''Intoxicate O.S.'' is the second full-length
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by the Finnish metal band
Shade Empire
Shade Empire is a Finnish extreme metal band, formed in 1999 in the city of Kuopio.
Shade Empire's prevalent lyrical subjects are death, destruction, hatred, anti-religion and pain. The music on their first three official full-length releases, ...
. The album was recorded at Studio Perkele in Finland.
Intoxicate O.S. is the first Shade Empire album to include a video, "Chemical God." The video was banned from
MTV
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due to some rapid flickering scenes that might induce epileptic seizures.
The album turned out to be decently successful commercially, since it reached number 25 in weekly Finnish album sales, as stated at FinnishCharts.
Track listing
#"Slitwrist Ecstasy" – 3:26. Song had been released on a two-track single 14 days prior to the release of ''Intoxicate O.S.''
#"Bloodstar" – 4:58
#"Chemical God" – 5:13
#"Rat in a Maze" – 4:05
#"Soulslayers" – 6:01
#"Silver Fix" – 4:05
#"Embrace the Gods of Suffering" – 4:17
#"Ravine" – 2:50
#"Hatefeast" – 5:05
Credits
*
Juha Harju
Juha Harju (born 1981 in Kuopio) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. He was the vocalist of the Finnish black metal band Shade Empire and metal band Chaosweaver (Cypher Commander). He also plays bass in black metal bands Ajattara (under the ...
– vocals
*Janne Niiranen – guitars
*Juha Sirkkiä – guitars
*Olli Savolainen – synthesizer
*Eero Mantere – bass guitar
*Antti Makkonen – drums
*Hylzy Hyvärinen – clean vocals
*Mixed by S. Jämsén
*Mastered by Minerva Pappi at
Finnvox Studios
Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. It was founded by Erkki Ertesuo, Kurt Juuranto and Lejos Inc. in 1965 and is the longest running studio recording facility in Finland. The original multi-track ...
Video "Chemical God" directed by Ari Reinikainen
Lights engineered by Jussi Kotka
Artwork & layout Jarno Lahti
Band Photos by Maria K.
References
External links
Shade Empire Discography
Shade Empire albums
2006 albums
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