Strange Old Brew

Studio album by Carpathian Forest

Released

November 6, 2000

Recorded

Sound Suite Studios

Genre

Black metal

Length

37:11

Label

Avantgarde

Producer

Carpathian Forest, Terje Refsnes

Carpathian Forest chronology

Black Shining Leather
(1998)

Strange Old Brew
(2000)

Morbid Fascination of Death
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Strange Old Brew is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released on November 6, 2000, through Avantgarde Music. It was re-released under digipak format in 2007 by Peaceville Records, containing an extra track. Contrasting with the previous Carpathian Forest releases, the sonority of Strange Old Brew is their most experimental one so far, mixing black metal with jazz interludes. It was their first release with Anders Kobro and Tchort in the band's line-up.

The track "Theme from Nekromantikk" (sic) is a cover of the opening theme of the controversial 1987 horror movie Nekromantik, directed by Jörg Buttgereit.

The track "Return of the Freezing Winds" is one of the first tracks of Carpathian Forest's repertoire, being present already in their first demo tapes, Rehearsal Outtake and Bloodlust and Perversion.

Track listing

All tracks written by Nattefrost and Nordavind unless noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Damnation Chant" (instrumental)	1:01
2.	"Bloodcleansing"	2:43
3.	"Mask of the Slave"	4:12
4.	"Martyr/Sacrificulum"	3:26
5.	"Thanatology"	4:40
6.	"The Suicide Song"	3:40
7.	"House of the Whipcord"	3:58
8.	"Cloak of Midnight"	5:28
9.	"Return of the Freezing Winds"	3:07
10.	"Theme from Nekromantikk" (instrumental; music composed by Hermann Kopp)	3:04
11.	"The Good Old Enema Treatment" (instrumental)	1:53

Peaceville Records 2007 digipak re-issue bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"He's Turning Blue"	2:53

Personnel

Carpathian Forest

Roger Rasmussen (Nattefrost) — vocals, guitars, keyboards
Johnny Krøvel (Nordavind) — vocals, guitars, keyboards
Anders Kobro — drums, percussion
Terje Vik Schei (Tchort) — bass

Additional musicians

Nina Hex — female backing vocals on "House of the Whipcord" and "Cloak of Midnight"
Eivind Kulde — backing vocals on "Bloodcleansing" and "Return of the Freezing Winds"
Arvid Thorsen (Mötorsen) — tenor saxophone on "House of the Whipcord"

Miscellaneous staff

E. Øvestad — artwork (logo)
Nordavind — photography
Daniel Vrangsinn — artwork, design
Terje Refsnes — production, mixing

References

↑ Serba, John. "Strange Old Brew – Carpathian Forest : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

Carpathian Forest

Nattefrost Daniel Vrangsinn Anders Kobro Nordavind Damnatus Lord Blackmangler Lazare Tchort Blood Pervertor

Studio albums	Black Shining Leather Strange Old Brew Morbid Fascination of Death Defending the Throne of Evil Fuck You All!!!! Caput tuum in ano est

Compilation albums	Bloodlust and Perversion We're Going to Hell for This: Over a Decade of Perversions Skjend hans lik

EPs	Through Chasm, Caves and Titan Woods

Video releases	We're Going to Hollywood for This: Live Perversions

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