BLOODTHORN · In The Shadow Of Your Black Wings / Onwards Into Battle | 2CD

Double CD with two albums.

Background information about 'In The Shadow Of Your Black Wings / Onwards Into Battle'

The darkness beckons from the frozen Nordic landscapes as Bloodthorn delivers a crushing double-dose of symphonic black metal mastery with this essential 2CD compilation. "In The Shadow Of Your Black Wings" stands as a towering monument to the genre's evolution, where atmospheric grandeur meets unrelenting brutality in perfect harmony. This 1997 debut showcases the band's ability to weave depressive melodies through walls of aggressive riffing, creating soundscapes that are simultaneously majestic and utterly devastating.

"Onwards Into Battle" continues the saga with even more refined songcraft, blending ethereal female vocals and epic keyboard arrangements with blast-beat driven intensity. The Norwegian masters prove their versatility by seamlessly transitioning from dreamy atmospheric passages to bone-crushing brutality, all while maintaining that distinctly Nordic black metal atmosphere that made them legends. This collection captures Bloodthorn at their creative peak, showcasing why they remain influential figures in the symphonic black metal movement.

For fans of:
Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child, Cradle Of Filth, Covenant

Track listing

CD 1: In The Shadow Of Your Black Wings

1. The Embodied Core Of Darkness
2. Breeding The Evil Inside
3. March To War
4. Scarred Lands
5. Nightshadow
6. Clouds Of Sadness
7. … With A Bloodstained Axe

CD 2: Onwards Into Battle

1. As One In Darkness
2. … Of Aeons To Come
3. Death To A King
4. Dead Silence
5. The Day Of Reckoning
6. Sounds Of Death
7. Beneath The Iron Sceptre
8. The Brighter The Light, The Darker The Shadow

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