Once again I can't believe the kings of Norway were criticised for this effort. Yep, it's punky and far removed from the early corpse-painted days of 'A Blaze...' but how can you expect a band to remain so stale. I can imagine the faces of the die-hard fans when they heard 'Graveyard Slut' which is pure Celtic Frost whilst the rest of the album borrows heavily from obscure punk, Motorhead, Venom, Destruction and other obscure Euro-black thrash acts. If anything I'd say the vocals are better this time around, the band aren't interested in creating suffocating pitch black soundscapes anymore but instead rely on raw percussion courtesy of the evil Fenriz, but it's still black metal, 'Whiskey Funeral' certainly pays homage to the likes of Bulldozer, but the theme is still grim and icy, and that's why Darkthrone are able to vomit out whatever they like, even if fans of the satanic black metal aren't happy with tracks such as 'Shut Up', but for me, Darkthrone can always have that old school edge and that's proof that the band have their roots and continue to worship them, and on the 'F.O.A.D.' record they would certainly reach their goal.
7/10
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