Darkthrone A Blaze In The Northern Sky LP is the foundational 1992 sophomore album from the Norwegian black metal band - the record that redefined Norwegian metal and laid out the blueprint for second-wave black metal as a genre. This Darkthrone LP captures the band's transition from their death/thrash debut Soulside Journey into pure ice-cold Norwegian black metal, with the classic lineup of Nocturno Culto on vocals and guitar, Zephyrous on guitar, and Fenriz on drums delivering 6 tracks of tremolo-picked icy riffs, blast beats, shrieked vocals, and raw lo-fi production: Kathaarian Life Code, In the Shadow of the Horns, Paragon Belial, Where Cold Winds Blow, the title track A Blaze in the Northern Sky, and The Pagan Winter. The iconic black-and-white cover of Zephyrous in corpsepaint became one of the most defining images of black metal worldwide. Originally released by Peaceville Records (who famously initially rejected the album because it was so different from Soulside Journey before the band insisted). Essential listening for fans of Norwegian black metal, second-wave BM, true Norwegian black metal, raw black metal, and the foundational early 90s Scandinavian extreme metal alongside Mayhem, Burzum, Immortal, and Emperor.