The Underground Resistance

Production

The album was recorded from spring 2010 through summer 2012 at Necrohell II Studios.

Style

On The Underground Resistance, the band largely abandoned the crust punk elements found on their previous four albums. The music on the album has been described as "classic metal" incorporating '80s speed metal, thrash metal, black metal, doom metal and "a dose of punk". Reviewer Dean Brown called it "a lengthy jaunt which touches upon the grandiose vocal gymnastics of King Diamond galloping upon hellbound '80s-inspired thrash metal riffs, before descending into the Crypts of Rays with a spiteful Celtic Frost groove". Kyle Ward of Sputnikmusic described it as Darkthrone's "most 'metal' album" and James Zalucky of Metal Injection wrote: "if I had to give you an example of 'true metal', it would be Darkthrone's The Underground Resistance".

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews, with reviewers noting how much "fun" Fenriz and Nocturno Culto appeared to have as they continued to pay homage to classic metal bands. Both Pitchfork and PopMatters observed that the album possessed a youthful energy that belied the age of the band members. About.com noted that the album continued to move the band away from the crust punk influence most strongly heard on The Cult Is Alive and towards NWOBHM and power metal as driving influences.

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