Ravishing Grimness
| Ravishing Grimness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 September 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Norway, December 1998 – April 1999 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 37:40 | |||
| Label | Moonfog Productions Peaceville Records (re-release) | |||
| Producer | Darkthrone | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Ravishing Grimness is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was released 29 September 1999 by Moonfog Productions.[2]
Nocturno Culto wrote the music for all the songs except "The Beast", which was the sole musical contribution by Fenriz, who contributed lyrics instead.
In the album's booklet, Nocturno Culto was credited as "Nocturnal Cult". Also, all the Ts in the liner notes and lyrics were replaced with inverted crosses.
Ravishing Grimness was re-released with new artwork in 2011 by Peaceville Records.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Fenriz, except where noted; all music is composed by Nocturno Culto, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lifeless" | 5:42 | ||
| 2. | "The Beast" | Aldrahn, Fog | Fenriz | 5:30 |
| 3. | "The Claws of Time" | 7:03 | ||
| 4. | "Across the Vacuum" | 7:14 | ||
| 5. | "Ravishing Grimness" | 7:26 | ||
| 6. | "To the Death (Under the King)" | 4:45 | ||
| Total length: | 37:40 | |||
Personnel
- Darkthrone
- Production
- Nocturno Culto – cover design
- Bernt B. Ottem – cover design
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Review: Ravishing Grimness". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Ravishing Grimness entry". Moonfog. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
