Darkthrone have premiered a new song titled “Black Dawn Affiliation.” This track is from the band’s new album “It Beckons Us All,” which will be released on April 26.
Fenriz commented:
“Nocturno Culto sculpted ‘Black Dawn Affiliation’, and as much as I writhe in woe trying to describe riffs I did not make, we are certainly rocking hard and dark around a dungeon of slow Kreator 1986-era riffs (think ‘Awakening Of The Gods’ or ‘Take Their Lives’ from the ‘Flag Of Hate’ 12″). The song is linearly constructed, which is bold for a single but we often write this way. One could say it is a two-pronged beast which after the intermission (filled with a choir of the damned that we sung ourselves, believe it or not: ‘Aaaaaa.’) continues with my favorite riff in the song since I first heard it appear early in the second part and it is there that I was given the reins to let the halls and chambers of stardust levitate with unearthly synth and a voice that still today, when writing this, strikes me as being influenced by the first rock album I heard back in 1973 — ‘Morrison Hotel’. Lyrics darker and more disturbed than ever solidify these halls now.”
Nocturno Culto added:
“It is not easy to describe the music you make, but for sure I will try…it’s heavy! Everything worked out as I hoped for this track. Some things are just forged in the studio, like as Fenriz’s excellent vocals at the end of the song; and the choir I wanted. Instead of just taking shortcuts, Fenriz and I recorded three vocal tracks each, and it was brilliantly mixed by Silje at Chaka Khan. There are many things one can say about riffs, but I make songs from a combination of a very methodical approach and happy accidents! And somewhere in the back of my head, it’s most likely there is something affecting a lot of my decisions on little details that shapes the riffing.”
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