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Wreath of Barbs

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Wreath of Barbs
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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.[1]

Track listing

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  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

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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".[2] CMJ New Music Monthly said that it was an "epic masterpiece".[3] 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".[4]

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  • [1] Official Page
  • [2] Fan page with detailed information
  • [3] Fan page with details of albums

References

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  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