DARKTHRONE Marks 30th Anniversary Of A Blaze In The Northern Sky With Limited Edition LP

Darkthrone and Peaceville are marking the 30th anniversary of the iconic A Blaze In The Northern Sky with a strictly limited edition - only 666 copies - special anniversary clear vinyl LP, featuring special handmade sleeves courtesy of Bartek Rogalewicz at Lodge.Black Temple. All 666 numbered copies will be hand-signed by Fenriz and Nocturno Culto. This limited edition also contains a refresh of the original 1992 audio master.

Take a look at this stunning collectors piece, and enjoy a trip down memory lane with Fenriz in the video below.

666 limited numbered copies of A Blaze In The Northern Sky on exclusive clear vinyl will be available only through the Peaceville Store on June 24, 2022. 

• All copies are signed by Fenriz and Nocturno Culto on paper made in year 1666!
• True artisan release redesigned and hand crafted by Bartek Rogalewicz at Lodge.Black Temple.
• Thick 2mm hardcover in handmade black raw paper and paper sourced from an ancient book from year 1666.
• Hand printed using vintage manual woodcut press.
• Printed with custom made silver ink with addition of powdered goat horns.
• Hand numbered.
• 4 pages insert with lyrics and alternate layout.

For the anniversary, A Blaze In The Northern Sky will also be available on white vinyl LP, black vinyl LP and CD – all with the original cover art and using a refresh of the original 1992 audio master. An anniversary T-shirt with 1992 design will also be available.

Tracklisting:

"Kathaarian Life Code" 
"In The Shadow Of The Horns" 
"Paragon Belial" 
"Where Cold Winds Blow" 
"A Blaze In The Northern Sky" 
"The Pagan Winter" 

A Blaze In The Northern Sky, Darkthrone's official second album, was originally released in 1992 and was without question the blueprint for the Black Metal scene, spearheading the evolution of the early second wave movement in Norway and beyond. It was hailed on release as an album of true scene-shifting greatness, following their more death metal focussed debut, Soulside Journey.

The rawness apparent on the album (recorded at Creative Studios, the same location as Mayhem's legendary Deathcrush was put to tape), was unusual for the time and an antithesis to the usual metal production values and standards during the period. With this, Darkthrone's statement of attitude and intent was clear, and their status as masters of Norwegian black metal was set.

(Photos by Jørn Steen)