Darkthrone Announces 'Pre-Historic Metal' Album for May 8 Release
Norwegian black metal veterans Darkthrone have announced their new studio album, 'Pre-Historic Metal', set for release on May 8 through Peaceville Records. Four decades after founding and following a recent box-set titled *The Fist In The Face of God*, Fenriz has returned alongside Nocturno Culto to deliver an eight-song slab that the band describes as "pretty much doing whatever they want." While some outlets note it may not be strictly black metal, fans are eager for this return from their long hiatus.
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1Darkthrone is releasing its new studio album 'Pre-Historic Metal' on May 8 via Peaceville Records.
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2The Norwegian black metal veterans are celebrating their fourth anniversary of existence with this release, following up recently issued boxset material. The title track has been made available for streaming in a lyric video created by Matthew Vickerstaff.
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Darkthrone is releasing its new studio album 'Pre-Historic Metal' on May 8 via Peaceville Records, featuring eight songs and an accompanying video for the title track.
— [Mar 21, 07:27] Darkthrone to release new album 'Pre-Historic Metal' (Chaoszine)"The old school never gets old," says Fenriz about Norwegian riff-meisters returning with a fresh slab of black metal.
— [Mar 21, 07:27] Darkthrone to release new album 'Pre-Historic Metal' (Chaoszine)"The term Prehistoric is loose. I just figure it," explains Fenriz regarding the band's approach to their upcoming project.
— [Mar 20, 22:03] Darkthronelta uusi albumi toukokuussa – nimikkoraita 'Pre-Historic Metal' kuunneltavissa (Kaaoszine.fi)"It's not black metal," but it is definitely the closest thing to that genre fans have received from the band in a long time.
— [Mar 20, 13:34] DARKTHRONE Stays Grim On 'Pre-Historic Metal', New Album Due Out In May (Metalinjection)"Darkthrone are celebrating forty years of pretty much doing whatever the fuck they want" with this new release.
— [Mar 20, 13:34] DARKTHRONE Stays Grim On 'Pre-Historic Metal', New Album Due Out In May (Metalinjection)Darkthrone's new studio album *Pre-Historic Metal* is set for release on May 8 via Peaceville Records. The record, produced by Ole Øvstedal at Chaka Khan Studios in Oslo with mastering work from Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum Mastering (Enormous Door), features a deluxe box set including exclusive vinyl and cassette editions alongside various other formats such as CDs and digital downloads.
Norjalainen black metal -yhtye Darkthrone julkaisee 8. toukokuuta Peaceville Records kautta uuden albuminsa, jossa nimikkoraita "Pre-Historic Metal" on julkaistu lyrikkavideon muodossa yhteydessä KaaosZineen artikkelin kanssa. Albumi sisältää kahdeksan kappaletta ja kuvastuu Fenrizin mukaan yhdistelmänä vanhan tyylipolun uudelleenkäsittelystä, raskaista kitara-soittamista sekä tiukemman sovitustyön tuloksena olevasta "verisuonten kireydestä".
Darkthrones Black Death era will im Jahr ihrer Gründung bereits vierzig Jahre alt sein, weshalb sie ihr neues Album „Pre-Historic Metal" am 8. Mai 2026 über Peaceville Records veröffentlichen werden. Das acht Songs umfassende Werk wurde von Bandmitglied Fenriz als eine bewusste Entscheidung für härtere Riffs und mehr Struktur im Vergleich zu früheren Arbeiten beschrieben.
Norwegian black metal band DARKTHRONE is releasing their new album, *Pre-Historic Metal*, on May 8 via Peaceville Records. The record features eight refined songs that blend thrash and doom influences with the group's signature style while celebrating its formation anniversary under BLACK DEATH as Fenriz states "we are metal."