Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky

Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) is one of the most beloved black metal albums and a keystone of the musical and aesthetic vision of the notorious Norwegian black metal scene. Its mysterious artwork and raw sound continue to captivate and inspire black metal fans and musicians worldwide. This book explores the album in the context of musical geography, examining how black metal music has come to conjure images of untamed Nordic wildernesses in the global imagination. In doing so, it analyzes aspects of musical style and production that created the distinctly 'grim' sound of Darkthrone and Norwegian black metal.

Product details

• Authors: Ross Hagen, Ross (Assistant Professor Hagen
• Assisted by: Fabian Holt (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781501354335
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-5433-5
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 10 mm
• Series: 33 1/3 Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Rock, Rock & Pop music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, MUSIC / Ethnic, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal, World Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Other global and regional music styles, Heavy Metal music, Metal, Heavy Metal