Wreath of Barbs
| Wreath of Barbs | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2001 |
Wreath of Barbs is a studio album by the industrial band Wumpscut. It was released in 2001. The album peaked at #13 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Exclaim! described it as a "celebration of darkness and foreboding" and praised "[Wumpscut founder Rudy] Ratzinger's talent for writing a catchy song", noting the presence of "several boot tappers that make you want to hit the dance floor", but warned that the album is "not for the faint-hearted" due to its "heaviness," which makes it "an exhausting listen".[3] CMJ New Music Monthly said that it was an "epic masterpiece".[4] PopMatters was far more negative, calling it "one of the most soul-destroying, nasty, nightmarish, and unintentionally comical albums of recent memory", with "phenomenally dull hooks" and "lyrics[...] which I guess we’re supposed to ignore (I hope)", and particularly emphasizing that the songs "Christfuck" and "Opening the Gates of Hell" were "as hilarious as their titles"; PopMatters did, however, concede that "Eclipse (Kaelte Container Remix)" features "genuine joyous danceability".[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Opening the Gates of Hell" – 4:08
- "Deliverance (Album Mix)" – 4:43
- "Wreath of Barbs (Album Mix)" – 5:23
- "Dr. Thodt" – 4:42
- "Mankind's Disease" – 5:10
- "Christfuck" – 5:24*
- "Troops Under Fire" – 4:58
- "Line of Corpses" – 4:42
- "Hate Is Mine" – 4:27
- "Bleed in Silence" – 6:00
- "Eclipse (Kaelte Container Remix)" – 5:12
- The song "Christfuck" samples dialog from the movie Fight Club.
- The songs "Opening the Gates of Hell," "Mankind's Disease," and "Line of Corpses" contain dialog from the film The Last Temptation of Christ.
- The song "Hate is Mine" contains dialog from the films Con Air and Dune.
References
[edit]- ↑ Orlov, Piotr (24 December 2001). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 70 (744). New York, NY: College Media, Inc.: 18. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ↑ Wreath of Barbs at AllMusic
- ↑ :Wumpscut: Wreath of Barbs, reviewed by Coreen Wolanski, at Exclaim!; published March 1, 2002; retrieved May 26, 2022
- ↑ Wumpscut • Wreath of Barbs, reviewed in CMJ New Music Monthly, October 2001; p. 10
- ↑ :Wumpscut:: Wreath of Barbs, reviewed by Mark Desrosiers, at PopMatters; published October 8, 2001; retrieved May 26, 2022
