Nur ein Jahr nach der letzten Scheibe kündigen DARKTHRONE ein neues Album an. „Astral Fortress“ wird am 28. Oktober via Peaceville/Edel erscheinen und enthält sieben Tracks.

Ebenso wie der Vorgänger „Eternal Hails“ wurde „Astral Fortress“ in den Chaka Khan Studios in Oslo mit Ole Øvstedal and Silje Høgevold aufgenommen.

Fenriz kommentiert: “As usual, Ted makes music by playing himself and riffs just come to me. I think since 2016's ARCTIC THUNDER, we have mostly been inspired by our own back catalogue. I can hear many of my riffs eventually sounding like a plethora of bands but this seldom seems to correlate with what others hear. As you’ll know by now I never talk about the lyrics or the inspiration behind them and I would never want any lyrics that I like of others to be explained to me but I will tell you this, it is darker than ever, it is seething with hell.”

Foto: Jorn Steen