The Age of Nero | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 3 November 2008 | |||
Recorded | May 2008 at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California, USA | |||
Genre | Black metal, black 'n' roll | |||
Length | 42:43 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | Satyr | |||
Satyricon chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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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 ]
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]
All tracks are written by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums Chart | 30 [6] |
French Albums Chart | 136 [7] |
German Albums Chart | 73 [8] |
Norwegian Albums Chart | 5 [9] |
Swedish Albums Chart | 26 [10] |
U.S. Top Heatseekers Chart | 18 [11] |