Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger CD


There's never been a time in music like the winter of 1993-1994. Being only a one year old, I can't say that from experience, but looking at the albums released at that time (Transylvanian HungerHvis Lysett Tar OssPure HolocaustIn the Nightside EclipseVikingligr VeldiDe Mysteriis Dom Sathanas) is basically looking at a list of greatest black metal albums ever.

Even though Hvis Lysett Tar Oss may have been the best album in the group and In the Nightside Eclipse may have had the greatest influence, Transylvanian Hunger is perhaps the most significant album here. Without a doubt, it's become a bible among minimalist/atmospheric/mother's basement bands the world over. It was the first and most successful instance of the genre and has been copied, for good reason, ad nauseum.