Arctic Thunder (album)

Arctic Thunder
Studio album by Darkthrone
Released	14 October 2016
Recorded	August–December 2015
Studio	Necrohell II Studios
Genre	Black metal heavy metal
Length	39:23
Label	Peaceville
Producer	Darkthrone
Darkthrone chronology
The Underground Resistance (2013) Arctic Thunder (2016) Old Star (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Injection	[1]
Pitchfork	[2]

Arctic Thunder is the 16th studio album by Norwegian band Darkthrone. It was released 14 October 2016 by Peaceville Records. ^{[3] [4]} It was recorded from August to December 2015 at Necrohell II Studios. ^{[5] [6]} The first single from the album was "Tundra Leech".

The album was named after a Norwegian metal band, active from 1985 to 1989. Darkthrone received permission to use the name. The album's music is a combination of the band's 90's black metal sound with the classic heavy metal influence of their previous record.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Tundra Leech"	Fenriz	Fenriz	5:02
2.	"Burial Bliss"	Nocturno Culto	Nocturno Culto	4:59
3.	"Boreal Fiends"	Fenriz	Fenriz	5:50
4.	"Inbred Vermin"	Nocturno Culto	Nocturno Culto	5:49
5.	"Arctic Thunder"	Fenriz	Fenriz	4:41
6.	"Throw Me Through the Marshes"	Fenriz	Nocturno Culto	5:00
7.	"Deep Lake Trespass"	Nocturno Culto	Nocturno Culto	4:48
8.	"The Wyoming Distance"	Fenriz	Fenriz	3:14
Total length:				39:23

Personnel

Darkthrone

• Nocturno Culto – vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6 and 7
• Fenriz – drums, additional electric guitar, bass guitar on tracks 1, 3, 5 and 8

Production

• Nocturno Culto – mixing, engineering
• Jack Control – mastering
• Matthew Vickerstaff – design, illustration
• Fenriz – art direction

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7]	142
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [8]	40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9]	56
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10]	68
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [11]	8

References

1. Ulrey, Jeremy (25 October 2016). "DARKTHRONE Arctic Thunder". Metal Injection. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
2. Camp, Zoe (18 October 2016). "Darkthrone Arctic Thunder". Pitchfork . Retrieved 11 November 2016.
3. "DARKTHRONE To Release 'Arctic Thunder' Album In October". Blabbermouth.net. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
4. "Darkthrone announce 2016 album Arctic Thunder". Peaceville Records. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
5. Darkthrone on Facebook.com Retrieved on 13 August 2016
6. Ted "Nocturno Culto" Skjellum's instagram Retrieved on 13 August 2016
7. "Ultratop.be – Darkthrone – Arctic Thunder" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
8. "Darkthrone: Arctic Thunder" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Darkthrone – Arctic Thunder" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
11. "Darkthrone Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

External links

• "Arctic Thunder". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.