would rate them totally different. 1. Under a funeral moon 2. A blaze in the nothern sky 3. Transilvanian hunger 4. Total death 5. Plaguewielder 6. Ravishing grimness 7.Hate them 8.Panzerfaust 9. Sardonic wrath I don‘t like anything after Sardonic wrath. And I left out their great DM album Soulside journey out of the list.

[@timrichards2380]

My best to worst is drastically different, I find everything from Total Death to The Cult is Alive boring and forgettable. I love the new albums too.

[@johngavin1175]

I know that's your opinion,but I cant comprehend how any of that is forgettable or boring.

[@timrichards2380]

@@johngavin1175 I thought Old Star was the best metal album of 2019 out of 250+ albums I went through in the year. That might help understand what I like. Boring is a bit strong, I should say not as good for me.

[@johngavin1175]

@@timrichards2380 People have different tastes,and tastes change over time. Alot of their post The Cult is Alive stuff I have yet to check out,though I really do like The Underground Resistance album

[@goatmoonwarmaster4641]

Goat Lord is one of the best the production is shit that's why sound shit but I enjoy the songs, yeah you right why to keep shit albums

[@RautaMetal]

For me it's not only the sound, but also the vocals and some of the riffs, song structures etc. There are some good riffs here and there though. So I don't consider a shitty album, but mediocre.

[@willemlenders8272]

Great video but a lot to disagree with, as you already predicted. My two cents; Under a funeral moon is number one. The cult is alive has one good song and the rest sucks. Circle the wagons is better than the two records before it but I still got rid of it. Agreed on Goatlord, boring shit. Hate them is underrated as fuck!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, of course I knew people will disagree a lot because 18 albums .

[@junesuprise]

Everything from Darkthrone is overrated

[@RautaMetal]

@junesuprise everything from every band is at the same time overrated and underrated - Rauta paradox

[@CountNazgul93]

1. Under a Funeral Moon 2. A Blaze in the Northern Sky 3. Panzerfaust 4.Transylvanian Hunger 5. Soulside Journey 6. Total Death The rest is complete shit.

[@davidblair3845]

Transylvanian Hungers cover alone has been copied 10 thousand times let alone the music

[@junesuprise]

Darkthrone is like AC/DC of black metal scene Greatly overrated I could write more but in one sentence: compared to other bands from that time - the talent, writing, creativity just isn’t there. It’s a mid band that got famous due to being first and cool album covers. It’s just not the level of early burzum mayhem immortal emperor, …

[@RautaMetal]

You basically wrote my opinion about Mayhem (excluding the debut). 😀 Or Emperor after the debut...

[@bryanscruggs7566]

Makes list, 'lists Darkthrone most innovative album as their worst'' LMAO okay

[@RautaMetal]

Most innovative but not in a good way. Can't enjoy Goatlord nor Eternal Hails.

[@bryanscruggs7566]

@@RautaMetal that's what most people say. Good thing about Darkthrone is they don't care about what metalheads have to say, they play music for themselves. And that's why they are amazing.

[@RautaMetal]

Yes, of course. Darkthrone is my all time favorite black metal band. So of course I’m disappointed with an album like Eternal Hails. But with most bands, I don’t enjoy the whole discography. In fact there are only a handful of bands that have flawless dsicographies. In my opinion.

[@RautaMetal]

And yeah, I know some ppl think that Darkthroned turned to shit after Soulside Journey, so there’s that side, too.

[@bryanscruggs7566]

@@RautaMetal I'm just saying Darkthrone continue to do what they want regardless of what metalheads want. Eternal Hails is probably one of the best metal albums of the last decade but people trash on it because it's not the typical rehashed Norwegian uninspired black metal being produced today, but to each their own.

[@caljerm]

yep - Soulside Journey is decent but WAY overrated.

[@RautaMetal]

I guess it depends of one's AD (after discovery).

[@junesuprise]

Like all of Darkthrone

[@666protos]

Old Star sucks, boring and slow.

[@RautaMetal]

BlackGoat Unfortunately so.

[@666protos]

@@RautaMetal We want madness and violence in our black metal cheers \m/

[@RautaMetal]

Most definitely.

[@CountBeetle]

@@RautaMetal i thought so the first 3 times listening on yt...but my wife got me the vinyl, 9s, and tape and the tape changed my mind. Plus our record label guy and friend, st. John did the art. You can see the art he gave me at our channel here on a few songs. Great art

[@RautaMetal]

@@CountBeetle I have no opinion of the art, but the album Old Star is just not for me.