Soulside Journey
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Soulside Journey is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released in January 1991 by Peaceville Records. It is notable as the band's only death metal album, before they became an integral part of the Norwegian black metal scene, and has also been described as technical death metal.[2]
Background
The band's drummer, Fenriz, used the nickname "Hank Amarillo". Being that they had finally made it "big" and released an album,[3] and due to his negativity toward the then-crop of death metal bands, Fenriz thought it would be appropriate to mockingly choose a "Western" name.[3] Later pressings of the albums listed all of the band's pseudonyms rather than their real names.
Reissue
The album was remastered and reissued by Peaceville in 2003, as well as being repackaged in a cardboard digipak. The first chapter of a four-part video interview with Fenriz and Nocturno Culto, spanning the first four albums, was also included as bonus material.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cromlech" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Sunrise Over Locus Mortis" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Soulside Journey" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Accumulation of Generalization" | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Neptune Towers" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Sempiternal Sepulchrality" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Grave with a View" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Nor the Silent Whispers" | 3:18 |
| 10. | "The Watchtower" | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Eon" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 41:44 | |
Credits
- Hank Amarillo (Fenriz/Gylve Nagell) – drums
- Ted Skjellum (Nocturno Culto) – lead guitar, vocals
- Dag Nilsen – bass guitar
- Ivar Enger (Zephyrous) – rhythm guitar
References
- ^ "Soulside Journey – Darkthrone : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Darkthrone – Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "Darkthrone Interview @ tartareandesire.com". tartareandesire.com. September 2004. Retrieved September 12, 2012.