Darkthrone has released many albums over the years, and usually one new album in every year. Darkthrones and Black Flags is their latest, and continues much in the same vein of last years FOAD, but with the band now sounding more focused than they have in many years!
The Cult Is Alive and FOAD were both considered controversial by some fans, for their increased punk( and old-school Metal) influences, and the sometimes less than serious song titles and lyrics. This new album retains the punk and old-school metal influences, but the songs seem more serious and better written, with some of Darkthrones best riffs we have seen in a very long time! Both Fenriz and Nocturno Culto shared writing credits right down the middle, with five songs each to their credits.
The album opens up with "The Winds They Called The Dungeon Shaker" which is one of Darkthrone's best songs to date in my opinion. The rest of the album keeps up the pace quite well, and I would consider this to be possibly the most consistant Darkthrone album ever, and you definitely can tell that they love the music that they make.
Overall this album comes highly recommended to anyone looking for just an amazing Metal album, but Black Metal purists beware. Everyone else owes it to themselves to check out on of 2008's best albums.
*Review to be heavily edited later*
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