The Codex Necro
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The Codex Necro is the first full length album by the British
black metal
band Anaal Nathrakh
, released in 2001.
The album was re-released April 24, 2006, with four additional bonus tracks taken from the John Peel BBC Radio One Session which was broadcast 16 December 2003. It was again re-released in 2009, with four additional bonus tracks taken from the band's We Will Fucking Kill You demo.
on the album cover is Mick Kenney's younger brother. The album features sound samples from films such as Event Horizon
, Excalibur
, The Legend of Hell House
, The Final Conflict
and Platoon
. The live performance of "The Oblivion Gene" was "the first ever performance of 'The Oblivion Gene', later to appear in its full re-recorded form on the subsequent album Domine Non Es Dignus
. No, that doesn't mean this session was the first recording of the song, it means it was the first performance EVER, the song was never even rehearsed before this recording session."
Extra live tracks on 2006 re-release
Extra demo tracks on 2009 re-release
United Kingdom
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black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 who fuse black metal, grindcore, death metal and industrial music. They are currently signed to Candlelight Records....
, released in 2001.
The album was re-released April 24, 2006, with four additional bonus tracks taken from the John Peel BBC Radio One Session which was broadcast 16 December 2003. It was again re-released in 2009, with four additional bonus tracks taken from the band's We Will Fucking Kill You demo.
Background
The person being suffocatedAsphyxia
Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which primarily affects the tissues and organs...
on the album cover is Mick Kenney's younger brother. The album features sound samples from films such as Event Horizon
Event Horizon (film)
Event Horizon is a 1997 science fantasy horror film. The screenplay was written by Philip Eisner and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The film stars Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill...
, Excalibur
Excalibur (film)
Excalibur is a 1981 dramatic fantasy film directed, produced and co-written by John Boorman that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. Adapted from the 15th century Arthurian romance, Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory, Excalibur features the music of Richard Wagner...
, The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 British horror film directed by John Hough and starring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, and Gayle Hunnicutt. The screenplay was written by Richard Matheson based on his own novel Hell House.-Plot:...
, The Final Conflict
Omen III: The Final Conflict
Omen III: The Final Conflict is a 1981 British/American horror film directed by Graham Baker and the third installment in The Omen series...
and Platoon
Platoon (film)
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and stars Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen. It is the first of Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, followed by 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1993's Heaven & Earth....
. The live performance of "The Oblivion Gene" was "the first ever performance of 'The Oblivion Gene', later to appear in its full re-recorded form on the subsequent album Domine Non Es Dignus
Domine Non Es Dignus
Domine Non Es Dignus is the second studio album by British black metal group Anaal Nathrakh. It was released in 2004. The title means "Lord, you are not worthy" in Latin.-Background:...
. No, that doesn't mean this session was the first recording of the song, it means it was the first performance EVER, the song was never even rehearsed before this recording session."
Reception
Upon its release, The Codex Necro received positive reviews and numerous "album of the month" awards from various publications, and in 2009 and 2010 appeared in several notable "albums of the decade" lists, such as the Terrorizer Critics' "Albums Of The Decade", Decibel Magazine's "100 Albums of the Decade", and "The Decade's Best Metal" on avclub.com.Track listing
- All songs written by Anaal Nathrakh.
- "The Supreme Necrotic Audnance" – 4:43
- "When Humanity Is Cancer" – 5:19
- "Submission Is for the Weak" – 5:16
- "Pandemonic Hyperblast" – 3:52
- "Paradigm Shift - Annihilation" – 6:07
- "The Technogoat" – 4:38
- "Incipid Flock" – 5:22
- "Human, All Too Fucking Human" – 4:48
- "The Codex Necro" – 6:07
Extra live tracks on 2006 re-release
- "Pandemonic Hyperblast" – 3:18
- "How the Angels Fly In (We Can Never Be Forgiven)" – 2:48
- "Submission Is for the Weak" – 4:58
- "The Oblivion Gene" – 2:59
Extra demo tracks on 2009 re-release
- "Negrogeddon" – 4:20
- "Pandemonic Hyperblast" – 3:15
- "The Codex Necro" – 5:11
- "When Humanity Is Cancer" – 4:29
Personnel
- V.I.T.R.I.O.L.Dave Hunt (musician)Dave Hunt is a British heavy metal vocalist. He was born in Solihull, West Midlands, England. He currently is the vocalist of both Benediction and grindcore/black metal band Anaal Nathrakh...
– vocals - IrrumatorMick KenneyMick Kenney is a musician, artist, and producer from Birmingham, UK. He relocated to California, Orange County in 2007. He currently plays in extreme metal acts Anaal Nathrakh, and Suffer well. His past bands include Fukpig, Frost, Professor Fate and Mistress.He is the owner of Necrodeath...
– all instruments