The Black Flux

2008 studio album by Virus

The Black Flux

Studio album by

Virus

Released

November 10, 2008 (2008-11-10)^[1]

Recorded

June 2007–July 2008^[2]

Studio

Amper Tone Studios

Genre

Avant-garde metal

Length

53:11

Label

Season of Mist

Producer

Bård Ingebrigtsen

Virus chronology

Carheart
(2003)

The Black Flux
(2008)

The Agent That Shapes the Desert
(2011)

The Black Flux is the second studio album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Virus. It was released on 10 November 2008 via Season of Mist.

Background

The Black Flux was recorded between June 2007 and July 2008^[2] at Amper Tone Studios in Oslo.

This is the band's only studio album that was released by the label Season of Mist.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stalkers of the Drift"	4:29
2.	"As Virulent as You"	5:56
3.	"Archives"	6:31
4.	"The Black Flux"	6:39
5.	"Intermission: Ocean Highway" (instrumental)	3:54
6.	"Inward Bound"	6:50
7.	"Lost Peacocks"	5:48
8.	"Shame Eclipse"	4:12
9.	"Strange Calm"	8:52
Total length:		53:11

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

The album received generally positive reviews. AllMusic reviewer Greg Prato stated: "Most times, this Oslo, Norway-based outfit sounds comparable to Voivod, but at other times sound like a distant musical disciple of the Melvins (with far less distortion on the guitar and more discernible vocals). Either way, one thing's for certain. These chaps like to stretch a guitar part until your brain goes numb, as evidenced by the album's title track, which rambles on for nearly three minutes before the vocals finally kick in. Elsewhere, a tune like "Lost Peacocks" cuts to the chase quicker when it comes to the vocals, with a singing style (courtesy of Virus' singer/guitarist, Czral) that sounds patterned after the late/great Ian Curtis from Joy Division."^[2]

Personnel

Virus

Czral — vocals, guitars
Plenum — bass
Einz — drums

Additional personnel

Bård Ingebrigtsen — baritone guitar, violin, piano, slide guitar, effects, production
B9 — soundscapes, ambience (tracks 3, 5)

Other staff

Tom Kvålsvoll — mastering
Sapfo Stavrides — photography
Kvohst — lyrics

References

^ Virus - The Black Flux on band's official bandcamp page Retrieved 22 August 2016
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Virus - The Black Flux at allmusic.com Retrieved on 22 August 2016
^ Voivod (20 November 2010). "Album Review - Virus (NO): The Black Flux". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 22 August 2016.