The Age of Nero

The Age of Nero
Studio album by Satyricon
Released 3 November 2008
Recorded May 2008 at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California, USA
Genre Black metal
Length 42:43
Label Roadrunner
Producer Satyr
Satyricon chronology

My Skin Is Cold
(2008)		 The Age of Nero
(2008)		 Satyricon
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
AllMusic [2]
Chronicles of Chaos 8.5/10[3]

The Age of Nero is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. It was released on 3 November 2008, through Roadrunner Records. The release was backed by a full European headlining tour opening in Stavanger, Norway on 12 November and ending in Hamburg, Germany on 20 December.

Background

Most of the album was written in a forest cabin, with the collaboration of Snorre Ruch (Thorns).[4] It was recorded in part at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, the place where Metallica had recorded Death Magnetic.

On 6 October 2008, the first single, "Black Crow on a Tombstone", was released for online streaming at Roadrunner Records' UK website.[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven. 

No. Title Length
1. "Commando"   4:29
2. "The Wolfpack"   4:05
3. "Black Crow on a Tombstone"   3:52
4. "Die by My Hand"   7:07
5. "My Skin Is Cold" (album version) 5:15
6. "The Sign of the Trident"   6:58
7. "Last Man Standing"   3:40
8. "Den Siste" ("The Last") 7:24

Personnel

Satyricon

  • Satyr (Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, guitars, keyboards, effects, arrangement, production
  • Frost (Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) – drums

Additional personnel

  • Snorre Ruch – guitars
  • Windhfyr – keyboards, choir on tracks 1-4
  • Erik Ljunggren – additional effects
  • Victor Brandt – bass guitar
  • Eirik Devold, Terje Midtgård, Øivind Westby – trombone
  • Thomas Røisland – tuba
  • Andrew John Smith, Arild Rohde, Bjørn Bugge, Christian Lyder Marstrander, Kjell Viig, Sturla Flem Rinvik – choir on tracks 1-4

Production

  • Snorre Ruch – arrangement
  • Joe Barresi – engineering, mixing
  • Josh Smith, Lars Klokkerhuag, Erik Ljunggren, Rail Jon Rogut – engineers
  • Jun Murakawa – mixing assistance
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart 30[6]
French Albums Chart 136[7]
German Albums Chart 73[8]
Norwegian Albums Chart 5[9]
Swedish Albums Chart 26[10]
U.S. Top Heatseekers Chart 18[11]

References