Thorns (Thorns album)
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| Studio album by Thorns | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2000 | |||
| Genre | Black metal, industrial metal | |||
| Length | 48:02 | |||
| Label | Moonfog | |||
| Producer | Snorre W. Ruch, Satyr | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[2] |
Thorns is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Thorns. It was released in 2001, through Moonfog Productions.
The album features guest appearances from Satyr (of Satyricon), Aldrahn (of Dødheimsgard) and Hellhammer (of Mayhem). Stylistically, Thorns is quite different from both Trøndertun and the first Thorns demo, Grymyrk. While it retains the eerie riff structures of those early releases, it displays a strong industrial influence, particularly on tracks like "Shifting Channels" and "Underneath the Universe, Part 1".
Samples
The sample "Jesus, what a mindjob" in the song "Existence" is taken from the 1999 film The Matrix.
Track listing
All music composed by Snorre Ruch.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Existence" | Ruch | 4:11 | |
| 2. | "World Playground Deceit" | Satyr | 7:07 | |
| 3. | "Shifting Channels" | Aldrahn | 6:16 | |
| 4. | "Stellar Master Elite" | Ruch | 3:52 | |
| 5. | "Underneath the Universe, Part 1" | Aldrahn | 7:47 | |
| 6. | "Underneath the Universe, Part 2" | Aldrahn | 7:29 | |
| 7. | "Interface to God" | Ruch | 4:35 | |
| 8. | "Vortex" | Ruch | 6:45 |
Personnel
- Aldrahn (Bjørn Dencker) – vocals
- Satyr (Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, production, mixing, mastering
- Snorre W. Ruch – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, vocals on the song "Vortex", production, mixing, mastering
- Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg) – drums
- Production
- Mike Hartung – recording, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Morten Lund – mastering
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Thorns – Thorns : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ Flaaten, Chris (13 May 2001). "CoC : Thorns – Thorns : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 16 September 2012.