Sempiternal Past - The Darkthrone Demos contains all four of Darkthrone's cult demo releases recorded in 1988-1989 (Land of Frost, A New Dimension, Thulcandra, and the live tape Cromlech); now fully restored & remastered from the best tape sources available. Also included on this release are the tracks recorded at Bootleg Scene for Oslo TV in 1989 (recorded during the same show as the Cromlech demo), along with a restored version of the non-album track "God of Disturbance and Friction".
Land of Frost (1988)
1. Land of Frost
2. Winds of Triton
3. Forest of the Dead
4. Odyssey of Freedom
5. Day of the Dead
Recorded at the Rehearsal Room,
February 1988.
A New Dimension (1988)
1. Intro: A New Dimension
2. Snowfal
Recorded at the Rehearsal Room,
November 1988.
Thulcandra (1989)
1. Eon
2. Thulcandra
3. Archipelago
Recorded over a 4 day period
in Ole Ringen Studios, March 1989.
Cromlech (1989)
1. The Watchtower
2. Accumulation of Generalization
3. Sempiternal Past / Presence View Sepulchrality
4. Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappadocia*
Recorded live at ''Bootleg'' (Oslo TV),
November 1989. *Recorded in early
1990. Originally included as
bonus-track on the 2nd edition.
Oslo TV (1989)
1. Soria Moria Slott
2. Eon / Thulcandra
Recorded live at ''Bootleg'' (OSLO TV).
November 1989 during the ''Cromlech'' sessions.
1. 'God of Disturbance & Friction'
Recorded at Necrohell Studios in
November 1999.
'Land of Frost', 'A New Dimension'
and 'Cromlech' taken from 1st
generation copies of the original demo
tapes. 'Thulcandra', 'Oslo TV 1989' &
'God of Disturbance & Friction taken
from original master sources.
Recorded at various places in the Oslo area, 1988-1989. "God of Disturbance and Friction" recorded at Necrohell Studios, November 1999.
Restoration work and re-mastering by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, September - October 2011.
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