Hmm... Darkthrone

Fenriz and Nocturno Culto are currently seeing a renewed surge in interest via Apple Music editorial placement, a rare feat for a legacy act that has spent decades retreating further into the woods of Kolbotn. Darkthrone’s recent shift from primitive black metal toward a crust-heavy, Celtic Frost-indebted 'black ‘n’ roll' has surprisingly made them more palatable to the modern algorithm without sacrificing their lo-fi hostility. We’re watching to see if this pivot toward legacy curation signals a broader mainstream reclamation of the Second Wave’s most stubborn survivors.