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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Black Flux
| Type = studio
| name = The Black Flux
| Artist = [[Virus (Norwegian band)|Virus]]
| type = studio
| artist = [[Virus (Norwegian band)|Virus]]
| Cover =
| Released = {{Start date|2008|11|10}}<ref>[https://virusnorway.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-flux Virus - The Black Flux on band's official bandcamp page] Retrieved 22 August 2016</ref>
| cover = Virus - The Black Flux 2008.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2008|11|10}}<ref>[https://virusnorway.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-flux Virus - The Black Flux on band's official bandcamp page] Retrieved 22 August 2016</ref>
| Recorded = June 2007-July 2008<ref name=AllMusic>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-black-flux-mw0000801402 Virus - The Black Flux at allmusic.com] Retrieved on 22nd of August, 2016</ref>
| recorded = June 2007–July 2008<ref name=AllMusic>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-black-flux-mw0000801402 Virus - The Black Flux at allmusic.com] Retrieved on 22 August 2016</ref>
| Studio = Amper Tone Studios
| venue =
| Genre = [[Avant-garde metal]]
| studio = Amper Tone Studios
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| genre = [[Avant-garde metal]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=53|s=11}}
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=11}}
| Label = [[Season of Mist]]
| Producer = [[Bård Ingebrigtsen]]
| label = [[Season of Mist]]
| producer = Bård Ingebrigtsen
| Last album = ''[[Carheart]]''<br/>(2003)
| prev_title = [[Carheart]]
| This album = '''''The Black Flux'''''<br/>(2008)
| prev_year = 2003
| Next album = ''[[The Agent That Shapes the Desert]]''<br/>(2011)
| next_title = The Agent That Shapes the Desert
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}
'''''The Black Flux''''' is the second studio album by [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[avant-garde metal]] band [[Virus (Norwegian band)|Virus]]. It was released on 10 November 2008 via [[Season of Mist]].
'''''The Black Flux''''' is the second studio album by Norwegian [[avant-garde metal]] band [[Virus (Norwegian band)|Virus]]. It was released on 10 November 2008 via [[Season of Mist]].


==Background==
==Background==
''The Black Flux'' was recorded between June 2007 and July 2008<ref name=AllMusic/> at Amper Tone Studios, [[Oslo]].
''The Black Flux'' was recorded between June 2007 and July 2008<ref name=AllMusic/> at Amper Tone Studios in [[Oslo]].


This is the band's only studio album that was released by the label Season of Mist.
This is the band's only studio album that was released by the label [[Season of Mist]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = ''[[AllMusic]]''
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AllMusic/>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AllMusic/>
| rev2 = ''[[Sputnikmusic]]''
| rev2 = Sputnikmusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=sputnik>{{cite web|last=Voivod |first= |date=20 November 2010 |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/40358/Virus-NO-The-Black-Flux/ |title=Album Review - Virus (NO): The Black Flux |publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]] |accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=sputnik>{{cite web|last=Voivod |date=20 November 2010 |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/40358/Virus-NO-The-Black-Flux/ |title=Album Review - Virus (NO): The Black Flux |publisher=Sputnikmusic |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
}}
}}
The album received generally positive reviews. [[AllMusic]] reviewer Greg Prato stated: "Most times, this Oslo, Norway-based outfit sounds comparable to [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]], but at other times sound like a distant musical disciple of [[the Melvins]] (with far less distortion on the guitar and more discernible vocals). Either way, one thing's for certain. These chaps like to stretch a guitar part until your brain goes numb, as evidenced by the album's title track, which rambles on for nearly three minutes before the vocals finally kick in. Elsewhere, a tune like "Lost Peacocks" cuts to the chase quicker when it comes to the vocals, with a singing style (courtesy of Virus' singer/guitarist, Czral) that sounds patterned after the late/great [[Ian Curtis]] from [[Joy Division]]."<ref name=AllMusic/>
The album received generally positive reviews. [[AllMusic]] reviewer Greg Prato stated: "Most times, this Oslo, Norway-based outfit sounds comparable to [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]], but at other times sound like a distant musical disciple of the [[Melvins]] (with far less distortion on the guitar and more discernible vocals). Either way, one thing's for certain. These chaps like to stretch a guitar part until your brain goes numb, as evidenced by the album's title track, which rambles on for nearly three minutes before the vocals finally kick in. Elsewhere, a tune like "Lost Peacocks" cuts to the chase quicker when it comes to the vocals, with a singing style (courtesy of Virus' singer/guitarist, Czral) that sounds patterned after the late/great [[Ian Curtis]] from [[Joy Division]]."<ref name=AllMusic/>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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;Virus
;Virus
* [[Carl-Michael Eide|Czral]] — [[vocals]], [[electric guitar|guitars]]
* [[Carl-Michael Eide|Czral]] — vocals, guitars
* Plenum — [[bass guitar]]
* Plenum — bass
* [[Einar Sjursø|Einz]] — [[drums]]
* Einz — drums
;Additional personnel
;Additional personnel
* [[Bård Ingebrigtsen]] — [[baritone guitar]], [[violin]], [[piano]], [[slide guitar]], [[sound effect|effects]], [[Sound recording and reproduction|production]]
* Bård Ingebrigtsen — [[baritone guitar]], violin, piano, [[slide guitar]], effects, production
* B9 — [[soundscape]]s, ambience (tracks 3, 5)
* B9 — [[soundscape]]s, ambience (tracks 3, 5)
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{{col-2}}
;Other staff
;Other staff
* [[Tom Kvålsvoll]] — [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
* Tom Kvålsvoll — mastering
* Sapfo Stavrides — photography
* Sapfo Stavrides — photography
* [[Kvohst]] — lyrics
* [[Kvohst]] — lyrics
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 11 June 2024

The Black Flux
Studio album by
Virus
ReleasedNovember 10, 2008 (2008-11-10)[1]
RecordedJune 2007–July 2008[2]
StudioAmper Tone Studios
GenreAvant-garde metal
Length53:11
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerBård Ingebrigtsen
Virus chronology
Carheart
(2003) 		The Black Flux
(2008) 		The Agent That Shapes the Desert
(2011)

The Black Flux is the second studio album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Virus. It was released on 10 November 2008 via Season of Mist.

Background

[edit]

The Black Flux was recorded between June 2007 and July 2008[2] at Amper Tone Studios in Oslo.

This is the band's only studio album that was released by the label Season of Mist.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Stalkers of the Drift"4:29
2."As Virulent as You"5:56
3."Archives"6:31
4."The Black Flux"6:39
5."Intermission: Ocean Highway" (instrumental)3:54
6."Inward Bound"6:50
7."Lost Peacocks"5:48
8."Shame Eclipse"4:12
9."Strange Calm"8:52
Total length:53:11

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

The album received generally positive reviews. AllMusic reviewer Greg Prato stated: "Most times, this Oslo, Norway-based outfit sounds comparable to Voivod, but at other times sound like a distant musical disciple of the Melvins (with far less distortion on the guitar and more discernible vocals). Either way, one thing's for certain. These chaps like to stretch a guitar part until your brain goes numb, as evidenced by the album's title track, which rambles on for nearly three minutes before the vocals finally kick in. Elsewhere, a tune like "Lost Peacocks" cuts to the chase quicker when it comes to the vocals, with a singing style (courtesy of Virus' singer/guitarist, Czral) that sounds patterned after the late/great Ian Curtis from Joy Division."[2]

Personnel

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Virus - The Black Flux on band's official bandcamp page Retrieved 22 August 2016
  2. ^ a b c d Virus - The Black Flux at allmusic.com Retrieved on 22 August 2016
  3. ^ Voivod (20 November 2010). "Album Review - Virus (NO): The Black Flux". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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