A Blaze in the Northern SkyΒ is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded at Creative Studios in August 1991 and released on 26 February 1992 by Peaceville Records. It contained the band’s first black metal recordings and is considered a classic within the genre. It was the first album of what fans dub the “Unholy Trinity”, the other albums beingΒ Under a Funeral MoonΒ andΒ Transilvanian Hunger. It was the last album to feature bassist Dag Nilsen.