Originally formed in 1989 by mastermind Snorre Ruch, Marius Vold, and Bård Faust (Emperor), Norwegian Black Metal band THORNS has inspired a great number of acts such as Satyricon, Mayhem, Dissection, and Emperor, mainly due to Snorre's highly influential style of playing on the early Thorns demo tapes. So impressed was Euronymous of Mayhem, that Snorre became second guitarist in the band for a time, featuring on classic Mayhem tracks.

Originally released in 2001, "Thorns" was the band's debut (and only) full-length studio album and features Satyr (Satyricon) on vocals, Aldrahn (ex-Dødheimsgard) also on vocals, and Hellhammer (Mayhem) on drums.

A cult slice of highly-individual Norwegian black metal, including experimental and sometimes industrial influences along with synth passages, to create a chilling yet clinical slice of extremity. A unique and original album which is now considered a cult classic.

This CIS edition contains 2 bonus tracks from the band's 2000 demo; the album track 'Existence', and a previously unreleased song called 'TSoS'. It is completed by the inclusion of the rare video clip for the track 'Vortex', made by Halvor Bodin.

Ltd x 1000 hand-numbered copies with exclusive full-colour sticker.