Arctic Thunder (album)

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Arctic Thunder
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Studio album by
Released14 October 2016
RecordedAugust–December 2015
StudioNecrohell II Studios
Genre
Length39:23
Label Peaceville
Producer Darkthrone
Darkthrone chronology
The Underground Resistance
(2013)
Arctic Thunder
(2016)
Old Star
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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".

Contents

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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Tundra Leech" Fenriz Fenriz5:02
2."Burial Bliss" Nocturno Culto Nocturno Culto4:59
3."Boreal Fiends"FenrizFenriz5:50
4."Inbred Vermin"Nocturno CultoNocturno Culto5:49
5."Arctic Thunder"FenrizFenriz4:41
6."Throw Me Through the Marshes"FenrizNocturno Culto5:00
7."Deep Lake Trespass"Nocturno CultoNocturno Culto4:48
8."The Wyoming Distance"FenrizFenriz3:14
Total length:39:23

Personnel

Darkthrone
Production

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

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