Panzerfaust

Darkthrone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B000E1XOBW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,390 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

BlackMetal.com

"Definitely one of the few remaining acts that stayed true to their sound..."

"solid release worth your time and money, best vocal performance yet, excellent riffs melody full and intelligent atmosphere and direction."

Product Description

'Panzerfaust' starts right where 'Transilvanian Hunger' left off, with a highspeed wall of freezing guitars and obscure, haunting melodies...however, things turn around very quickly on the second track as the Hellhammer/Celtic Frost influences that Fenriz now mentions constantly in every interview come into play. Slowing way, way down, the duo (by this time, of course, Zephyrous had left) painfully grind out abysmal, howling black prayers to the night and its infernal forces using the crushing, sludge-heavy style that Tom G. Warrior made so popular with his agonizing 'Triumph of Death', keeping the atmosphere and aggression intact with simple riff-based songs that are nevertheless incredibly powerful. 'Triumphant Gleam', 'The Hordes of Nebulah', and 'Beholding the Throne of Might' are just massive, monolithic, gouging anthems, as heavy as black metal could ever get, and among this band's best work. The rest of the album is just as good, and that's why so many people put this album on their top ten lists when it comes to favorite black metal releases. Also, Darkthrone's alliance with Burzum did not end with 'Transilvanian Hunger', as Varg Vikernes wrote the lyrics to the sixth song on this album, 'Quintessence' - a track which features what must be Nocturno Culto's most crazed, demonic, and horrifying vocal performance. This album is a classic, enough said.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hail Darkthrone!, June 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Panzerfaust (Audio CD)

It's tough for me to decide which Darkthrone album is their best and I'm sure most fans of this band would agree. Although critics point to Transylvanian Hunger as their best release, it's tough not to consider Panzerfaust as their best work. The album is noticeably different sounding from A Blaze..., Transylvanian Hunger and Under A Funeral Moon. The guitars are no longer a blur of noise, but they are played in a much more elaborate manner, sometimes played slowly with crushing riffs and at times, even Burzum-ish, especially the Count Grishnackh written song "Quintessence". Nocturno Culto's voice is once again the main attraction on Panzerfaust, his delivery is also slower than on previous albums but the sound is no less darker for it. I point to this album as their last defining moment and really the last album you should own from Darkthrone if you already own all of their albums prior to this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Black Metal Album!, July 18, 2000

By 

Eric Troutman (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panzerfaust (Audio CD)

This is a must for all black metal fans! The song Quintessence is just reason enough to buy this cd! The songs are in a slower mode, then , what you will hear on Transilvanian Hunger. All i can say , if your into TRUE black metal, you must have Darkthrone added to your collection!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The forgotten Darkthrone album, March 18, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Panzerfaust (Audio CD)

When discussions of grim, old-school raw black metal come up, Darkthrone is generally the first to be mentioned. Inevitably, the album titles that follow are those of the "Unholy Trinity": A Blaze in the Northern Sky, Under a Funeral Moon, and Transilvanian Hunger. Sometimes, even their death metal album, Soulside Journey, will come up. But somehow, almost always left out of the list is what I consider to be DT's second best album, Panzerfaust ("Blaze" will always be my favourite.) This album follows the same formula of the previous albums, but has slightly better production. Oh, it is still blisteringly cold, and undeniably Darkthrone, but somehow it is much clearer and believe it or not, it just fits. This album is very mature, compositionally, and Nocturno Culto's vocals are as violently visceral as ever. Of particular note on this album is the track "Quintessence." This track houses by far Nocturno Culto's best vocal performance, ever. He sounds so undeniably tortured, and I mean TORTURED! Not SDBM-like Leviathan or Xasthur tortured, but actually pain-filled. There are some moments where he actually sounds near tears, and he says about as many actual words on this track as he does pain-filled wails. It makes me shiver every time I hear it.

I'd recommend this obviously to all fans of DT, as well as fans of black metal in its rawest, most pure state. There's no CoF to be found here, folks, and that is just how it should be. An excellent album that every metalhead should own.