![]() ![]() ![]() Rebel Extravaganza was an attack on the senses that struck on a more industrial, cold level, brought to the fore with ‘70s analogue keyboards and playing around with various physical sounds that would add to the atmosphere rhythmically. Black metal at the time was comfortably settling into an overblown, gothic pigeonhole that didn’t sit right with our heroes – they felt the need to upset the apple cart and shake the genre out of its downward creative spiral. After their monumental Nemesis Divina record in 1996 (one that brought them universal acclaim, solid and blistering Norwegian black metal that ticked all the conventional boxes), the expectation was that the next foray would be more of the same, but Satyr and Frost needed to make a statement. Their 1999 album, Rebel Extravaganza, was the first real shift for the band, and one that still divides their fanbase. From their solid live work on the road that helped shape the band stylistically to experimenting with different sounds and directions, their musical and stylistic evolution has been received with varying degrees of enthusiasm from both fans and critics. Satyricon have always stood apart from their Norwegian black metal brethren, pushing boundaries from the get-go right up until the present day. ![]()
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