Forty years since their first incarnation as Black Death, the kings of Norwegian metal are back. Darkthrone — the legendary duo of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto — have unleashed their new studio album Pre-Historic Metal today via Peaceville Records, and it is every bit as massive and uncompromising as you'd expect.

To mark the release, the band has shared a brand new lyric video for the album opener "They Found One Of My Graves", created by Matthew Vickerstaff (Darkwave Arts).

👉 WATCH: "They Found One Of My Graves" Lyric Video

A continuation of 2024's stellar It Beckons Us All, Pre-Historic Metal is a ferocious slab of primal epics and gargantuan riffs. Fenriz himself sums up the vibe best:

"Prehistoric is a loose term. I just figure it's our VIBE, our take on things and it's more a statement that we use old style to create something new."

And on what the album represents:

"It means that we are metal. With very loud guitars. 'Frightfully barbaric but not without finesse,' I call it. We collaborated in the studio more than ever... we decided to tighten the tourniquet and do 8 effective songs brimming with riffs instead of the airy plodding we so much enjoy usually."

The album storms through Thrash, Black, Heavy, and Doom Metal territory — recorded at Chaka Khan Studios, Oslo, with production by Ole Øvstedal, Silje Høgevold & Mads Luis, and mastering by Jack Control at Enormous Door and Maor Appelbaum Mastering.

The album is available in an enormous variety of formats — digital, CD, multiple color vinyl variants (including exclusive regional colors for Germany, Norway, Sweden, and North America), and a Deluxe Box Set featuring splatter 180gm vinyl, a cassette, an exclusive interview booklet, and 2 posters.

👉 Stream, Order, or Download Pre-Historic Metal Here

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