Thorns, by Thorns

Thorns

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nyesss Uttered in the same vein as Old Funeral, Enslaved, Emperor, Mayhem, Satyricon, Burzum, Darkthrone, Thorns laid the groundwork of the Black Metal sound. Along with their early recordings/demoes compilation, Stigma Diabolicum, this is a good introductory piece of Black Metal history. Favorite track: Stellar Master Elite.

Aluminum Nostrum I can't for the life of me understand how this has no comments. Cold, machinelike production and mind boggling riffs make this a modern classic.

njordmannen I cannot get this album off my ears. It is great! Cannot wait for the [hopefully] next release. Favorite track: Shifting Channels.

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1.	Existence 04:12	buy track
2.	World Playground Deceit 07:08	buy track
3.	Shifting Channels 06:17	buy track
4.	Stellar Master Elite 03:53	buy track
5.	Underneath The Universe 1 07:46	buy track
6.	Underneath The Universe 2 07:30	buy track
7.	Interface To God 04:35	buy track
8.	Vortex 06:45	buy track
9.	TSoS 05:44	buy track
10.	Existence (demo) 05:01	buy track

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released February 26, 2001

Originally formed in 1989 by mastermind Snorre Ruch, Marius Vold, & Bård Faust (Emperor), Norwegian band Thorns has inspired a great number of acts such as Satyricon, Mayhem, Dissection, & Emperor, mainly due to Snorre’s highly influential style of playing & creating riffs on the early Thorns demo tapes. So impressed was Euronymous of Mayhem, that Snorre became second guitarist in the band for a while & his riffs were used in classic Mayhem tracks.

Thorns was the band’s debut (& only, thus far) full-length studio album. It was released in 2001 & is a cult slice of highly-individual Norwegian black metal, including experimental & sometimes industrial influences along with synth passages to create a chilling yet clinical slice of extremity. The album was notable for featuring Satyr of Satyricon on vocals, a duty shared between songs with the vocal talent of Aldrahn (ex-Dødheimsgard) & the recording line-up also featured Hellhammer of Mayhem on drums. The outcome was a unique & original album which is today considered a cult classic release by critics.

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Peaceville Records is a British independent metal-oriented record label founded in Dewsbury, England in 1987 - artists over the years include Katatonia, Darkthrone, Paradise Lost, Opeth, Cradle Of Filth, My Dying Bride and Anathema

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