Through Times of War

Through Times of War
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 1997
Recorded1997
Brygga Studios, Trondheim
GenreBlack metal
Length47:36
LabelAvantgarde Music
ProducerSelf-released
Keep of Kalessin chronology
Skygger Av Sorg
(1995)
Through Times of War
(1997)
Agnen: A Journey Through the Dark
(1999)

Through Times of War is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Keep of Kalessin, released on April 27, 1997 through Avantgarde Music.[1] The album shows a combination of fast, dark and epic black metal. The band went on to embrace more elements from the thrash metal genre, receiving even more widespread appeal. It was re-released through World War III in 2002, by Avantgarde Music a second time in 2006 and by Snapper that same year. Peaceville Records is known to re-release this album as a digipak in 2007.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Through Times of War"4:31
2."Den Siste Krig"4:43
3."As a Shadow Cast"6:09
4."I Choose to Suffer"6:50
5."Skygger av Sorg"5:22
6."Obliterator"5:42
7."Nectarous Red - Itch"14:19
Total length:47:36

Personnel

  • Arnt "Obsidian C." Ove Grønbech - guitars, synths
  • Øyvind "Warach" A. Winther - bass
  • Ghâsh - vocals
  • Vegar "Vyl" Larsen - drums
  • Torstein Parelius - lyrics ("Obliterator" and "Nectarous Red - Itch")

References

  1. ^ Through Times of War - Keep of Kalessin | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-08-03