The Linear Scaffold

The Linear Scaffold
Studio album by Solefald
Released	12 July 1997
Genre	Symphonic black metal, avant-garde metal
Label	Avantgarde
Producer	Roald Råsberg
Solefald chronology
Jernlov (1995) The Linear Scaffold (1997) Neonism (1999)

The Linear Scaffold is the debut studio album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Solefald. It was released in 1997, through Avantgarde Records.

The cover art features Odd Nerdrum's 1986 painting Return of the Sun.[1]

Track listing

• All Lyrics by Cornelius Jakhelln, except where noted. All Music by Solefald.

1. "Jernlov" – 3:48 (Jakhelln/Lazare Nedlund)
2. "Philosophical Revolt" – 5:45
3. "Red View" – 5:20 (Jakhelln/Nedlund)
4. "Floating Magenta" – 1:42 (Jakhelln/Nedlund)
5. "The Macho Vehicle" – 5:00
6. "Countryside Bohemians" – 5:33
7. "Tequila Sunrise" – 4:17
8. "When the Moon Is on the Wave" – 7:24 (lyrics from a poem written by Lord Byron)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chronicles of Chaos	9/10[3]

AllMusic chose the album as an "album pick" in their retrospective review, commenting that the album "showed right off the bat that they were a band with their own sound and vision."[2] The album was featured on Terrorizer's "The Great Black Metal Albums Of All Time", with a number 30 showing. Reviewer James "Harry" Hinchliffe called it "a bold and wonderfully pretentious re-interpretation of BM, inspired as much by Sartre as Satan and careening dizzyingly between devastatingly concise black metal and poppy, blissed-out choruses."^[citation needed]

Personnel

• As noted in liner notes[4]
  • Cornelius: Iron Law Screams, Linear Scaffold Strings, Bass
  • Lazare: Melovoice, Macrocosmic Keys, Tornado Beats

Production

• Arranged by Solefald
• Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Roald Råsberg
• Mastered by Solefald & Morten Lund

References

1. Fermariello, Ugo (12 August 1997). "Nerdrum-heavy". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
2. York, William. "The Linear Scaffold - Solefald : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
3. Azevedo, Pedro (3 October 1998). "CoC : Solefald - The Linear Scaffold : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
4. Personnel as found at discogs