Old Star
2019 studio album by Darkthrone
Old Star is the 17th studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone, released on 31 May 2019, by Peaceville Records. The album represented another drastic musical shift for the band, now featuring a doom metal style in the vein of Candlemass, combined with the band's more recent "blackened heavy metal" sound.
Track listing
Personnel
Darkthrone
Nocturno Culto – vocals, guitar, bass, production
Fenriz – drums, lyrics
Additional personnel
Sanford Parker – mixing
Jack Control – mastering
Chadwick St.
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