Darkthrone has been a duo of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto since guitarist Zephyrous left the band in 1993. They have sought to remain outside the music mainstream. From 2006, their music strayed from the traditional black metal style and incorporated more elements of traditional heavy metal, punk, and speed metal, while more recent albums have also included doom metal.
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Studio albums
Soulside Journey (1990)
A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1991)
Under a Funeral Moon (1993)
Transilvanian Hunger (1994)
Panzerfaust (1995)
Goatlord (1996)
Total Death (1996)
Ravishing Grimness (1999)
Plaguewielder (2001)
Hate Them (2003)
Sardonic Wrath (2004)
The Cult Is Alive (2006)
F.O.A.D. (2007)
Dark Thrones and Black Flags (2008)
Circle the Wagons (2010)
The Underground Resistance (2013)
Arctic Thunder (2016)
Old Star (2019)
Eternal Hails...... (2021)
Astral Fortress (2022)
Paragon Belial
Darkthrone Lyrics
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Contaminated Time Warp
My Flesh Yearns
For the Tombworld
My soul like layers of Frost
Simulating a Spectre Shadow
Frozen in Time and Space
Faded am I, behind a wall of consciousness
Still feeling a different World
Surrounding Me
Chilling Voices fill my head -
I Open My Eyes;
The Boiling Sea Beneath
The Castle of Faust
Belial finally Comes Forth:
"The Ancient White light writings
were just lying men and their Pens
You are the same, only in Black.
Return with the knowledge
of making your own god"
Dreamking of the Tombworld:
I Enter Into an Eternal Oath
Creating my Paragon Belial
The lyrics of Darkthrone's song "Paragon Belial" are rich with complex imagery and a haunting feeling of otherworldliness that captures the listener's attention from the very beginning. The first stanza describes the singer's desire to enter a tombworld, a place of death and decay where they can become one with the frozen expanse of time and space. Their soul is compared to layers of frost, which have been hacked out of the ice and frozen in a state of suspension, like a spectre shadow.
In the second stanza, the singer describes their consciousness as being trapped behind a wall, unable to break free. However, they can still feel the presence of a different world surrounding them, filled with chilling voices that constantly fill their mind. Suddenly, the singer opens their eyes, seeing the boiling sea beneath them, and the castle of Faust in the distance. Belial, the demon of lies and deception, finally comes forth, telling them that the ancient white light writings (likely a reference to religious texts) were merely lies. Belial urges the singer to create their own god, thus allowing them to become the dreamking of the tombworld and enter into an eternal oath, creating their own "Paragon Belial."
Line by Line Meaning
I lay Enshrined
I am lying enshrined in a sacred place, a place where I am worshiped and revered.
Contaminated Time Warp
I'm stuck in a time warp, but time is now contaminated and corrupt.
My Flesh Yearns
My mortal body desires something more, something it can't have.
For the Tombworld
I crave the afterlife, the world beyond death, the tombworld.
My soul like layers of Frost
My soul is numb and freezing, as if covered in layers of frost.
Simulating a Spectre Shadow
My soul is like a ghostly shadow, a mere simulation of what it once was.
Frozen in Time and Space
I'm frozen in time and space, unable to move forward or backward.
I was Hacked out of Ice
I was carved out of ice, a frozen figure brought to life.
Faded am I, behind a wall of consciousness
I am faded and indistinct, existing behind a wall of consciousness that I cannot break through.
Still feeling a different World
Despite my numbness, I can still feel a different world, a place beyond this mortal plane.
Surrounding Me
This different world is all around me, encompassing me completely.
Chilling Voices fill my head -
I hear eerie, chilling voices inside my mind, filling my head with their cold whispers.
I Open My Eyes;
I open my eyes and come back into consciousness.
The Boiling Sea Beneath
Below me rages a boiling, tumultuous sea.
The Castle of Faust
I stand before the Castle of Faust, a powerful symbol of darkness and evil.
Belial finally Comes Forth:
Belial, a powerful demon, finally reveals himself to me.
"The Ancient White light writings
Belial speaks to me, saying that the ancient texts and writings that spoke of light and goodness were just lies.
were just lying men and their Pens
These writings came from men who were dishonest, and wrote only to deceive.
You are the same, only in Black.
Belial tells me that I am no different from those lying men, except that I embrace darkness rather than light.
Return with the knowledge of making your own god"
Belial instructs me to go forth with the knowledge of how to create my own god, to become even more powerful and wicked.
Dreamking of the Tombworld:
I am now the Dreamking of the Tombworld, a position of great strength and power in the world beyond death.
I Enter Into an Eternal Oath
I make a solemn vow, pledging my allegiance to darkness and evil for all eternity.
Creating my Paragon Belial
I use the knowledge given to me by Belial to create my own god, the Paragon Belial, who will help me in my quest for ultimate power and domination.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IVAR ENGER, LEIF GYLVE NAGELL, TED ARVID SKJELLUM
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