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'''Darkthrone''' is a Norwegian [[heavy metal]] band. They formed in 1986 as a [[death metal]] band under the name Black Death.<ref>Marc Spermeth: ''Besessen von der Dunkelheit und dem Bösen''. In: ''Ablaze'', no. 5, May/June 1995, p. 10.</ref><ref>[[Metalion]]: [http://www.viceland.com/int/v15n5/htdocs/saga-true-black-metal.php ''THE SAGA OF TRUE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL'']. {{wayback|url=http://www.viceland.com/int/v15n5/htdocs/saga-true-black-metal.php |date=20081120102047 }}</ref> In 1991, the band embraced a [[black metal]] style influenced by [[Bathory]]<ref name=metal-inside>do: [http://www.metal-inside.de/frame.php?url=http://www.metal-inside.de/interview.php?id=1400 ''13.01.2009 Darkthrone''].</ref> and [[Celtic Frost]]<ref name=metal-inside/> and became one of the leading bands in the [[Early Norwegian black metal scene|Norwegian black metal scene]]. Their first three black metal albums—''[[A Blaze in the Northern Sky]]'', ''[[Under a Funeral Moon]]'' and ''[[Transilvanian Hunger]]'' (sometimes dubbed the "Unholy Trinity")<ref>Eduardo Rivadavia: [http://www.allmusic.com/album/under-a-funeral-moon-mw0000453961 ''Under a Funeral Moon - Darkthrone''].</ref><ref>James Montague: [http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-4131_darkthrone_the_cult_is_alive.aspx ''Darkthrone - The Cult Is Alive''].</ref>—are considered the peak of the band's career<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100313045805/http://www.webbworks.org/thelodge/darkthroneinterview.htm ''Darkthrone''. ''an interview with Nocturno Culto''].</ref> and to be among the most influential albums in the genre. For most of this time, Darkthrone has been a duo of [[Nocturno Culto]] and [[Fenriz]], who have sought to remain outside the music mainstream.<ref name=metalstorm>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/interview.php?interview_id=426 |title=Darkthrone interview (07/2007) |publisher=Metal Storm |date=2007-07-12 |accessdate=2011-10-15}}</ref> Since 2006, their work has strayed from the traditional black metal style and incorporated more elements of [[traditional heavy metal]], [[speed metal]] and punk rock, being likened to [[Motörhead]].<ref name=metalstorm/>
==Discography==
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Darkthrone/101075189934422 Facebook]
[[Category:Norwegian death metal bands]]