Under A Funeral Moon - Darkthrone

Finally abandoning the death metal elements present on the band's previous two releases, Darkthrone's third album is Norwegian black metal in its purest, coldest and most entrancing form, the perfect soundtrack for a harsh winter's night of misanthropy in the woods. The sound will be familiar to anyone with black metal experience, but this is where it all began. Almost infuriatingly sloppy production reducing the guitars to a buzz of black noise, relentless drum blast beats hammering away in the distance and a hoarse croak delivering what must be fairly evil lyrics if you ever had a chance of deciphering them, this isn't for the faint-hearted, but all the same ...  Read the complete review