''Intermezzo II'' is the second
EP by
Norwegian
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black metal
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band
Satyricon
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. It was released on 10 May 1999, through
Moonfog Productions
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.
Background
On the conception of the EP, the band have stated, "We've used mini-album format to express ourselves musically in a way that would probably break with the scarlet thread of a full-length album. ''Intermezzo II'' was meant to be an appetiser for ''
Rebel Extravaganza
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Backgro ...
'', but it turned out to be more of a thing of its own."
The EP features a
cover
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of "I.N.R.I." by
Sarcófago
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The front cover of the band's debut album, ''I.N.R.I. (Sarcófago album), I.N.R.I.'', is reg ...
. The cover was also included on the tribute album ''Tribute to Sarcófago'', released by
Cogumelo Records
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in 2001.
Track listing
Personnel
; Satyricon
*
Satyr
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(Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, guitar, special effects, bass guitar on "Nemesis Divina (Clean Vision Mix)",
mastering, sleeve design, styling and make-up for sleeve photos
*
Frost
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(Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) – drums, riff contribution on "A Moment of Clarity", styling and make-up for sleeve photos
; Session musicians
*
Sanrabb
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(Morten Furuly) – guitar on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI"
* Ingar Amlien – bass guitar on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI"
* Vegard Blomberg – special effects on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI"
; Production
* Mike Hartung –
engineering
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* Kai Robøle – engineering
* Espen Berg – mastering
* Union Insomnia – sleeve design
* Marcel Lelienhoff – sleeve photography
* Sidske van der Voss – styling for sleeve photos
* Alysia Cooper – make-up for sleeve photos
References
Satyricon (band) albums
1999 EPs
Nuclear Blast EPs
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