(LP RELEASE 6/3, 2026) DARKTHRONE - THE FIST IN THE FACE OF GOD

Darkthrone markerer 40 år siden oppstarten under navnet Black Death i 1986 med ny episk vinylboks! Her får vi de ni første albumene med original artwork og design, samt remastret lyd som skal ivareta lydbildet fra originalutgivelsene. Medfølger gjør også en nyskrevet bok av Harald Fossberg, med detaljerte beskrivelser av Darkthrones karriere i tidsperioden albumene kom ut – inkludert sjeldne fotografier. Rosinen i pølsa er den medfølgende DVD-en med Darkthrones aller siste konsert, som fant sted påskeaften 6. april 1996 på Rockefeller i Oslo. DVD-en inneholder dessuten et nytt eksklusivt intervju av Fossberg med Fenriz og Nocturno Culto, samt tre intervjuer fra 2003.

Focusing on the Black Metal period of the band’s music, The Fist in the Face of God is a 9-LP deluxe boxset marking 40 years of Darkthrone.

Includes new audio masters, a 48-page book and a DVD with an exclusive interview about the band’s legendary career.

The set also includes a selection of posters and art prints containing artwork and classic band photography.

DISC 1 – ‘A Blaze In The Northern Sky’
DISC 2 – ‘Under A Funeral Moon’
DISC 3 – ‘Transilvanian Hunger’
DISC 4 – ‘Panzerfaust’
DISC 5 – ‘Total Death’
DISC 6 – ‘Ravishing Grimness’
DISC 7 – ‘Plaguewielder’
DISC 8 – ‘Hate Them’
DISC 9 – ‘Sardonic Wrath’
DISC 10 – DVD: NEW 2025 Band Interview with Harald Fossberg (Video) (53:16) + 2003 Interview + Live in Oslo, 1996
 
Initially forming under the moniker of Black Death back in 1986, the star of Darkthrone has ascended with reverence and a degree of infamy over the course of four decades, to become one of the most notable metal bands to have emerged from Norway. Highly inspirational to a whole generation of bands, and also uncompromisingly steadfast throughout their now extensive catalogue, the long-standing duo of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto have remained dedicated to the art of the riff and forging their own path, relentlessly steering the band against the tide of trend. From the death/doom technicality of 1991’s debut masterpiece Soulside Journey, through the spearheading of the notorious “second wave of black metal” period of the earlier 1990s, & the integration of punk and heavy doom elements along with way, the Nordic titans have undoubtedly carved an exquisite and eclectic legacy.

To mark these four decades of existence, The Fist in the Face of God focuses on the purer black metal period of the band in this limited deluxe set. Featuring nine classic albums in this collection, from the “unholy trinity” of Peaceville albums spanning 1992’s genre-defining A Blaze in the Northern Sky up until 1994’s Transilvanian Hunger opus, the set concludes with Darkthrone’s 2004 swansong for then label, Moonfog Productions, in the form of Sardonic Wrath.

With each album having received a freshly updated master courtesy of Patrick Engel at Temple of Disharmony to ensure they remain in line with the originals, each title is also supplied with their original covers and sleeve designs, and presented on heavyweight vinyl.

Furthermore, included in the set is a 48-page book written by longtime friend of the band, Harald Fossberg, detailing the career of Darkthrone through this essential period for the band’s development and output, and contains rare images from the period. Accompanying this is a DVD with an exclusive interview with both Fenriz and Nocturno Culto also conducted by Harald Fossberg, covering the full history of the band, plus bonus features in the form of a trilogy of interviews from 2003, plus the band’s rare 1996 live show in Oslo.

TRACKLIST:

DISC 1

1. Kathaarian Life Code (10:39)
2. In the Shadow of the Horns (07:02)
3. Paragon Belial (05:20)
4. Where Cold Winds Blow (07:26)
5. A Blaze in the Northern Sky (04:58)
6. The Pagan Winter (06:34)

DISC 2

1. Natassja in Eternal Sleep (03:31)
2. Summer of the Diabolical Holocaust (05:20)
3. The Dance of Eternal Shadows (03:45)
4. Unholy Black Metal (03:33)
5. To Walk the Infernal Fields (07:52)
6. Under a Funeral Moon (05:07)
7. Inn I de Dype Skogens Fabn (05:17)
8. Crossing the Triangle of Flames (06:13)

DISC 3

1. Transilvanian Hunger (06:04)
2. Over Fjell Og Gjennom Torner (02:30)
3. Skald Au Satans Sol (04:26)
4. Slottet I Det Fjerne (04:45)
5. Graven Takeheimens Saler (05:01)
6. I en Hall Med Flesk Og Mjod (05:13)
7. As Flittermice As Satans Spys (05:55)
8. En As I Dype Skogen (05:12)

DISC 4

1. En Vind Av Sorg (06:22)
2. Triumphant Gleam (04:25)
3. The Hordes of Nebulah (05:33)
4. Hans Siste Vinter (04:50)
5. Beholding the Throne of Might (06:06)
6. Quintessence (07:39)
7. Sno Og Granskog (Utferd) (04:09)

DISC 5

1. Earth's Last Picture (05:13)
2. Blackwinged (04:26)
3. Gather for Attack on the Pearly Gates (04:53)
4. Black Victory of Death (04:01)
5. Majestic Desolate Eye (03:07)
6. Blasphemer (04:01)
7. Ravnajuv (04:20)
8. The Serpent's Harvest (05:43)

DISC 6

1. Lifeless (05:45)
2. The Beast (05:29)
3. The Claws of Time (07:02)
4. Across the Vacuum (07:14)
5. Ravishing Grimness (07:25)
6. To the Death (Under the King) (04:54)

DISC 7

1. Weakling Avenger (07:55)
2. Raining Murder (05:15)
3. Sin Origin (06:45)
4. Command (07:59)
5. I. Voidhanger (05:39)
6. Wreak (09:16)

DISC 8

1. Rust (06:45)
2. Det Svartner Na (05:38)
3. F***ed Up & Ready to Die (03:44)
4. Ytterst I Livet (05:26)
5. Divided We Stand (05:17)
6. Striving for a Piece of Lucifer (05:30)
7. In Honour of Thy Name (06:28)

DISC 9

1. Order of the Ominous (02:32)
2. Information Wants to Be Syndicated (03:42)
3. Sjakk Matt Jesu Krist (04:02)
4. Straightening Sharks in Heaven (03:25)
5. Alle Gegen Alle (03:20)
6. Man Tenker Sitt (03:04)
7. Sacrificing to the God of Doubt (04:32)
8. Hate Is the Law (03:19)
9. Rawness Obsolete (06:12)

DISC 10

1. Band Interview with Harald Fossberg (Video) (53:16)
2. A Blaze in the Northern Sky (2003 Interview Video) (13:48)
3. Under a Funeral Moon (2003 Interview Video) (09:59)
4. Transilvanian Hunger (2003 Interview Video) (09:45)
5. Under a Funeral Moon (Live in Oslo, 1996) (Video) (06:12)
6. Blackwinged (Live in Oslo, 1996) (Video) (06:08)
7. Transilvanian Hunger (Live in Oslo, 1996) (Video) (07:10)