Black Metal

The early recordings of THORNS and their predecessor STIGMA DIABOLICUM belong to the most legendary and influential Norwegian black metal works of all time. This encompasses STIGMA DIABOLICUM’s “Luna De Nocturnus” demo (1991) and rehearsal tape as well the THORNS demos “Grymyrk” (1991) and “Trøndertun” (1992). Mastermind Snorre Ruch aka Blackthorn is widely credited as the original creator of the Nordic black metal guitar sound that in combination with the riffing and concepts of MAYHEM’s Øystein “Euronymous” Aarseth laid the sonic foundation of the as famous as infamous Norwegian scene – and subsequently the global phenomenon that followed.

Black Metal

The killer split available on limited LP.

Black Metal

Limited to 200 copies on black vinyl, gatefold cover, including insert page

Black Metal

New EP. 12″ LP black wax, comes with 4 Inserts/lyrics sheets

Black Metal

With “…by the word…”, TRELLDOM are pushing forward hard into their new musical era that was ushered in by the previous full-length “…by the shadows…” (2024), which ended a 17-year hiatus of the Norwegian band. Mastermind Kristian Eivind Espedal aka Gaahl and his diligently selected collaborators have gone even beyond the complex yet sinister sound that they established with “…by the shadows…”. The exponentially grown confidence and hard-gained experience of joining together seemingly quite different musicians is reflected clearly in each track of “…by the word…”. TRELLDOM have concluded the process of escaping the narrowest definition of black metal without compromising their artistic mission. Their music does not only stay loyal to the spirit of their black metal roots, but the Norwegians are making a solid point that their new sound is even more dark and fierce than ever before – just in more twisted and unhinged ways. “…by the word…” is the result of Espedal expanding the immense range of his vocals even further into unexplored territories.

Pre-order! Official release on: 2026-05-29