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band

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. It was released in May 1998, by Moonfog Productions. ''Satanic Art'' marks the beginning of Dødheimsgard's transition from

to a more industrial/

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sound, which was not fully realized until their next album, ''

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'' (1999). It was Dødheimsgard's first release to feature Svein Egil Hatlevik (

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) on keyboards, their only one to feature

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) on guitars and the last to feature Cerberus on bass. The samples used in the songs "Traces of Reality" and "Wrapped in Plastic" are both taken from the TV series ''

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''.

Critical reception

William York of

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said the album is "more than just a transitional effort, ''Satanic Art'' stands on its own as a daring, defiant piece of work".

Track listing

Personnel

Dødheimsgard

* Mr. Always Safe and Sound/Aldrahn (Bjørn Dencker Gjerde) –

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* Mr. Anti-Evolution Human Deviation/Galder (Thomas Rune Andersen Orre) – guitars * Mr. Dingy Sweet Talker Women Stalker ( Svein Egil Hatlevik) – keyboards * Mr. Nebulous Secrets/Apollyon (Ole Jørgen Moe) – drums,

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* Mr. Dead Meat Smelly Feet/Cerberus – bass * Mr. Fantastic Deceptionist/Vicotnik (Yusaf Parvez) – guitars, programming, vocals (4)

Additional personnel

* Stine Lunde –

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s (2) * Garm ( Kristoffer Rygg) – mastering * Tom "Thrawn" Kvålsvoll – mastering * Bjørn Boge –

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, mixing * Bjørn Werner – additional mixing

References

1998 EPs Dødheimsgard albums Black metal EPs {{1990s-black-metal-album-stub