''Total Death'' is the sixth studio album by Norwegian

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band

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. It was recorded in August and October 1995 at Ancient Specter Ruins and released in 1996 by

Moonfog Productions Moonfog Productions is a Norwegian record label, founded by Satyricon frontman Satyr and Tormod Opedal. The label was established unofficially in 1992 and released its first record in 1994. The label specialized in black metal and other genres w ...

.Peaceville Records: Darkthrone - ''Total Death'' (reissue)
/ref> All of the album's lyrics were written either by members of other black metal bands or

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(unlike the band's usual method on other Darkthrone albums, in which

Fenriz Gylve Fenris Nagell (born Leif Nagell; 28 November 1971), known professionally as Fenriz, is a Norwegian musician, part-time music journalist and online radio host (with the show "Radio Fenriz")

was the main lyricist). The album was released on CD and LP; the vinyl edition featured different cover art. In March 2011, ''Total Death'' was reissued by

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with an extra track and an extra CD of commentary by the band members. The extra track was recorded around the same time as the album and previously appeared on a Moonfog compilation.

Track listing

Lyrics by

unless noted otherwise.

Credits

–

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and

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on tracks 1, 4, 6 and 8 *

–

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

and

on tracks 2, 3, 5 and 7

References

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