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  • Summary: The 16th full-length studio release for the Norwegian black metal duo was self-produced.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Kerrang!
    Nov 8, 2016
    80
    Once again, Arctic Thunder sees Darkthrone doing something different, without doing much different than usual. [22 Oct 2016, p.69]
  2. Nov 8, 2016
    72
    Don’t mistake their expanded palette for a lack of focus: as always, Darkthrone keep these eight songs’ latent chaos on a tight choke-chain, timing the hellish tremolo riffs as carefully and slowly as an October surprise.
  3. Nov 8, 2016
    70
    Arctic Thunder is an honest, heavy and crushing effort.
  4. The Wire
    Nov 8, 2016
    70
    Darkthrone do pretty much what they please, divorced from scene politics and free to enthuse about Ron Hardy mixes or delivering the post. [Nov 2016, p.56]