''Intermezzo II'' is the second EP by

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band

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. It was released on 10 May 1999, through

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Background

On the conception of the EP, the band have stated, "We've used mini-album format to express ourselves musically in a way that would probably break with the scarlet thread of a full-length album. ''Intermezzo II'' was meant to be an appetiser for ''

Rebel Extravaganza ''Rebel Extravaganza'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. It was released in 1999, through Moonfog Productions. In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by ''Metal Hammer'' magazine. Backgrou ...

'', but it turned out to be more of a thing of its own." The EP features a

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of "I.N.R.I." by

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. The cover was also included on the tribute album ''Tribute to Sarcófago'', released by

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in 2001.

Track listing

Personnel

; Satyricon *

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(Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, guitar, special effects, bass guitar on "Nemesis Divina (Clean Vision Mix)", mastering, sleeve design, styling and make-up for sleeve photos *

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(Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) – drums, riff contribution on "A Moment of Clarity", styling and make-up for sleeve photos ; Session musicians *

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(Morten Furuly) – guitar on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI" * Ingar Amlien – bass guitar on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI" * Vegard Blomberg – special effects on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI" ; Production * Mike Hartung –

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* Kai Robøle – engineering * Espen Berg – mastering * Union Insomnia – sleeve design * Marcel Lelienhoff – sleeve photography * Sidske van der Voss – styling for sleeve photos * Alysia Cooper – make-up for sleeve photos

References

Satyricon (band) albums 1999 EPs Nuclear Blast EPs {{1990s-black-metal-album-stub