Old Star Explained

Old Star is the 17th studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone, released on 31 May 2019, by Peaceville Records.^[3] 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.

Personnel

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• Nocturno Culto – vocals, guitar, bass, production
• Fenriz – drums, lyrics

Additional personnel

• Sanford Parker – mixing
• Jack Control – mastering
• Chadwick St. John – cover art

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[6]	171
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	43

Notes and References

1. Web site: Darkthrone on Facebook. 17 October 2018. 1 June 2019.
2. Web site: Darkthrone on Facebook. 24 November 2018. 1 June 2019.
3. Web site: Hartmann . Graham . Darkthrone Announce Riff-Heavy 17th Album 'Old Star' . Loudwire.com . 29 May 2019.
4. Web site: Darkthrone - Old Star . Encyclopaedia Metallum - The Metal Archives . 30 May 2019.
5. Web site: Darkthrone - Old Star . facebook.com . 1 June 2019.
6. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 23, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. 11 June 2019.
7. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 23. Sverigetopplistan. 7 June 2019.