Because the mix is so muddy, fans have spent years debating the lyrics to . Using spectral analysis and live bootlegs from 2010 (where the band played it exclusively), a rough translation has emerged.
Nicholas "Scorpion" Von Doom’s performance shifts between high-pitched, "gross" retching—fitting the goblin persona—and sparse, supreme lows. Highlights and Standout Tracks nekrogoblikon stenchrar
Guitarist Alex Alereon (founding member) once described the live dynamic in a 2016 Reddit AMA: Because the mix is so muddy, fans have
Over a decade later, Stench holds up remarkably well. In a genre that can sometimes take itself too seriously, Nekrogoblikon arrived with green It is a captured moment of a band
, or perhaps a specific character from one of their music videos like the "Goblin King"
In 2023, the song was listed by MetalSucks as #7 on their list of "Songs That Should Never Be Remastered." The article argued: "To remaster Stenchrar would be to kill it. The bad recording is the song. It is a captured moment of a band making exactly the noise they wanted to make, consequences be damned."