For the past 21 years, DARKTHRONE has been one of the leaders of the black metal scene. To coincide with this anniversary, Peaceville Records will release "Frostland Tapes", a fascinating trip into the earliest years of the band and the first official release ever to contain all four of DARKTHRONE's demos in one place. "Frostland Tapes" also includes a rare live recording from Denmark in 1990 (one of only a handful of live appearances that DARKTHRONE has ever made) and, perhaps most significantly, the previously unreleased version of the infamous 1991 "Goatlord" rehearsal session. These songs were intended to feature on the proposed second album before the band changed direction and the tapes were confined to the vaults. Vocals were subsequently added in the mid-Nineties, but they are presented here as the recording sounded in 1991 — instrumental genius, showing the complexity and intricacy of a band with a great future ahead of them. The set comes in a rigid digibook featuring an interview with the band, chronicling their early days, ambitions and inspirations.
Disc 1:
"Land Of Frost" Demo (1988)
01. Land of Frost 02. Winds of Triton 03. Forest of Darkness 04. Odyssey of Freedom 05. Day of the Dead
"A New Dimension" Demo (1988)
06. Intro: Twilight Dimension 07. Snowfall
"Thulcandra" Demo (1989)
08. Eon 09. Thulcandra 10. Archipelago Extra track: "Soria Moria"
Disc 2:
"Cromlech" Demo (1989)
01. The Watchtower 02. Accumulation of Generalization 03. Sempiternal Past/Presence View Sepulchrality 04. Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia
Live From Denmark 1990:
05. Cromlech 06. Sunrise over Locus Mortis 07. Soulside Journey 08. Accumulation of Generalization 09. Sempiternal Past/Presence View Sepulchrality 10. Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia 11. Neptune Towers
Disc 3:
"Goatlord" – Rare Instrumental Version (1991)
01. Rex 02. Pure Demoniac Blessing 03. (The) Grimness of which Shepherds Mourn 04. Sadomasochistic Rites 05. As Desertshadows 06. In his Lovely Kingdom 07. Black Daimon 08. Toward(s) the Thornfields 09. (Birth of Evil) Virgin Sin 10. Green Cave Float 11. A Blaze In The Northern Sky 12. Fenriz Drum Solo