Satanic Art
Satanic Art is an EP by Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard. It was released in May 1998, by Moonfog Productions. Satanic Art marks the beginning of Dødheimsgard's transition from black metal to a more industrial/avant-garde sound, which was not fully realized until their next album, 666 International.
It was Dødheimsgard's first release to feature Svein Egil Hatlevik on keyboards, their only one to feature Galder 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 Twin Peaks.
Critical reception
William York of AllMusic 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 – guitars, vocals
- Mr. Anti-Evolution Human Deviation/Galder – guitars
- Mr. Dingy Sweet Talker Women Stalker/Hologram – keyboards
- Mr. Nebulous Secrets/Apollyon – drums, percussion
- Mr. Dead Meat Smelly Feet/Cerberus – bass
- Mr. Fantastic Deceptionist/Vicotnik – guitars, programming, vocals
Additional personnel
- Stine Lunde – violins
- Garm – mastering
- Tom "Thrawn" Kvålsvoll – mastering
- Bjørn Boge – production, engineering, mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Bjørn Werner – additional mixing