DARKTHRONE ANNOUNCE THE EARLY YEARS – THULCANDRA AND CROMLECH ON LP

‘Cromlech’ was Darkthrone’s final demo release before a deal was inked with Peaceville Records. The demo was recorded in 1989, with the line-up of Gylve Nagell (Drums), Ted Skjellum (Guitars/vocals), Ivar Enger (Guitars) and Dag Nilsen (Bass); a line-up which would remain in place for the revered ‘Soulside Journey’ and ‘A Blaze in the Northern Sky‘ albums. As well as the iconic ‘Cromlech’ demo itself this release also contains additional tracks from the Bootleg TV Oslo recordings in 1989, including a cover of Celtic Frost’s ‘Visual Aggression’ and a trio of instrumental tracks from a rehearsal tape originally made for Peaceville founder Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw, sent to him in 1990.

‘Thulcandra’, contains the first 3 releases under the name of Darkthrone, namely the ‘Land of Frost’ demo (1988), the ‘A New Dimension’ promo which was also released in 1988 (and first to feature the legendary early line-up of Gylve Nagell, Ted Skjellum, Ivar Enger and Dag Nilsen) and, last but not least, the ‘Thulcandra’ demo itself (1989). Combined together, this offers a clear demonstration of the quick development of a band very much in their aspiring, formative years, but with a growing maturity for their craft and already an eclectic sphere of influences.

THULCANDRA

A.1. Land Of Frost (Land of Frost demo 1988) [03:54]

A.2. Winds Of Triton (Land of Frost demo 1988) [01:53]

A.3. Forest Of Darkness (Land of Frost demo 1988) [04:32]

A.4. Odyssey Of Freedom (Land of Frost demo 1988) [03:23]

A.5. Day Of The Dead (Land of Frost demo 1988) [05:22]

B.1. Intro: Twilight Dimension (A New Dimension demo

1988) [00:46]

B.2. Snowfall (A New Dimension demo 1988) [09:04]

B.3. Eon (Thulcandra demo 1989) [03:49]

B.4. Thulcandra (Thulcandra demo 1989) [05:54]

B.5. Archipelago (Thulcandra demo 1989) [04:59]

CROMLECH LP

A.1. The Watchtower (Cromlech demo 1989) [05:12]

A.2. Accumulation Of Generalization (Cromlech demo 1989) [03:09]

A.3. Sempiternal Past / Presence View Sepulchrality (Cromlech demo 1989) [03:22]

A.4. Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia (Cromlech demo 1989) [03:57]

 

B.1. Soria Moria (Bootleg TV , Oslo, Norway 01-11-89) [03:43]

B.2. Eon / Thulcandra (Bootleg TV , Oslo, Norway 01-11-89) [04:52]

B.3. Visual Aggression (Bootleg TV , Oslo, Norway 01-11-89) [03:18]

B.4. Cromlech (Rehearsal tape tracks for Hammy, March 1990) [04:02]

B.5. Neptune Towers (Rehearsal tape tracks for Hammy, March 1990) [03:04]

B.6. Soulside Journey (Rehearsal tape tracks for Hammy, March 1990) [04:18]