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{{Infobox album
| name       = Bú-Tik
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Chthonic (band)|ChthoniC]]
| cover      = Chthonic BuTik.png
| alt        =
| released   = May 29, 2013 <small>([[Japan|JP]], [[Taiwan|TW]])</small><br>May 31, 2013 <small>([[Finland|FI]], International)</small><br>June 3, 2013 <small>(UK)</small><br>June 25, 2013 <small>(North America)</small>
| recorded   = January 2013 – February 2013 [[Harplinge]], Sweden
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{flat list|
*[[Symphonic black metal]]<ref name="Asia One"/>
*[[blackened death metal]]<ref name="Exclaim!"/>
*[[melodic death metal]]<ref name="Asia One"/>
*[[oriental metal]]<ref name="Metal Injection"/>
}}
| length     = 40:36
| label      = [[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]] / [[Universal Music|Universal]]<br>Howling Bull <small>([[Japan|JP]])</small>
| producer   = Rickard Bengtsson
| prev_title = [[Takasago Army]]
| prev_year  = 2011
| next_title = [[Battlefields of Asura]]
| next_year  = 2018
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Bú-Tik
| type        = studio
| single1     = Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace
| single1date = May 19, 2013
}}
}}
'''''Bú-Tik''''' ({{zh|t=武德|link=no}}) is the seventh studio album from Taiwanese [[black metal]] band [[Chthonic (band)|Chthonic]].<ref name=blabbermouth/> It was released by [[Spinefarm Records]] on May 29, 2013, in Asia; June 3, 2013, in the United Kingdom; and June 25, 2013, in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/04/02/chthonics-album-art-for-bu-tik-is-bu-tiful/|title=Chthonic’s Album Art for Bú-Tik is Bú-Tiful|author=Axl Rosenberg|publisher=[[MetalSucks]]|date=April 2, 2013|accessdate=April 14, 2013}}</ref> ''Bú-Tik'' is the group's third record to be released through Spinefarm Records, and their second to have been produced and mixed by Rickard Bengtsson.<ref name=blabbermouth>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=188232|title=CHTHONIC: New Album Cover Unveiled|publisher=[[Blabbermouth]]|date=April 2, 2013|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref>
==Composition==
Speaking with ''Metalholic'', bassist Doris Yeh compared the production of ''Bú-Tik'' to that of ''[[Takasago Army]]'', stating, "The music production of ''Bú-Tik'' is very close to ''Takasago Army'' which we are quite satisfied with it. The structures of songs of ''Bú-Tik'' are a little bit different from ''Takasago Army''. Songs of ''Bú-Tik'' are more fluent, smooth, and natural."<ref name=metalholic>{{cite web|url=http://metalholic.com/chthonic-interview-bassist-talks-new-album-rhythm-crusher-app/|title=CHTHONIC Interview: Bassist Talks New Album, ‘Rhythm Crusher’ App|author=Rustyn Rose|publisher=Metalholic Magazine|date=April 1, 2013|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> Commenting on the song writing process for ''Bú-Tik'', vocalist Freddy Lim told ''Sonic Shocks'', "I think the band especially the song writing process has become more natural, it’s much easier for me and Jesse to find the right balance for taking our souls and finding the right inspiration to music."<ref name=sonicshocks>{{cite web|url=http://interviews.sonicshocks.com/CHTHONIC.php|title=CHTHONIC – FREDDY LIM|author=Matt D|publisher=Sonic Shocks 2013|date=May 30, 2013|accessdate=June 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625033757/http://interviews.sonicshocks.com/CHTHONIC.php|archivedate=June 25, 2013}}</ref>
==Promotion==
Along with a track-by-track review by Doris Yeh, the album's fourth track "Next Republic" was made available for streaming on April 22, 2013, through [[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]].<ref name=terrorizer>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrorizer.com/2013/04/22/chthonic-next-republic-stream-and-track-by-track/|title=Chthonic ‘Next Republic’ stream and track by track|author=John Consterdine|publisher=[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]|date=April 22, 2013|accessdate=April 22, 2013}}</ref> A music video for the track "Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace" directed by Chuang Chi-wen and choreographed by Jeremy Yang was released on May 7, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/premiere-chthonic-defenders-of-bu%CC%81-tik-palace-video/|title=PREMIERE: Chthonic ‘Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace’ Video|author=Merlin|publisher=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=May 7, 2013|accessdate=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604113118/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/premiere-chthonic-defenders-of-bu%cc%81-tik-palace-video/|archive-date=June 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> An additional music video directed by Lin Chun, for the track "Sail into the Sunset's Fire", was released on May 24, 2013.<ref name=terrorizor2>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrorizer.com/2013/05/24/chthonic-sail-into-the-sunset-s-fire-video/|title=Chthonic premiere ‘Sail Into The Sunset’s Fire’ video with Terrorizer|author=John Consterdine|publisher=[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]|date=May 24, 2013|accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> The video was filmed during a rain storm at an outdoors swimming pool.<ref name=terrorizor2/> On June 4, 2013, a full-stream of the album was posted on [[SoundCloud]] by ''Spinefarm Records''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/chthonic-are-streaming-new-album-bu-tik-for-a-day/|title=Chthonic Are Streaming New Album ‘Bú-Tik’ For A Day|author=Merlin|publisher=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=June 4, 2013|accessdate=June 4, 2013}}</ref> On June 10, 2013, a third video directed by [[Cheng Wen-tang]] and Chang Yih-feng for the track "Supreme Pain for the Tyrant" debuted on [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-chthonic-premiere-new-music-video-supreme-pain-for-the-tyrant.html|title=Exclusive: ChthoniC Premiere New Music Video, "Supreme Pain for the Tyrant"|publisher=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=June 10, 2013|accessdate=June 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613040031/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-chthonic-premiere-new-music-video-supreme-pain-for-the-tyrant.html|archive-date=June 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Album cover==
The album cover art was revealed on April 1, 2013.<ref name=blabbermouth/> It was said by the band that the artwork was created to depict the theme of the album which was "the idea of an armed body and mind".<ref name=metalholic/><ref name=metalinjection/> The image is made of the features of an elder, child, and girl model.<ref name=metalinjection/> The female model depicted in the cover, Bu (小布), was chosen of nearly a hundred volunteer candidates.<ref name=metalinjection>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/sick-art/taiwans-chthonic-show-off-badass-new-album-artwork|title=CHTHONIC Show Off Badass New Album Artwork|author=Greg Kennelty|publisher=Metal Injection|date=April 3, 2013|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> The album cover was designed by Oink Chen and with photography by 林峻.
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[About.com]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="about.com">{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/chthonic/fr/Chthonic-Bu-tik-Review.htm|title=Chthonic – Bu-Tik Review|author=Edward Banchs|publisher=[[About.com]]|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=July 31, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125148/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/chthonic/fr/Chthonic-Bu-tik-Review.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[AsiaOne]]
|rev2score = favorable<ref name="Asia One">{{cite web|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20130619-430863.html|title=Review: 'BU-TIK' by Chthonic (Critic's Pick!)|author=Tan Kee Yun|publisher=[[AsiaOne]]|date=June 22, 2013|accessdate=June 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122133/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20130619-430863.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev3 = [[Blabbermouth.net]]
|rev3score = 10/10<ref name="blabbermouth.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/bu-tik/|title=CD Review – Bú-Tik Chthonic |author=Ray Van Horn Jr.|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
|rev4score = 7/10<ref name="Exclaim!">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/chthonic-bu-tik|title=Chthonic – Bú-Tik|author=Natalie Zina Walschots|publisher=[[Exclaim!]]|date=June 18, 2013|accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref>
|rev5 = Metal Injection
|rev5score = 8/10<ref name="Metal Injection">{{cite web|publisher=Metal Injection|last=Phillips|first=Alex|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-chthonic-bu-tik|title=Album Review: CHTHONIC Bú-Tik|date=June 20, 2013|accessdate=February 28, 2019}}</ref>
}}
===Critical reception===
Bú-Tik has received mainly positive reviews from professional critics. Edward Banchs of [[About.com]] commented on the records distinctiveness, "Gravely overlooked, Chthonic have crafted a unique sound in an otherwise repetitive genre, with an identity that speaks to pride as much as it speaks to the thrash influenced aggression that band unleashes with each record, and Bu-Tik is no exception."<ref name="about.com"/> Ray Van Horn, Jr. of [[Blabbermouth.net]] gave the album a ten out of ten and likened it to their 2006 record [[Seediq Bale (album)|Seediq Bale]], stating "CHTHONIC has proven themselves true to their own cause and should anyone have been worried that [...] the corroding brutality of "Seedig Bale" [sic] has been relegated to the past, then "Bú-Tik" will dissolve those notions."<ref name="blabbermouth.net"/>
===Awards===
For their work on Bú-Tik, the group won three awards during Taiwan's [[Golden Melody Award|Golden Music Awards]], including: "Best Album Award", "Best Band" and "Best Musician".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/chthonic-honored-at-taiwans-golden-music-awards/|title=CHTHONIC Honored At Taiwan's GOLDEN MUSIC AWARDS|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 30, 2013|accessdate=November 9, 2013}}</ref> The group was nominated for seven awards at the event.
==Track listing==
''Bú-Tik'' album track listing adapted from [[Allmusic]].<ref name="Allmusic"/>
{{Track listing
| total_length=40:36
| title1  = Arising Armament
| note1   = Intro
| writer1 =  Hsu Shu Chuan, Chen Po Jen, CJ Kao, Freddy Lim, Huang Zi Ling, Chen Yan Ting
| length1 = 2:27
| title2  = Supreme Pain for the Tyrant
| length2 = 4:45
| writer2 =  Joe Henley, Freddy Lim, Jesse Liu
| title3  = Sail into the Sunset's Fire
| length3 = 4:00
| writer3 = Joe Henley, Freddy Lim, Jesse Liu
| title4  = Next Republic"
*"Track begins with a five second excerpt of the song "台灣民族主義" (Literally translated "[[Taiwanese nationalism]]"), sung by [[Su Beng]].<ref name=terrorizer/>
| length4 = 4:12
| writer4 = Joe Henley, Freddy Lim, Jesse Liu
| title5  = Rage of my Sword
| length5 = 4:37
| writer5 = Joe Henley, Freddy Lim, Jesse Liu
| title6  = Between Silence and Death
| length6 = 4:38
| writer6 = Joe Henley, Freddy Lim, Jesse Liu
| title7  = Resurrection Pyre
| length7 = 4:59
| writer7 = Joe Henley, Freddy Lim, Jesse Liu
| title8  = Set Fire to the Island
| length8 = 3:47
| writer8 = Joe Henley, Freddy Lim, Jesse Liu
| title9  = Defenders of Bú-tik Palace
| length9 = 5:22
| writer9 = Joe Henley, Freddy Lim, Jesse Liu
| title10  = Undying Rearmament
| note10   = Outro
| length10 = 1:49
| writer10 = Hsu Shu Chuan, Chen Po Jen, Huang Zi Ling, Chen Yan Ting
}}
==Personnel==
''Bú-Tik'' album personnel adapted from [[Allmusic]].<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/b%C3%B9-tik-mw0002541903/credits|title=Chthonic Bú-Tik Credits|accessdate=June 23, 2013}}</ref>
'''''Chthonic'''''
*Freddy Lim, "Left Face of Maradou" – vocals, composer
*Jesse Liu, "the Infernal" – guitar, [[Audio engineer|engineer]]
*Doris Yeh, "Thunder Tears" – bass, [[choir]]
*Dani Wang, "Azathothian Hands" – drums
*CJ Kao, "Dispersed Fingers" – keyboards, synthesizer, engineer, composer
'''''Additional personnel'''''
*Meiyun Tang – guest vocals on "Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace"
*[[Su Beng]] – guest vocals on "Next Republic"
*Lin Chi-an – choir, chorus
*Hsu Shu Chuan – composer, [[conch]], [[Dizi (instrument)|dizi]], [[shakuhachi]]
*Achino Chang – [[shehnai]]
*Joe Henley – composer
*Huang Zi Ling – composer
*Chen Yan Ting – composer
*Chen Po Jen – composer, crystal bowl
*Rickard Bengtsson – production, engineer, [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] at Sweet Spot studio, [[Halmstad, Sweden]]
*Mats Lindfors – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
*Luxia Wu – engineer
*Anita Chia – assistant
*Kris Yeh – assistant
*Oink Yang-De Chen – [[Art design|design]]
*林峻 – photography
*Kuo Yu-Tang – [[Wardrobe stylist|stylist]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.chthonic.tw Official website]
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