Strange Old Brew is the second
studio album by
Norwegianblack metal band
Carpathian Forest. It was released on November 6, 2000, through
Avantgarde Music. It was re-released under
digipak format in 2007 by
Peaceville Records, containing an extra track. Contrasting with the previous Carpathian Forest releases, the sonority of Strange Old Brew is their most experimental one so far, mixing black metal with
jazz interludes. It was their first release with
Anders Kobro and
Tchort in the band's line-up.
The track "Theme from Nekromantikk" (
sic) is a cover of the opening theme of the controversial 1987 horror movie Nekromantik, directed by
Jörg Buttgereit.
The track "Return of the Freezing Winds" is one of the first tracks of Carpathian Forest's repertoire, being present already in their first demo tapes, Rehearsal Outtake and Bloodlust and Perversion.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Nattefrost and Nordavind unless noted
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Damnation Chant" (instrumental)
1:01
2.
"Bloodcleansing"
2:43
3.
"Mask of the Slave"
4:12
4.
"Martyr/Sacrificulum"
3:26
5.
"Thanatology"
4:40
6.
"The Suicide Song"
3:40
7.
"House of the Whipcord"
3:58
8.
"Cloak of Midnight"
5:28
9.
"Return of the Freezing Winds"
3:07
10.
"Theme from Nekromantikk" (instrumental; music composed by
Hermann Kopp)