Darkthrone - Hate Cloak (from Eternal Hails)

"Hate Cloak", the first track to be revealed from Darkthrone's new album Eternal Hails.
Eternal Hails will be released on Peaceville Records on 25th June 2021

The Norwegian black metal legends, show that within five tracks and 45 minutes on their 19th album, Eternal Hails, they remain defiantly and eternally Darkthrone.

Since forming in 1986 as Black Death in Kolboton, Norway, Darkthrone have been masters of their art. Dropping the death metal of 1991’s Soulside Journey debut album in favour of a more primitive, black metal sound on the following year’s A Blaze In The Northern Sky, they helped define black metal in the ‘90s through albums like 1993’s Under A Funeral Moon and its follow-up Transilvanian Hunger. Truly, though, Darkthrone remain unique, even in their own canon.

On Eternal Hails, the longer, doomier songs reflect drummer Fenriz’s love of doom, taking their time to make their point. For Fenriz, what he and co-conspirator Nocturno Culto have concocted stretches back even further than discovering black metal, to the sounds of the ‘70s and the more freewheeling sounds of bands playing with more expansive themes. This didn’t just make the songs longer, it made them an entirely different beast from the ground up.

This 9min 17 seconds, Fenriz penned, hallowed epic “Hate Cloak” is steeped in the majestic thunder of vintage heavy doom metal. Fenriz comments “Hate Cloak is certainly the slowest song on the album, there are plenty of “fast" parts on Ted's songs, middle tempos and slow as well. The whole point of us having long songs is variation in tempos/pace, hence the epicness”

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[guiicunha]

The sound of Celtic Frost + Black Sabbath + Candlemass in a cave of the Cretaceous period. AWESOME!

[thechapelperilous]

Waking up to hear the new (9 minute) Darkthrone is a blackened breakfast feast

[infernaldeth]

What I love about modern darthrone is it sounds like they are just recording a jam session paying homage to the old classics and just having fun. Can't wait for the box set to come in! :)

[Adi_Zlokob_]

stoner sabbath riffs, heaviness and agonizing vocals of celtic frost, 70s psychodelic rock solo, real drum sound from 70s. its amazing.

[DorothyGameplays]

That riff at 1:43 hit harder than the recession in Brazil holy shit!

Waiting for the album, kudos from Brazil!

[stephenhester]

Sounds like St Vitus and Classic Era Celtic Frost jamming together, absolute freezing perfection.

[Adam_Oreo]

Blows my mind how Darkthrone consistently manages to put out incredible work as they age.

[mostafamando]

The best band that came out from the Norwegian second wave. and probably the only one that still relevant.

[OxesEimai]

my old band mates always used to say to me "Man your songs cannot be like 5 riffs in a row without bridges and passages and stuff and i was like fuck off man thats what i like". Well thank you Darkthone that after all these years you prove me right. Love the immature nature of this song its like a bunch of angry teenagers wrote this i FREAKING LOVE IT

[joshww]

Still the best drum sound of the last century

[pyraweedofficial]

Incredible sound, i can't even believe that this is possible these days.

[r.gonzalez-arangolopez]

I just love the thunderous, dirty and harsh sound of those damned drums.

[MR_LIPPET]

This is one of the most creative albums from a genre that tends to not take risks. Fenriz is fucking based and 70s black metal needs to be a new subgenre

[FrnndSlv]

One must mention the perfection of the imperfections on the groove from Mr. Fenrico. That little delays in the tempo. Man. Dude. Those rolls. That mix. State of Art.

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[thecosmicpallbearer]

Shit is heavy and doomy, just the way I like it. Almost like a blackened candlemass.

[tomborntraeger]

1:48 that riff is fucking killer. Amazing song, I cant wait for the album to come out, already preorderd my stuff. Eternal Hails to Darkthrone !! OUGH

[AeonsAbyss]

Cool tune. Perfect for some slow headbanging

[PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

These 9 minutes are immense. I can't wait to hear the whole album. 🌜🤘🌛

[michaelkling]

Tony Iommi can be proud of his musical grandsons.

[dimitrisvill]

I've been listening to this non stop for the past 3 days.. best release of 2021 so far.