''Wreath of Barbs'' is a studio album by the electronic band

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. It was released in 2001. The album peaked at #13 on the

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Track listing

# "Opening the Gates of Hell" – 4:08 # "Deliverance (Album Mix)" – 4:43 # "Wreath of Barbs (Album Mix)" – 5:23 # "Dr. Thodt" – 4:42 # "Mankind's Disease" – 5:10 # "Christfuck" – 5:24* # "Troops Under Fire" – 4:58 # "Line of Corpses" – 4:42 # "Hate Is Mine" – 4:27 # "Bleed in Silence" – 6:00 # "Eclipse (Kaelte Container Remix)" – 5:12 *The song "Christfuck" samples dialog from the movie Fight Club. *The songs "Opening the Gates of Hell," "Mankind's Disease," and "Line of Corpses" contain dialog from the film The Last Temptation of Christ. *The song "Hate is Mine" contains dialog from the films '' Con Air'' and ''

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Reception

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'' described it as a "celebration of darkness and foreboding" and praised " umpscut founder RudyRatzinger's talent for writing a catchy song", noting the presence of "several boot tappers that make you want to hit the dance floor", but warned that the album is "not for the faint-hearted" due to its "heaviness," which makes it "an exhausting listen".:Wumpscut: Wreath of Barbs
reviewed by Coreen Wolanski, at ''

''; published March 1, 2002; retrieved May 26, 2022 '' CMJ New Music Monthly'' said that it was an "epic masterpiece".Wumpscut • Wreath of Barbs
reviewed in '' CMJ New Music Monthly'', October 2001; p. 10 ''

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'' was far more negative, calling it "one of the most soul-destroying, nasty, nightmarish, and unintentionally comical albums of recent memory", with "phenomenally dull hooks" and "lyrics ..which I guess we’re supposed to ignore (I hope)", and particularly emphasizing that the songs "Christfuck" and "Opening the Gates of Hell" were "as hilarious as their titles"; ''PopMatters'' did, however, concede that "Eclipse (Kaelte Container Remix)" features "genuine joyous danceability".:Wumpscut:: Wreath of Barbs
reviewed by Mark Desrosiers, at ''

''; published October 8, 2001; retrieved May 26, 2022

External links

Official Page

Fan page with detailed information

Fan page with details of albums

References

2001 albums Wumpscut albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub