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1997 studio album by Solefald
The Linear Scaffold
Studio album by Solefald
Released12 July 1997
GenreSymphonic black metal, avant-garde metal
LabelAvantgarde
ProducerRoald Råsberg
Solefald chronology
Jernlov
(1995) 		The Linear Scaffold
(1997) 		Neonism
(1999)

The Linear Scaffold is the debut studio album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Solefald. It was released in 1997, through Avantgarde Records.

The cover art features Odd Nerdrum's 1986 painting Return of the Sun.

Track listing

  • All Lyrics by Cornelius Jakhelln, except where noted. All Music by Solefald.
  1. "Jernlov" – 3:48 (Jakhelln/Lazare Nedlund)
  2. "Philosophical Revolt" – 5:45
  3. "Red View" – 5:20 (Jakhelln/Nedlund)
  4. "Floating Magenta" – 1:42 (Jakhelln/Nedlund)
  5. "The Macho Vehicle" – 5:00
  6. "Countryside Bohemians" – 5:33
  7. "Tequila Sunrise" – 4:17
  8. "When the Moon Is on the Wave" – 7:24 (lyrics from a poem written by Lord Byron)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chronicles of Chaos9/10

AllMusic chose the album as an "album pick" in their retrospective review, commenting that the album "showed right off the bat that they were a band with their own sound and vision." The album was featured on Terrorizer's "The Great Black Metal Albums Of All Time", with a number 30 showing. Reviewer James "Harry" Hinchliffe called it "a bold and wonderfully pretentious re-interpretation of BM, inspired as much by Sartre as Satan and careening dizzyingly between devastatingly concise black metal and poppy, blissed-out choruses."

Personnel

Production

  • Arranged by Solefald
  • Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Roald Råsberg
  • Mastered by Solefald & Morten Lund

References

  1. Fermariello, Ugo (12 August 1997). "Nerdrum-heavy". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ York, William. "The Linear Scaffold - Solefald : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. Azevedo, Pedro (3 October 1998). "CoC : Solefald - The Linear Scaffold : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. Personnel as found at discogs
Solefald
Studio albums



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