The Underground Resistance
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| Released | 25 February 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2012 | |||
| Studio | Necrohell II studios | |||
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| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
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The Underground Resistance is the 15th studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released 25 February 2013 by Peaceville Records.
Production
The album was recorded from spring 2010 through summer 2012 at Necrohell II Studios.[5]
Style
On The Underground Resistance, the band largely abandoned the crust punk elements found on their previous four albums.[4][6] The music on the album has been described as "classic metal"[7][3][4] incorporating '80s speed metal,[1] thrash metal,[3][4] black metal,[3][4] doom metal[3] and "a dose of punk".[5] PopMatters critic Dean Brown called it "a lengthy jaunt which touches upon the grandiose vocal gymnastics of King Diamond galloping upon hellbound '80s-inspired thrash metal riffs, before descending into the Crypts of Rays with a spiteful Celtic Frost groove".[2] Kyle Ward of Sputnikmusic described it as Darkthrone's "most 'metal' album",[4] while James Zalucky of Metal Injection wrote, "If I had to give you an example of 'true metal', it would be Darkthrone's The Underground Resistance".[8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
About.com |   [1] |
| Decibel |   [9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[10] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.2/5[4] |
The album received positive reviews, with reviewers noting how much "fun"
Track listing
| No. | Title | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dead Early" | Nocturno Culto | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Valkyrie" | Fenriz | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Lesser Men" | Nocturno Culto | 4:55 |
| 4. | "The Ones You Left Behind" | Fenriz | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Come Warfare, the Entire Doom" | Nocturno Culto | 8:37 |
| 6. | "Leave No Cross Unturned" | Fenriz | 13:49 |
Credits
- Nocturno Culto – vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar
- Fenriz – drums, vocals, electric guitar on track 2, bass guitar on track 4
- Mastered by Jack Control at Enormous Door, USA[5]
- Cover artwork by Jim Fitzpatrick[5]
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 199 |
| Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista)[12]
|
35 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 23 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 50 |
References
- ^ About.com. Archived from the originalon 13 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b Brown, Dean (26 February 2013). "Darkthrone: The Underground Resistance". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Moore, Bruce (22 February 2013). "Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance". PureGrainAudio.com. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ward, Kyle (22 February 2013). "Album Review - Darkthrone: The Underground Resistance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance. Peaceville.com. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ Arnold, Neil. "Darkthrone: The Underground Resistance". Metal Forces. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b c Brown, Dean (26 February 2013). "Darkthrone: The Underground Resistance". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Zalucky, James (25 February 2013). "Album review: Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance". Metal Injection. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- Decibel Magazine(101): 76.
- ^ a b c Currin, Grayson (25 February 2013). "Darkthrone The Underground Resistance". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Darkthrone – The Underground Resistance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Darkthrone – The Underground Resistance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Darkthrone – The Underground Resistance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
