Artist......: Satyricon
Album.......: Rebel Extravaganza
Year........: 2019
Genre.......: Black Metal
Label.......: Napalm Records
Cat.No......:
Source......: WEB (24bit)
Encoder.....: libFLAC
Quality.....: 2762kbps avg. / 88.2kHz / 2 channels
Playtime....: 01:00:34 (1310.5MB)
R.date......: 2023-01-05
S.date......: 2019-12-13
Website.....: http://play.qobuz.com/album/hyqvif8rx1xsa
Disc 1 / 1
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01. Tied in Bronze Chains 10:56
02. Filthgrinder 6:39
03. Rhapsody in Filth 1:38
04. Havoc Vulture 6:45
05. Prime Evil Renaissance 6:13
06. Supersonic Journey 7:49
07. End of Journey 2:18
08. A Moment of Clarity 6:40
09. Down South, Up North 1:13
10. The Scorn Torrent 10:23
Recorded and mixed in Ambience Studios during March, April, May and June
1999.
Remastered in June 2019.
Nemesis Divina is ôtheö cult black metal album. Or at least ôone of theö,
to soften the statement. It contains some of the most precious, brilliant
and hair raising moments in classical black metal. Just 3 years (and
largely ignored 2 EPÆs) later, they boldly came out with a fundamentally
different album, ôRebel Extravaganzaö. This was nothing like the Satyricon
we all knew and loved, and it received a hefty amount of shit from
conservative followers.
But someone has to say it, this is a flawless and revolutionary album.
Satyr literally ôbroke down all conventional formsö of music itself and
ôcreated chaos to reinvent orderö, which is all too evident in its musical
approach and even in the disintegrated icon S on the album artwork. The
band obviously knew the shit storm they would have to ôfight their wayö
through and decided to ôrebel against all circlesö of conservative black
metal fans, ôshut out the outside pressureö of their demand that the band
just kept on repeating itself, a ôdead endö, ôextravagantly rebelled
againstö. And quite frankly, you just cannot top ôNemesis Divinaö in a
Nemesis Divina way.
As opposed to the organic feel of its predecessor, Rebel Extravaganza is
simply ôexecuted with mechanical aggressionö. Despite being played on live
drums and guitars (with a touch of synth and effects), the album sounds
extravagantly industrial. Credit here must go to Frost, his ômechanical
aggressionö, unbelievable speed, precision, fury and tone. Another notable
extravagance is frantic riffing, supported by no one less than Snorre W.
Ruch (SatyrÆs long time contributor). Again contrary to its predecessorÆs
atmospheric, shivering and organic guitars, riffs here are cold and
mechanic (maybe except the opening riff of the closer). But the genius of
it lies in the shifting and the ôchaos it createsö, breaking down any
conventional or expected scales and ômarching on unapproachableö. Also,
here we see an obvious punk / rock influence on certain passages, which was
rarely seen before but would define the new direction of the band.
Satyricon here attempted, boldly, to state that ôto see the real darknessö,
they did not need conventional forms of black metal. The album also is a
shining exhibition of what black metal could be. It remains to be seen if
its majesty is comprehended in time, but its influence on newer black metal
acts is plain to see. Again, rather than trying to top it, the band changed
direction, towards a more approachable black & roll, making Rebel
Extravaganza one of its kind, an hour long transcendental trip.