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2001 studio album by Wumpscut
Wreath of Barbs
Studio album by Wumpscut
Released2001
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Wreath of Barbs is a studio album by the electronic band Wumpscut. It was released in 2001. The album peaked at #13 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S.

Track listing

  1. "Opening the Gates of Hell" – 4:08
  2. "Deliverance (Album Mix)" – 4:43
  3. "Wreath of Barbs (Album Mix)" – 5:23
  4. "Dr. Thodt" – 4:42
  5. "Mankind's Disease" – 5:10
  6. "Christfuck" – 5:24*
  7. "Troops Under Fire" – 4:58
  8. "Line of Corpses" – 4:42
  9. "Hate Is Mine" – 4:27
  10. "Bleed in Silence" – 6:00
  11. "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.

Reception

Exclaim! described it as a "celebration of darkness and foreboding" and praised " 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". CMJ New Music Monthly said that it was an "epic masterpiece". 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".

External links

  • Official Page
  • Fan page with detailed information
  • Fan page with details of albums

References

  1. 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.
  2. :Wumpscut: Wreath of Barbs, reviewed by Coreen Wolanski, at Exclaim!; published March 1, 2002; retrieved May 26, 2022
  3. Wumpscut • Wreath of Barbs, reviewed in CMJ New Music Monthly, October 2001; p. 10
  4. :Wumpscut:: Wreath of Barbs, reviewed by Mark Desrosiers, at PopMatters; published October 8, 2001; retrieved May 26, 2022


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