The Linear Scaffold
| The Linear Scaffold | ||||
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| Studio album by Solefald | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic black metal, avant-garde metal, | |||
| Label | Avantgarde | |||
| Producer | Roald Råsberg | |||
| Solefald chronology | ||||
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The Linear Scaffold is the debut studio album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Solefald. It was released in 1997, through Avantgarde Records.
The cover art features Odd Nerdrum's 1986 painting Return of the Sun.[1]
Track listing
- All Lyrics by Cornelius Jakhelln, except where noted. All Music by Solefald.
- "Jernlov" – 3:48 (Lazare Nedlund)
- "Philosophical Revolt" – 5:45
- "Red View" – 5:20 (Nedlund)
- "Floating Magenta" – 1:42 (Nedlund)
- "The Macho Vehicle" – 5:00
- "Countryside Bohemians" – 5:33
- "Tequila Sunrise" – 4:17
- "When the Moon Is on the Wave" – 7:24 (lyrics from a poem written by Lord Byron)
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[3] |
AllMusic chose the album as an "album pick" in their retrospective review, commenting that the album "showed right off the bat that they were a band with their own sound and vision."[2] The album was featured on Terrorizer's "The Great Black Metal Albums Of All Time", with a number 30 showing. Reviewer James "Harry" Hinchliffe called it "a bold and wonderfully pretentious re-interpretation of BM, inspired as much by Sartre as Satan and careening dizzyingly between devastatingly concise black metal and poppy, blissed-out choruses."
Personnel
- As noted in liner notes[4]
Production
- Arranged by Solefald
- Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Roald Råsberg
- Mastered by Solefald & Morten Lund
References
- ↑ Fermariello, Ugo (12 August 1997). "Nerdrum-heavy". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- 1 2 York, William. "The Linear Scaffold - Solefald : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Azevedo, Pedro (3 October 1998). "CoC : Solefald - The Linear Scaffold : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Personnel as found at discogs