A Blaze in the Northern Sky :

1.Kathaarian Life Code (10min 39)
2.In the Shadow of the Horns (7min 01)
3.Paragon Belial (5min 24)
4.Where the Cold Winds Blow (7min 26)
5.A blaze in the Northern Sky (4min 57)
6.The Pagan Winter (6min 35)

Total Time : 42min

'A Blaze in the Northern Sky' is the second album by Darkthrone, but it's their first real black metal album. "A Blaze in the Northern Sky" is more aggressive then its followers, more ground breaking, but as cold and hateful at the same time. And the compositions are a bit more complex, and more different each others. There are even some melodic moments, but they are pretty short!

The vocals are more shouted, a bit less hoarse... they are not bad, but they are much better on the others albums. Well, to keep it short : this is a Darkthrone album damnit : raw, evil sounding, Black metal as it should be!

Good Points:
- Aggressive
- More diversity between the songs
- Longer songs

Bad Points:
- If you can't stand bad productions, you'll hate it.
- At some moment on "In the Shadow of the Horns" the signer say 'Come On', and later 'Unholy Black metal'... with a clean, gay voice >:] Rating/5 : 5

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