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 (1999).
It was Dødheimsgard's first release to feature Svein Egil Hatlevik (Fleurety) on keyboards, their only one to feature Galder (Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child) 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.
Contents
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".
Personnel
Dødheimsgard
Mr. Always Safe and Sound/Aldrahn (Bjørn Dencker Gjerde) – guitars, vocals
Mr. Anti-Evolution Human Deviation/Galder (Thomas Rune Andersen Orre) – guitars
Mr. Dingy Sweet Talker Women Stalker/Hologram (Svein Egil Hatlevik) – keyboards
Mr. Nebulous Secrets/Apollyon (Ole Jørgen Moe) – drums, percussion
Mr. Dead Meat Smelly Feet/Cerberus – bass
Mr. Fantastic Deceptionist/Vicotnik (Yusaf Parvez) – guitars, programming, vocals (4)
Additional personnel
Stine Lunde – violins (2)
Garm (Kristoffer Rygg) – mastering
Tom "Thrawn" Kvålsvoll – mastering
Bjørn Boge – production, engineering, mixing
Bjørn Werner – additional mixing