entitled The Wind of 666 Black Hearts. The album, released 25 November 2016, is composed of rehearsals recorded in 1991 and 1992 for songs which later appeared on A Blaze in the Northern Sky and Under a Funeral Moon. Darkthrone announced in March 2019 that they would be releasing their seventeenth studio album, Old Star, which was released on 31 May of the same year. It featured much stronger doom metal characteristics than previous albums, with their Candlemass influences more apparent. The band announced that they had completed the recording of a new album in January 2021. In April 2021, a box set was unveiled containing early and rare material entitled Shadows of Iconoclasm. The band's eighteenth studio album Eternal Hails...... was released on 25 June 2021, through Peaceville Records on physical media and digital platforms. Musically, the album is a continuation of the band's incorporation of traditional doom metal, strongly influenced by Candlemass from the previous record, with heavy inspiration from other bands like Trouble and Black Sabbath. The band's nineteenth album, Astral Fortress, was released on the 28th of October 2022. Band members Current Fenriz (Gylve Fenris Nagell) – drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals, lyrics (1986–present) Nocturno Culto (Ted Skjellum) – vocals, guitars, bass, producer, lyrics (1988–present) Former Dag Nilsen – bass (1988–1991) Zephyrous (Ivar Enger) – guitar (1987–1993) Anders Risberget – guitar (1986–1988) Timeline Associations Aura Noir – Fenriz has recorded vocals with the band, and two Aura Noir members have done the same for Darkthrone. Burzum – the albums Transilvanian Hunger and Panzerfaust feature lyrics by Varg Vikernes. Dødheimsgard – Fenriz (bass and vocals), 1994–1995. Fenriz' Red Planet – solo doom metal project of Fenriz, 1993. Isengard – solo folk black metal project of Fenriz, 1989–1995. Mayhem – Fenriz wrote some lyrics for the band, one of which were used as the title for the Dawn of the Black Hearts live album. It featured a photograph of Pelle "Dead" Ohlin's corpse after his suicide. The lyrics sheet can also be seen in the liner notes of the Life Eternal EP. Neptune Towers – solo dark ambient project of Fenriz, 1993–1995. Sarke – Nocturno Culto (vocals). Satyricon – Nocturno Culto has recorded and performed with the band. He plays rhythm guitar on Nemesis Divina under the name "Kveldulv". Storm – Fenriz, 1995. Valhall – Fenriz (drums), 1987–1989, 1993–present. Taake – Nocturno Culto performed guest vocals on "Fra