Satyricon (band)

Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, formed in 1991 in Oslo. Satyr and Frost have
Satyricon
been the band's core members since 1993. The band's first three albums typify the Norwegian
black metal style. Since its fourth album in 1999, the band has strayed from this style and
included elements of traditional heavy metal in their sound. Satyricon was the first Norwegian
black metal band to join a multi-national record label (EMI).[2]

Contents
Satyricon performing live at Elbriot
History
festival in Hamburg in August 2018
Musical style
Background information
Band members
Current members Origin Oslo, Norway
Current live members Genres Black metal[1]
Former members
Years active 1991–present
Former live members
Timeline Labels Moonfog · Century
Discography Media · Sony BMG ·
Studio albums EMI · Napalm
Compilation albums Records ·
Split albums Roadrunner
EPs
Associated acts Zyklon-B · Emperor ·
Singles
1349 · Darkthrone ·
Demos
Video albums Dødheimsgard

Music videos Members Satyr

References Frost
External links
Past members Kveldulv
Samoth
History Exhurtum
The band were formed in 1990 as Eczema[3] by the bassist Wargod and drummer Exhurtum. In Wargod
1991, they decided to start playing black metal and change the band name to Satyricon. Satyr Lemarchand
(Sigurd Wongraven) then joined the band. After
the first demo All Evil, Exhurtum was kicked out of
the band because he "preferred hanging out with my
girl at the time rather than kicking down
gravestones together with the band",[3] while
Wargod left the music scene and became a UN
soldier afterwards.[4] Remaining members Satyr
and Lemarchand hired the drummer Frost (Kjetil-
Satyricon performing live in 2011 Vidar Haraldstad) as a session musician and Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven at
recorded their second and last demo, The Forest Is Rockharz Open Air 2016 in Germany
My Throne. Shortly after this, Lemarchand also left
the band. But before leaving the band he recorded guitars (uncredited on the booklet) for the first
full-length album, Dark Medieval Times. In the meantime, Frost was being "promoted" as a permanent member and had recorded drums for the
aforementioned album. Satyricon have—with two exceptions—been a two-man band ever since: from 1993–1996, Tomas Thormodsæter 'Samoth'
Haugen from Emperor was the bassist and guitarist of Satyricon, and participated in the recording of their second album, The Shadowthrone; and
later, in 1996, Darkthrone member Nocturno Culto (Ted Skjellum, known as "Kveldulv" during Satyricon's period) became guitarist on the third
full-length Satyricon album, Nemesis Divina.

Rebel Extravaganza, Satyricon's fourth album, was released in 1999. During this period Satyr drastically changed his look by shaving off his hair,
as seen in the photoshoot for the album as well as their live performances around this time.

In April and May 2000, Satyricon toured as a supporting band for Pantera.[5] Phil Anselmo has spoken of his love for black metal numerous times,
and has participated in Eibon with Satyricon frontman Satyr.[6] They used to be signed with Daron Malakian's music label EatUrMusic.[7]

Their fifth studio album Volcano was released in 2002 and won four awards: the Norwegian Grammy for Best Metal Album, an Alarm award for
the track "Fuel for Hatred" in the category Song of the Year, the Alarm Award for Metal Album of the Year and The Oslo award for Best Overall
Album.[8][9][10]

Satyricon participated in the Darkthrone tribute Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone, released by Moonfog Productions in 1998, covering the song
"Kathaarian Life Code". In the same year, Satyricon participated in the Bathory tribute In Conspiracy with Satan, released by Hellspawn/No
Fashion Records, featuring the song "Born for Burning" originally released on Crusade from the North in 1996.

In 2006, Satyricon released Now, Diabolical.[11]

In March 2008, the band headlined the Inferno Metal Festival in Oslo for the first time.

The EP My Skin Is Cold was released before their seventh album, The Age of Nero, which was released on 3 November 2008.[12][13]

Satyricon released their self-titled eighth full-length album on 9 September 2013.[14]

The band released their first ever Full Length live CD/DVD set titled Live at the Opera which took place in September 2013, alongside the
Norwegian National Opera, on 4 May 2015.

A fully remastered 20th anniversary edition of 1996's Nemesis Divina was released on 20 May 2016.

According to recent updates on Satyricon's official Facebook page, they entered the studio in March 2017 to record their ninth full-length studio
album titled Deep Calleth Upon Deep, which was completed in Summer 2017 and was released on 22 September.[15] Frost has stated in recent
interviews that once the new album is released, they will then complete work on their first ever covers album. The covers album will be titled
'Formative Oddities' and the band are aiming to complete and release it in 2018.

Musical style
The band's first album, 1994's Dark Medieval Times (recorded in 1993), showed off the fascination Satyricon had with the Middle Ages and
featured raw black metal blast beats produced by Frost, mixed with acoustic guitar and flute. On their next album, The Shadowthrone, this medieval
spirit was continued. Rock Hard journalist Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann wrote that Satyricon reached their "very early zenith" with that album and
Nemesis Divina.[16]

Describing their fifth studio album, 2002's Volcano, frontman Satyr stated in a press release and biography on their homepage that "the music is
rock based but more extreme; it is black metal pushing the boundaries that began with bands like Venom and Bathory. Reinventing ourselves based
on a foundation of rock-oriented black metal is our philosophy." Mühlmann wrote that Satyricon's path after their zenith reached with their second
and third album has only a limited connection to black metal,[16] whereas Metal Hammer journalist Robert Müller described Satyr as a "latently
arrogant guy who, along the way, makes great music that constantly tests the borders of the genre".[17]

The band's more recent albums from the mid 2000s to the present day have further abandoned the band's earlier black metal style. The tempo of the
music is mostly slower compared to the earlier extensive blast beat usage. It also features similar song structures influenced by post-rock music, old
school rock, heavy metal, with some mild elements of their early black metal style sometimes still heard in the music, but with an overall more
accessible sound. It has been described as a more "black 'n' roll" direction.

Band members

Current members Former live members

 Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven – vocals, guitars, Dirk Verbeuren- drums (2014)
keyboards, bass (1991–present) Silmaeth – bass (2011-2012)
Kjetil-Vidar "Frost" Haraldstad – drums (1993– Brice Leclercq – bass (2009-2011)
present) Gildas Le Pape – guitars (2008-2013)
Victor Brandt – bass (2008)
Current live members Schoft – guitars (2007)
Jonna Nikula – keyboards (2003-2011)
Steinar "Azarak" Gundersen – guitars (1999– Trym Torson – drums (2004)
present)
Joey Jordison – drums (2004)
Anders Odden – bass (2009–present)
Ivar Bjørnson – keyboards (2003)
Anders Hunstad - keyboards (2011–present)
Lars K. Norberg – bass (2002-2007)
Attila Vörös – guitars (2017–present)
Arnt Ove "A.O Grønbech" Grønbech – guitars
(2002-2007)
Former members Terje "Cyrus" Andersen – guitars (2000-2002)
Kine Hult – keyboards (2000-2002)
Ted "Kveldulv" Skjellum – guitars (1996-1997)
Jan Erik "Tyr" Tiwaz – bass (2000)
Tomas "Samoth" Haugen – guitars, bass (1993- Morten "Sanrabb" Furuly – guitars (1999)
1996)
Terje Vik "Tchort" Shei – guitars (1997-1999)
Carl-Michael "Exhurtum" Eide – drums (1991-
1992) Daniel "Død" Olaisen – guitars (1996-1999)
Vegard "Wargod" Blomberg – bass (1991-1992) Richard "Daimon" Cabeza - bass (1997)
Håvard "Lemarchand" Jørgensen – guitars, bass Kenneth "Destroyer" Svartalv – bass (1996)
(1991-1993)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums
 Peak chart positions
UK
Title Album details BEL BEL [26] Sales Certifications
NOR FIN FRA GER SWE SWI
[18] (Fl) (Wa) [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [27]
[19] [20]
[28]

Released:
1993
(Norway),
1994
Dark Medieval (Worldwide) — — — — — — — — —
Times Label:
Moonfog
Formats:
CD, CS, LP,
download

Released:
September
12, 1994
The Label: — — — — — — — — —
Shadowthrone Moonfog
Formats:
CD, CS, LP,
download

Released:
April 22,
1996
Label:
Nemesis Moonfog, 71
— 107 — — — [29] — — —
Divina Century
Media
Formats:
CD, CS, LP,
download

Released:
September
6, 1999
Label:
Rebel Moonfog, 32 — — 27 — — — — —
Extravaganza Nuclear
Blast
Formats:
CD, CS, LP,
download

Released:
October 25,
2002
Label:
Volcano Moonfog, 4 — — — — — — — — US:
Capitol, 15,000+[30]
eatURmusic
Formats:
CD, LP,
download

Now, 2 — — 28 — — 47 — 195
Diabolical Released: NOR:
April 17, 12,000+[31]
2006 US:
Label: 1,500+[30]
Roadrunner,
Century
Media,
Columbia
 Formats:
CD, LP,
download

Released:
November
3, 2008
Label: NOR:
The Age of Koch, 15,000+[32] NOR:
5 — — 30 136 73 26 — 156
Nero Roadrunner, Gold[34]
US:
Indie 6,000+[33]
Formats:
CD, LP,
download

Released:
September
9, 2013
Label:
Nuclear US:
Satyricon Blast, 1 108 148 6 132 37 18 47 129
1,600+[35]
Roadrunner,
Indie
Formats:
CD, LP,
download

Released:
September
22, 2017
Deep Calleth Label: 7 17 36
Napalm [36] 61 84 [37] 152 20 [38] 25 —
Upon Deep
Records
Formats:
CD, LP,
download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details

Released: 1998
The Box Set Label: Moonfog
Formats: LP

Released: June 25, 2002

Ten Horns – Ten Diadems Label: Moonfog
Formats: CD, download

Split albums

Title Album details Note

The Forest Is My Throne / Released: 1995

Yggdrassil Label: Moonfog split with Enslaved
Formats: CD

EPs
 Title Album details

Released: June 13, 1997

Megiddo Label: Moonfog, Nuclear Blast
Formats: CD, LP, download

Released: May 10, 1999

Intermezzo II Label: Moonfog, Nuclear Blast
Formats: CD, CS, LP, download

Released: June 2, 2008

My Skin Is Cold Label: Roadrunner, Indie
Formats: LP+CD

Singles

Peak
positions
Year Single Album
NOR
[18]

2003 "Fuel For Hatred" – Volcano

"K.I.N.G." 7
2006 Now, Diabolical
"The Pentagram Burns" –
2008 "Black Crow on a Tombstone" – The Age of Nero
2013 "Our World, It Rumbles Tonight" – Satyricon
Deep Calleth Upon
2017 "Deep Calleth Upon Deep" –
Deep
Deep Calleth Upon
2017 "To your brethen in the dark" –
Deep
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Demos

Title Album details

Released: June 22, 1992

All Evil Label: Self-released
Formats: CS

Released: 1993
The Forest Is My Throne Label: Self-released
Formats: CS

Video albums
 Title Album details

Roadkill Extravaganza - A True Released: 2001

Roadmovie Label: Moonfog
Formats: VHS, DVD

Released: 2015
Live at the Opera Label: Napalm Records
Formats: CD, DVD

Music videos
Year Title Director Album
1996 "Mother North" Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven Nemesis Divina
2002 "Fuel for Hatred" Jonas Åkerlund Volcano

"K.I.N.G"[39] John Nothingworth

2006 Now, Diabolical
"The Pentagram Burns"[40] Håvard Arnstad

2008 "Black Crow on a Tombstone"[41] Ove Heiborg, Fredrik Kiosterud The Age of Nero

2013 "Phoenix"[42] – Satyricon

A music video was made for "To Your Brethren In The Dark", directed by Laban Pheidias. The video (the first from the band in nine years),
features American actresses Tonya Cornelisse, Jesse Hotchkiss, Diana Wyenn and Shawn Kathryn Kane.[3]

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