# Darkthrone – 40 Years Of Norwegian Black Metal **New Music** — On Your Markus **Published:** 3 February 2026 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/new-music-releases/darkthrone-40-years-of-norwegian-black-metal/ --- **DARKTHRONE** **40 Years of Norwegian Black Metal** **The Fist In The Face Of God – Box Set** **Released March 6 via Peaceville ** ![Four musicians stand posed before an industrial excavator in a stark black and white landscape photograph.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/37199/476832353_1172301814257709_922740452483460883_n.jpg) **An Epic 9-LP Deluxe Collector’s Boxset** **Marking 40 Years Of The Norwegian Black Metal Legends** **With Fresh Audio Masters &** **48 Page Book & DVD with Exclusive Newly Recorded Interview.** Initially forming under the moniker of Black Death back in 1986, the star of **Darkthrone** has ascended with reverence and a degree of infamy over the course of four decades, to become one of the most notable metal bands to have emerged from Norway.  Highly inspirational to a whole generation of bands, and also uncompromisingly steadfast throughout their now extensive catalogue, the long-standing duo of **Fenriz** and **Nocturno Culto **have remained dedicated to the art of the riff and forging their own path, relentlessly steering the band against the tide of trend. From the death/doom technicality of 1991’s debut masterpiece ‘Soulside Journey’, through the spearheading of the notorious “second wave of black metal” period of the earlier 1990s, & the integration of punk & heavy doom elements along with way, the Nordic titans have undoubtedly carved an exquisite & eclectic legacy.  [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/embed/JW2xAqNcHss) To celebrate these four decades of existence, Peaceville will release this limited deluxe mammoth 10 disc boxset – ‘The Fist In The Face Of God’ on March 6. *“This box celebrates 40 years through forests and over heath and includes a filmed interview with us which is as rare as chicken teeth” ****Fenriz*** The set focuses on the purer black metal period of the band. Featuring nine classic albums in this collection, from the “unholy trinity” of Peaceville albums spanning 1992’s genre-defining ‘A Blaze In The Northern Sky’ up until 1994’s ‘Transilvanian Hunger’ opus, the set concludes with Darkthrone’s 2004 swansong for then label, Moonfog Productions, in the form of ‘Sardonic Wrath’.  With each album having received a freshly updated master courtesy of Patrick Engel at Temple of Disharmony to ensure they remain in line with the originals, each title is also supplied with their original covers and sleeve designs & presented on heavyweight vinyl.  Furthermore, included in the set is a 48-page book written by longtime friend of the band, Harald Fossberg, detailing the career of Darkthrone through this essential period for the band’s development and output, and contains rare images from the period. Accompanying this is a DVD with an exclusive new interview, recorded in 2025, with both Fenriz and Nocturno Culto also conducted by Harald Fossberg, covering the full history of the band, plus bonus features in the form of a trilogy of interviews from 2003, plus the band’s rare 1996 live show in Oslo.  Finally, the set includes a selection of posters and art prints containing artwork and classic band photography.  Watch ‘The Fist In The Face Of God’ Box Set Trailer Here **[https://youtu.be/JW2xAqNcHss](https://us.list-manage.com/Oxaet5Br1fJ?e=c982cfcc7a&c2id=8df4eb0d792325807e8f2eb2abb2bd4e)** **THE FIST IN THE FACE OF GOD ** DISC 1 – ‘A Blaze In The Northern Sky’ DISC 2 – ‘Under A Funeral Moon’ DISC 3 – ‘Transilvanian Hunger’ DISC 4 – ‘Panzerfaust’ DISC 5 – ‘Total Death’ DISC 6 – ‘Ravishing Grimness’ DISC 7 – ‘Plaguewielder’ DISC 8 – ‘Hate Them’ DISC 9 – ‘Sardonic Wrath’ DISC 10 – **DVD** ![Black metal album box set with multiple vinyl records, CDs, and printed artwork displayed across black packaging.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/37196/372c6df9-4430-2f58-6562-1653357c6d6d.jpg) NEW 2025 Band Interview with Harald Fossberg (Video) (53:16) + 2003 Interview  + Live in Oslo, 1996 Pre-Orders Are Available Here [https://darkthrone.lnk.to/The_Fist_In_The_Face_Of-God](https://us.list-manage.com/CKCGXk5vims?e=c982cfcc7a&c2id=8df4eb0d792325807e8f2eb2abb2bd4e) **Follow Darkthrone:** **[Facebook](https://us.list-manage.com/S-pDnEmWXLW?e=c982cfcc7a&c2id=8df4eb0d792325807e8f2eb2abb2bd4e)**** | ****[Instagram](https://us.list-manage.com/vTYsP3q52qX?e=c982cfcc7a&c2id=8df4eb0d792325807e8f2eb2abb2bd4e)** ![Stark white abstract creature with tentacle-like appendages and intricate linear patterns against black background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/37198/310751817_645718800249349_5857370400352473957_n.jpg)