Wreath of Barbs

Wreath of Barbs
Studio album by
Wumpscut
Released2001

Wreath of Barbs is a studio album by the industrial band Wumpscut. It was released in 2001. The album peaked at #13 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S.

Reception

Professional ratings
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Exclaim! described it as a "celebration of darkness and foreboding" and praised "[Wumpscut founder Rudy] Ratzinger's talent for writing a catchy song", noting the presence of "several boot tappers that make you want to hit the dance floor", but warned that the album is "not for the faint-hearted" due to its "heaviness," which makes it "an exhausting listen". CMJ New Music Monthly said that it was an "epic masterpiece". PopMatters was far more negative, calling it "one of the most soul-destroying, nasty, nightmarish, and unintentionally comical albums of recent memory", with "phenomenally dull hooks" and "lyrics[...] which I guess we’re supposed to ignore (I hope)", and particularly emphasizing that the songs "Christfuck" and "Opening the Gates of Hell" were "as hilarious as their titles"; PopMatters did, however, concede that "Eclipse (Kaelte Container Remix)" features "genuine joyous danceability".

Track listing

  1. "Opening the Gates of Hell" – 4:08
  2. "Deliverance (Album Mix)" – 4:43
  3. "Wreath of Barbs (Album Mix)" – 5:23
  4. "Dr. Thodt" – 4:42
  5. "Mankind's Disease" – 5:10
  6. "Christfuck" – 5:24*
  7. "Troops Under Fire" – 4:58
  8. "Line of Corpses" – 4:42
  9. "Hate Is Mine" – 4:27
  10. "Bleed in Silence" – 6:00
  11. "Eclipse (Kaelte Container Remix)" – 5:12

References

  1. ↑ Orlov, Piotr (24 December 2001). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 70 (744). New York, NY: College Media, Inc.: 18. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Wreath of Barbs at AllMusic
  3. ↑ :Wumpscut: Wreath of Barbs, reviewed by Coreen Wolanski, at Exclaim!; published March 1, 2002; retrieved May 26, 2022
  4. ↑ Wumpscut • Wreath of Barbs, reviewed in CMJ New Music Monthly, October 2001; p. 10
  5. ↑ :Wumpscut:: Wreath of Barbs, reviewed by Mark Desrosiers, at PopMatters; published October 8, 2001; retrieved May 26, 2022