Rebel Extravaganza

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Rebel Extravaganza
Rebel - satyricon.jpg
Studio album by
Satyricon
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1999
RecordedMarch–April 1999
StudioAmbience Studios, Oslo, Norway
Genre Black metal
Length60:34
Label Moonfog
Producer Satyr
Satyricon chronology
Intermezzo II
(1999)		Rebel Extravaganza
(1999)		 Volcano
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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.TitleLength
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 Chart32 [8]

Credits

Satyricon
Session musicians

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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". Satyricon official website . Retrieved 1 June 2013.{{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ↑ Zawislanski, Andrew (May 2006). "Satyricon". Tartarean Desire . Retrieved 1 June 2013.{{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  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.
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