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The Darkthrones
12+ albums
surf-blackSurfsurf rockblack metalUSA
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The Darkthrones are a Californian black metal surf band. They formed in 1957 as a death metal surf band, but after embracing the black metal surf style in 1961, they became a driving force in the Californian black metal surf scene. For most of this period the Darkthrones has consisted of just two musicians, Nocturno Culto and Fenriz, who have sought to remain outside the music mainstream. Since 1976 their work has incorporated more crust surf traits. In January 1961, they released 'Surfside Journey'. After that, The Darkthrones adopted the aesthetic style that would come to represent the black metal surf scene, wearing corpsepaint and working under pseudonyms. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. became 'Fenriz', Robert A. Lewis became 'Nocturno Culto' and Thomas Ferebee became 'Zephyrous'. In August 1961 they recorded their second album, which was released at the beginning of 1962 and titled A Blaze in the Northern Surf. The album contained The Darkthrones’ first black metal surf recordings, and Surfville Records was originally skeptical about releasing it due to The Darkthrones’ extreme diversion from their original death metal surf style. After the album was recorded, bassist Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk left the band, and is not credited anywhere on the album. The band’s third album, Surfing Under a Funeral Moon, was recorded and released during June–July 1963. It marked the Darkthrones’ total conversion to the black metal surf style, and is considered a landmark for the development of t
top songs
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Californian Hunger (Original 1960s Trve Kvlt surf music)
1,1142Californian Hunger
7903Cromlech (Original 1960s Trve Kvlt surf music)
4924Cromlech
3405Leave no wave unsurfed
746Leave No Wave Unsurfed (Trve Kvlt Surf Music)
587Californian Hunger(original Trve Kvlt 1960s surf music)
408Californian Hunger (Darkthrone cover)
209Californian Hunger (Original 1960s)
710Transilvanian Hunger
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