Rebel Extravaganza

Rebel Extravaganza
Studio album by Satyricon
Released	September 6, 1999
Recorded	March–April 1999
Studio	Ambience Studios, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Black metal
Length	60:34
Label	Moonfog
Producer	Satyr
Satyricon chronology
Intermezzo II (1999) Rebel Extravaganza (1999) Volcano (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	9/10 [2]

Rebel Extravaganza is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. It was released in 1999, through Moonfog Productions. In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by Metal Hammer magazine. ^[3]

Background

Satyr viewed Rebel Extravaganza as an album that embodies both inhuman and anti-human characteristics: "The lyrics are very misanthropic and I feel the album itself is quite cold and cynical. It's not that emotional, it's more lifeless in a way." ^[4]

While the album incorporates industrial elements, Frost contended that this aspect of the album has been overblown: "I don't hear as much of an industrial influence in Satyricon's music...I know that several people found Rebel Extravaganza to have lots of industrial qualities and influences, but I can hear them in very few places, not dominating the album in any way." ^[5]

On the album, the band have commented that black metal "had come to a point where romance and bloodsucking seemed more important than darkness and extremity". ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tied in Bronze Chains"	10:56
2.	"Filthgrinder"	6:39
3.	"Rhapsody in Filth"	1:38
4.	"Havoc Vulture"	6:45
5.	"Prime Evil Renaissance"	6:13
6.	"Supersonic Journey"	7:49
7.	"End of Journey"	2:18
8.	"A Moment of Clarity"	6:40
9.	"Down South, Up North"	1:13
10.	"The Scorn Torrent"	10:23

Note: The CD has a hidden intro at position "0", accessible by rewinding the CD from the start.

Release

Rebel Extravaganza was also released on Nuclear Blast (CD and vinyl) and Spinefarm Records in 1999 under license. It was re-released in 2006 by Nuclear Blast as a Deluxe Edition, with the tracks from Intermezzo II as a bonus.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart	27 [7]
Norwegian Albums Chart	32 [8]

Credits

Satyricon

• Satyr (Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
• Frost (Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) – drums

Session musicians

• Anders Odden – lead guitar on "Tied in Bronze Chains", rhythm guitar on "Tied in Bronze Chains", "Prime Evil Renaissance" and "Supersonic Journey"
• Død (Daniel Olaisen) – riff contribution on "Tied in Bronze Chains" and "Havoc Vulture"
• S. W. Krupp (Snorre Westvold Ruch) – guitar on "Filthgrinder", "A Moment of Clarity" and "The Scorn Torrent", riff contribution on "Havoc Vulture"
• Fenriz (Leif Gylve Nagell) – percussion on "Havoc Vulture" and "Prime Evil Renaissance"
• Lasse Hafreager (Lars A. Hafreager) – Hammond organ on "Havoc Vulture"
• Gerlioz (Geir Bratland) – synthesizer on "Supersonic Journey"
• Bjørn Boge – fretless bass guitar on "The Scorn Torrent"
• Stelbis – choir vocals on "Down South, Up North"

References

1. Mathew, Leslie. "Rebel Extravaganza - Satyricon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 September 2012.
2. Azevedo, Pedro (10 December 1999). "CoC : Satyricon - Rebel Extravaganza : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved 6 September 2012.
3. "The Top 20 best metal albums of 1999". Metal Hammer . Future plc. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
4. Atkinson, Peter. "Interview with Satyr". www.satyricon.ws. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
5. Zawislanski, Andrew (May 2006). "Satyricon". www.tartareandesire.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
6. Satyricon. "Satyricon". satyricon.no. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
7. "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
8. "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 September 2012.