Sardonic Wrath
| Sardonic Wrath | ||||
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| Studio album by Darkthrone | ||||
| Released | 6 September 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 34:22 | |||
| Label | Moonfog Productions | |||
| Producer | Darkthrone | |||
| Darkthrone chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
| Terrorizer | 8.5/10[1] |
Sardonic Wrath is the 10th album by the Norwegian black metal band, Darkthrone. It was released by Moonfog Productions in 2004, and was the band's last album on that record label. Although punk influences were already apparent, it would be Darkthrone's last album recorded solely in the black metal style. Their subsequent albums featured much stronger punk traits. However, Einar Sjursø observed in Terrorizer that "even if there is a certain punk attitude to the odd riff here and there" it is a case of "the diabolic duo [Fenriz and Nocturno Culto]...simply drawing more influences into the Darkthrone melting pot, turning them into crystalline Darkthrone riffs [author's emphasis]".[1]
The entire album was leaked on the Internet beginning in April 2004, long before the September 2004 release date. However, the final release of the album was considerably different from version on the Internet leak.
On the song "Hate is the Law", vocals were performed by Fenriz and Apollyon. Oddly, the closing song, "Rawness Obsolete", was listed on many lyric sites as an instrumental. This can be attributed to the lack of any printed lyrics in the accompanying booklet.
This album is dedicated to the memory Quorthon of Bathory.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Fenriz, except were noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Order of the Ominous" | Instrumental | Lrz | 2:32 |
| 2. | "Information Wants to Be Syndicated" | Nocturno Culto | 3:44 | |
| 3. | "Sjakk matt Jesu Krist" (Checkmate Jesus Christ) | Fenriz | 4:04 | |
| 4. | "Straightening Sharks in Heaven" | Nocturno Culto | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "Alle gegen alle" (All Against All) | Fenriz | 3:21 | |
| 6. | "Man tenker sitt" (You Have Your Thoughts) | Nocturno Culto | 3:05 | |
| 7. | "Sacrificing to the God of Doubt" | Nocturno Culto | 4:34 | |
| 8. | "Hate Is the Law" | Fenriz | 3:22 | |
| 9. | "Rawness Obsolete" | Fenriz, Nocturno Culto | 6:14 | |
| Total length: | 34:22 | |||
Reissue
The album was reissued by Peaceville Records in 2014. The reissue contained a bonus disc of commentary from Fenriz and Nocturno Culto.
Credits
- Fenriz – drums, vocals on "Hate Is the Law"
- Nocturno Culto – electric guitar, bass guitar, vocals
- Apollyon – vocals on "Hate Is the Law"
References
- 1 2 SjursØ, Einar (September 2004). "Darkthrone - Sardonic Wrath". Terrorizer (123): 55.