Thorns

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Cat No: VILELP964

Release Date: 25 November 2022

Label: Peaceville

Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 801056896414

Genres: Hard Rock & Metal Black Metal

Release Date: 02 May 2025

Label: Peaceville

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 801056722034

Genres: Hard Rock & Metal Black Metal

Description
Originally formed in 1989 by mastermind Snorre Ruch, Marius Vold, & B Yard Faust (Emperor), Norwegian band Thorns' has inspired a great number of acts such as Satyricon, Mayhem, Dissection, & Emperor, mainly due to Snorre's highly influential style of playing & creating riffs on the early Thorns' demo tapes.

So impressed was Euronymous of Mayhem, that Snorre became second guitarist in the band for a while & his riffs were used in classic Mayhem tracks.

Thorns' was the band's debut (& only, thus far) full-length studio album. It was released in 2001 & is a cult slice of highly individual Norwegian black metal, including experimental & sometimes industrial influences along with synth passages to create a chilling yet clinical slice of extremity. The album was notable for featuring Satyr of Satyricon on vocals, a duty shared between songs with the vocal talent of Aldrahn (ex-D dheimsgard) & the recording line-up also featured Hellhammer of Mayhem on drums. The outcome was a unique & original album which is today considered a cult classic release by critics.

This edition of 'Thorns' is presented on single black vinyl, including printed inner sleeve with lyrics.

Description
THE BOUNDARY-DEFYING BLACK METAL DEBUT ALBUM FROM SNORRE RUCH, WITH SATYR, ALDRAHN & HELLHAMMER. PRESENTED ON DIGIPACK FORMAT.

Originally formed in 1989 by mastermind Snorre Ruch, Marius Vold, & Bard Faust (Emperor), Norwegian band "Thorns" has inspired a great number of acts such as Satyricon, Mayhem, Dissection & Emperor, mainly due to Snorre's highly influential style of playing & creating riffs on the early "Thorns" demo tapes. So impressed was Euronymous of Mayhem, that Snorre became second guitarist in the band for a while & his riffs were used in classic Mayhem tracks.
'Thorns' was the band's debut (& only, thus far) full-length studio album. It was released in 2001 & is a cult slice of highly individual Norwegian black metal, including experimental & sometimes industrial influences along with synth passages to create a chilling yet clinical slice of extremity. The album was notable for featuring Satyr of Satyricon on vocals, a duty shared between songs with the vocal talent of Aldrahn (ex-Dodheimsgard) & the recording line-up also featured Hellhammer of Mayhem on drums. The outcome was a unique & original album which is today considered a cult classic release by critics.
This edition of 'Thorns' is presented on digipack format including eight page booklet & includes the bonus tracks 'TSOS' & a demo version of opener, 'Existence'.
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Tracklisting