Darkthrone Unleash ‘Pre-Historic Metal’ Title Track Ahead Of New Album Release

Norwegian extreme metal legends Darkthrone have offered another preview of their upcoming studio album, unveiling the title track from ‘Pre-Historic Metal’, which is scheduled to arrive on May 08th.

The long-running duo — widely regarded as early pioneers of both black and death metal — released a lyric video for the song alongside confirmation of the album’s details. The record marks the band’s 21st full-length release and continues their tradition of blending old-school influences with their evolving creative identity.

Drummer, guitarist and vocalist Fenriz explained the meaning behind the album’s title and overall direction:

“Prehistoric is a loose term. I just figure it’s our VIBE, our take on things and it’s more a statement that we use old style to create something new.”

He continued, describing the sonic philosophy behind the record:

“It means that we are metal. With very loud guitars. ‘Frightfully barbaric but not without finesse’, I call it. We collaborated in the studio more than ever, who’s playing what is still in a purple haze, but last but not least it was a sort of hardening of the arteries – we decided to tighten the tourniquet and do 8 effective songs brimming with riffs instead of the airy plodding we so much enjoy usually.”

‘Pre-Historic Metal’ Track Listing

01 – “They Found One Of My Graves”
02 – “Pre-Historic Metal”
03 – “Siberian Thaw”
04 – “Deeply Rooted”
05 – “The Dry Wells Of Hell”
06 – “So I Marched To The Sunken Empire”
07 – “Eat Eat Eat Your Pride”
08 – “Eon 4”

Pre-orders for ‘Pre-Historic Metal’ are available now.

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