Darkthrone announce new album ‘Astral Fortress’

DARKTHRONE have announced a new album!

Titled Astral Fortress, the upcoming album from the iconic Norwegian band is the quickfire follow-up to 2021’s Eternal Hails, and is scheduled to be released in October this year, via Peaceville Records.

The upcoming album was recorded at Chaka Khan Studios in Oslo, the same location used for the Eternal Hails album, with Ole Øvstedal and Silje Høgevold. Speaking about the upcoming album, Fenriz says, “as usual, Ted makes music by playing himself and riffs just come to me. I think since 2016’s Arctic Thunder, we have mostly been inspired by our own back catalogue. I can hear many of my riffs eventually sounding like a plethora of bands but this seldom seems to correlate with what others hear. As you’ll know by now I never talk about the lyrics or the inspiration behind them and I would never want any lyrics that I like of others to be explained to me but I will tell you this, it is darker than ever, it is seething with hell.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List: 

1. Caravan Of Broken Ghosts
2. Impeccable Caverns Of Satan
3. Stalagmite Necklace
4. The Sea Beneath The Seas Of The Sea
5. Kevorkian Times
6. Kolbotn, West Of The Vast Forests
7. Eon 2

Astral Fortress is set for release on October 28th via Peaceville Records. Pre-orders will be available from September 8th and can be purchased here.

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