The Age of Nero

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The Age of Nero
Satyricon - The Age of Nero.jpg
Studio album by
Satyricon
Released3 November 2008
RecordedMay 2008 at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California, USA
Genre Black metal, black 'n' roll
Length42:43
Label Roadrunner
Producer Satyr
Satyricon chronology
My Skin Is Cold
(2008)		The Age of Nero
(2008)		 Satyricon
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chronicles of Chaos 8.5/10 [3]

The Age of Nero is the seventh studio album by black metal band Satyricon. It was released on 3 November 2008, through Roadrunner Records. The release was backed by a full European headlining tour opening in Stavanger, Norway on 12 November and ending in Hamburg, Germany on 20 December.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Background

Most of the album was written in a forest cabin, with the collaboration of Snorre Ruch (Thorns). [4] It was recorded in part at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, the place where Metallica had recorded Death Magnetic and most famously, where Nirvana had recorded Nevermind. [ citation needed ]

On 6 October 2008, the first single, "Black Crow on a Tombstone", was released for online streaming at Roadrunner Records' UK website. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven

No.TitleLength
1."Commando"4:29
2."The Wolfpack"4:05
3."Black Crow on a Tombstone"3:52
4."Die by My Hand"7:07
5."My Skin Is Cold" (album version)5:15
6."The Sign of the Trident"6:58
7."Last Man Standing"3:40
8."Den siste" ("The Last")7:24
European Limited Edition bonus disc tracks
No.TitleLength
9."My Skin Is Cold (EP Version)"5:07
10."Live Through Me"5:12
11."Existential Fear-Questions"6:01
12."Repined Bastard Nation (Live from Gjallarhorn)"5:49
13."Mother North (Live from Gjallarhorn)"9:06
14."The Pentagram Burns (Radio Edit)"4:03
15."Last Man Standing (Guitar Wall Mix)"3:38
16."Den Siste (Analog Mix)"7:22
17."K.I.N.G. (Video)"3:33
18."The Pentagram Burns (Video)"4:05

Personnel

Satyricon

Additional personnel

  • Snorre Ruch – guitars
  • Windhfyr – keyboards, choir on tracks 1–4
  • Erik Ljunggren – additional effects
  • Victor Brandt – bass guitar
  • Eirik Devold, Terje Midtgård, Øivind Westby – trombone
  • Thomas Røisland – tuba
  • Andrew John Smith, Arild Rohde, Bjørn Bugge, Christian Lyder Marstrander, Kjell Viig, Sturla Flem Rinvik – choir on tracks 1–4

Production

  • Snorre Ruch – arrangement
  • Joe Barresi – engineering, mixing
  • Josh Smith, Lars Klokkerhuag, Erik Ljunggren, Rail Jon Rogut – engineers
  • Jun Murakawa – mixing assistance
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart 30 [6]
French Albums Chart 136 [7]
German Albums Chart 73 [8]
Norwegian Albums Chart5 [9]
Swedish Albums Chart 26 [10]
U.S. Top Heatseekers Chart 18 [11]

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