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Release Date: 03 November 2014
Label: Peaceville
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 801056813213
Genres: Hard Rock & Metal Black Metal
Release Date: 02 October 2026
Label: Peaceville
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 801056843111
Genres: Hard Rock & Metal Black Metal
Description
Darkthrone began in the late 80's as a thrash/death metal act & progressed through technical death/doom metal experimentation to become legends of the black metal world & one of the original leading bands of the Norwegian scene, as well as inspiring a whole generation of metal bands.
Since their inception in the late eighties, the band have carved out their own unique place in Metal legend.
After their early foray into the world consciousness with SOULSIDE JOURNEY they delivered the unholy trinity of A BLAZE IN THE NORTHERN SKY, UNDER A FUNERAL MOON and TRANSILVANIAN HUNGER. Censorship and heavy handed political correctness forced the band from Peaceville and they made a succession of albums for the fledgling Moonfog label. Something was always missing from this equation though, and soon the band members yearned to go home and made it clear. The only thing that stood between us was a contract, written in Norwegian and signed in blood.
However, time heals all wounds, and as soon as the band became free they planned their return to the forefront of the Metal existence with Peaceville. THE CULT IS ALIVE is the fetid, rotting, rocking first fruits of Darkthrone's second coming at Peaceville, originally released in 2006.
This edition of The Cult is Alive is presented on black 180gm vinyl.
Description
20TH ANNIVERSARY PRESSING OF THE REVERED 2006 OPUS, WHICH MARKED DARKTHRONE'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO PEACEVILLE. PRESENTED ON LIMITED MARBLE VINYL.
Initially forming under the moniker of Black Death back in 1986, the star of Darkthrone has ascended with reverence & 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, & also uncompromisingly steadfast throughout their now extensive catalogue, the long-standing duo of Fenriz & Nocturno Culto have remained dedicated to the art of the riff & 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 & heavy doom elements along with way, the Nordic titans have undoubtedly carved an exquisite & eclectic legacy.
After a sequence of albums under the Moonfog label throughout the mid-latter 90's & into the new millennium, Darkthrone made the leap back to their original home at Peaceville, for a spectacular return in the shape of 'The Cult Is Alive', released in 2006. With the band's own newly-established Necrohell 2 studio in operation, this allowed the duo to make everything purely on their own terms & in their own time. Creative boundaries were also further removed in order to embrace some of the punk influences which had to date been more subdued, & in the process, created the beginnings of a new era for the band, first revealed in the form of lead track 'Too Old, Too Cold'.
This special 20th anniversary pressing of 'The Cult Is Alive' is presented on limited marble vinyl, with the cover artwork for the album created by Kim Solve.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Aura Noir
Static Abyss
My Dying Bride
Sigh
Anathema
Candlemass
Sigh
Autopsy
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
