Darkthrone is a Norwegian metal band from Kolbotn, Akershus. Formed in 1986… Read Full Bio ↴Darkthrone is a Norwegian metal band from Kolbotn, Akershus. Formed in 1986 as a death metal band named Black Death, in 1991 Darkthrone embraced a black metal style influenced by Bathory and Celtic Frost and became one of the leading bands in the Norwegian black metal scene. Their first three black metal albums A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992), Under a Funeral Moon (1993) and Transilvanian Hunger (1994) are sometimes dubbed the "Unholy Trinity". They are considered the peak of the band's career and to be among the most influential albums in black metal.

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)

Slottet i det fjerne
Darkthrone Lyrics

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Kan do Ãyne Slottet i det fjerne
og dets lystige, skralende fest
Par som danser, par som ler
par som svÃmmer i uakstom Synd

Og under den sol dom (de) sorte tilber
feirer de nyar med festing og tull
En skammelig Synd som Guder anser

som andelig makkverk

og hullene er graver
som bare er for dem
Med andelige naler
som for alltid ...
vil pine alle lem

Kan do Ãyne Slottet i det fjerne
fra din mÃrke, Grimme hule

sa kan do hati i tusen are -
Fryde deg over smerten de far

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Darkthrone's song Slottet i det fjerne (translated to Castle in the distance) describe a scene of a distant castle where a joyous and raucous party is taking place. The partygoers are engaged in sinful activities such as dancing, laughing, and indulging in excess. These activities are seen as shameful and are disapproved of by the gods as they are considered to be spiritually corrupted.

The lyrics then describe the participants of the party as worshipers of the black sun, who celebrate their New Year with revelry and nonsense. The black sun is a symbol of death and destruction, which is also a significant aspect of Norse mythology. The partygoers celebrate in a manner that is not only frowned upon by the gods but is also believed to be detrimental to their spiritual well-being. The holes in which they engage in their sinful activities are likened to graves, and their actions are viewed as a form of spiritual decay.

The lyrics end with a message that those watching from afar in their dark and ugly caves should take pleasure in the pain those at the castle will eventually suffer. The lyrics convey a sense of disdain for those indulging in excess and sinful behavior and a belief in the punishment they will eventually face from the gods.

Line by Line Meaning

Kan do Ãyne Slottet i det fjerne
You can see the castle in the distance

og dets lystige, skralende fest
And its happy, bustling party

Par som danser, par som ler
Couples dancing, couples laughing

par som svÃmmer i uakstom Synd
Couples swimming in reckless sin

Og under den sol dom (de) sorte tilber
And under the sun, the black ones worship

feirer de nyar med festing og tull
They celebrate the new year with partying and nonsense

En skammelig Synd som Guder anser
A shameful sin that the gods consider

som andelig makkverk
As spiritual trash

og hullene er graver
And the holes are graves

som bare er for dem
That are only for them

Med andelige naler
With spiritual nails