Intermezzo II

Intermezzo II
EP by Satyricon
Released	10 May 1999
Recorded	1996–1999
Genre	Black metal
Length	20:10
Label	Moonfog, Nuclear Blast
Producer	Satyr
Satyricon chronology
Megiddo (1997)Megiddo1997 Intermezzo II (1999) Rebel Extravaganza (1999)Rebel Extravaganza1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	8/10

Intermezzo II is the second EP by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. It was released on 10 May 1999, through Moonfog Productions.

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, but it turned out to be more of a thing of its own."

The EP features a cover of "I.N.R.I." by Sarcófago. The cover was also included on the tribute album Tribute to Sarcófago, released by Cogumelo Records in 2001.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Moment of Clarity"	6:40
2.	"INRI" (Sarcófago cover)	2:11
3.	"Nemesis Divina (Clean Vision Mix)"	5:16
4.	"Blessed from Below (Melancholy/Oppression/Longing)"	6:03

Personnel

Satyricon

• Satyr (Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, guitar, special effects, bass guitar on "Nemesis Divina (Clean Vision Mix)", mastering, sleeve design, styling and make-up for sleeve photos
• Frost (Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) – drums, riff contribution on "A Moment of Clarity", styling and make-up for sleeve photos

Session musicians

• Sanrabb (Morten Furuly) – guitar on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI"
• Ingar Amlien – bass guitar on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI"
• Wargod (Vegard Blomberg) – special effects on "A Momentof Clarity" and "INRI"

Production

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