Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance (2013)

This is the first of Darkthrone's non-black metal albums I've had the pleasure of listening to and though I admittedly prefer their black metal era, this is still a very good metal album. On "The Underground Resistance," Darkthrone show unabashed love for their influences including such heavyweights as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Motorhead, and Celtic Frost. Considering the punkish aesthetic and occasionally semi-harsh vocals employed, one can see that the band have not completely abandoned their roots. Besides the last two tracks being unnecessarily long, this is an enjoyable album filled with great riffs and epic songs. It would be hard even for the diehard fans of their old stuff to not appreciate such a convincing, well-written album as this one.
9/10