Darkthrone is a black metal band from Kolbotn , Norway . It formed in 1986 as a death metal band under the name Black Death . In 1991 , the band embraced a black metal style influenced by Bathory and Celtic Frost and became one of the leading bands in the Norwegian black metal scene . Their first three black metal albums — '' A Blaze in the Northern Sky '' , '' Under a Funeral Moon '' and '' Transilvanian Hunger '' ( sometimes dubbed the " Unholy Trinity " ) — are considered the peak of the band 's black metal career and to be among the most influential albums in the genre . For most of this time , Darkthrone has been a duo of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto ever since the guitarist Zephyrous left the band in 1993 . The band have sought to remain outside the music mainstream . Since 2006 , their work has strayed from the traditional black metal style and incorporated more elements of traditional heavy metal and speed metal , being likened to Motörhead
Norwegian black metal scene
Early Norwegian black metal scene
Darkthrone