This week the boys from below take a closer look at the back catalogue of one of the most seminal metal acts to celebrate the release of their new record Old Star.

Darkthrone, over the span of their 33 year career, have transcended their humble beginnings as a Swedish inflected Death Metal band to become an exemplar of the Black Metal genre. Though their flirtations with other genres don't stop there.

Whilst their discography is far too vast to cover in its entirety, we take you through our top ten of their studio album releases. Some of the entries may even shock and disgust you.