Through Times of War

Through Times of War
Studio album by Keep of Kalessin
Released	April 27, 1997
Recorded	1997 Brygga Studios, Trondheim
Genre	Black metal
Length	47:36
Label	Avantgarde Music
Producer	Self-released
Keep of Kalessin chronology
Skygger Av Sorg (1995) Through Times of War (1997) Agnen: A Journey Through the Dark (1999)

Through Times of War is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Keep of Kalessin, released on April 27, 1997 through Avantgarde Music. ^[1] The album shows a combination of fast, dark and epic black metal. The band went on to embrace more elements from the thrash metal genre, receiving even more widespread appeal.^{[ according to whom? ]} It was re-released through World War III in 2002, by Avantgarde Music a second time in 2006 and by Snapper that same year. Peaceville Records is known to re-release this album as a digipak in 2007.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Through Times of War"	4:31
2.	"Den Siste Krig"	4:43
3.	"As a Shadow Cast"	6:09
4.	"I Choose to Suffer"	6:50
5.	"Skygger av Sorg"	5:22
6.	"Obliterator"	5:42
7.	"Nectarous Red - Itch"	14:19
Total length:		47:36

Personnel

• Arnt "Obsidian C." Ove Grønbech - guitars, synths
• Øyvind "Warach" A. Winther - bass
• Ghâsh - vocals
• Vegar "Vyl" Larsen - drums
• Torstein Parelius - lyrics ("Obliterator" and "Nectarous Red - Itch")

References

1. Through Times of War - Keep of Kalessin | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 2025-08-03

External links

• Official Site
• Encyclopaedia Metallum