''Rebel Extravaganza'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian

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band

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. It was released in 1999, through Moonfog Productions. In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by ''

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'' magazine.

Background

Satyr viewed ''Rebel Extravaganza'' as an album that embodies both inhuman and anti-human characteristics: "The lyrics are very misanthropic and I feel the album itself is quite cold and cynical. It's not that emotional, it's more lifeless in a way." While the album incorporates industrial elements, Frost contended that this aspect of the album has been overblown: "I don't hear as much of an industrial influence in Satyricon's music...I know that several people found ''Rebel Extravaganza'' to have lots of industrial qualities and influences, but I can hear them in very few places, not dominating the album in any way." On the album, the band have commented that black metal "had come to a point where romance and bloodsucking seemed more important than darkness and extremity".

Track listing

: Note: The CD has a hidden intro at position "0", accessible by rewinding the CD from the start.

Release

''Rebel Extravaganza'' was also released on

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(CD and

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) and

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in 1999 under license. It was re-released in 2006 by Nuclear Blast as a Deluxe Edition, with the tracks from ''

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'' as a bonus.

Charts

Credits

; Satyricon *

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(Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards * Frost (Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) – drums ; Session musicians *

Anders Odden Anders Odden (born 20 December 1972) is a Norwegian musician. He is the co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian death metal band Cadaver (1988–1993; 1999–present), and is the bass player for Norwegian black metal band Satyricon (2009–pre ...

–

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guitar on "Tied in Bronze Chains",

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guitar on "Tied in Bronze Chains", "Prime Evil Renaissance" and "Supersonic Journey" * Død (Daniel Olaisen) – riff contribution on "Tied in Bronze Chains" and "Havoc Vulture" * S. W. Krupp ( Snorre Westvold Ruch) – guitar on "Filthgrinder", "A Moment of Clarity" and "The Scorn Torrent", riff contribution on "Havoc Vulture" *

Fenriz Gylve Fenris Nagell (born Leif Nagell; 28 November 1971), known professionally as Fenriz, is a Norwegian musician, part-time music journalist and online radio host (with the show "Radio Fenriz")

(Leif Gylve Nagell) – percussion on "Havoc Vulture" and "Prime Evil Renaissance" * Lasse Hafreager (Lars A. Hafreager) – Hammond organ on "Havoc Vulture" * Gerlioz (Geir Bratland) – synthesizer on "Supersonic Journey" * Bjørn Boge –

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on "The Scorn Torrent" * Stelbis – choir vocals on "Down South, Up North"

References

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