is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1990 by Exhurtum (Carl-Michael Eide) and Wargod with the name Ezcema. These two members only participated in the recording of a demo before going out, leaving the command to frontman Satyr, who along with drummer Frost, formed the backbone of the band since their first album in 1993.
The band is considered one of the pioneers of the second wave of Norwegian black metal, which emerged in the late 1980s and its members have worked with other bands such as Darkthrone and important Gorgoroth.1 In addition, two members of Darkthrone have attended Satyricon albums, with Nocturno Culto has been a member of the band in 1996.
After releasing several albums in the 1990s, the band's musical style changed in 2002 with the album Volcano. The album features a more commercial sound toward the arena rock and a slower pace, and made the band achieve international success, but received strong criticism from his former fans. The following albums followed a musical style similar to Volcano, with Satyricon evolving into one of the most popular bands of the Norwegian black metal, as well as contribute significantly in increasing the number of foreigners interested in learning the Norwegian language.
Formation (1990-1991) [edit]
In 1990 bassist and drummer Wargod Exhurtum (Carl-Michael Eide) formed the band Eczema. Shortly after, Lemarchand and Satyr joined the band as guitarist and vocalist respectively. Later they decide to change the name Satyricon, inspired by the eponymous film by Frederico Fellini 3 and in 1992 released their first demo, which later received the title of All Evil.4
After the first demo, and Wargod Exhurtum left the band. Exhurtum was kicked out for not having a visual black metal5 while Wargod left the black metal scene to become a UN soldier. Lemarchand Satyr and drummer Frost decided to call as a musician convidado.6 With him, the band recorded a second demo, The Forest is my throne, which was released in 1993. After the recordings, Lemarchand left the band to join Ulver, who were recording their first demo. So, Satyr became accumulate gas singer, guitarist, bassist and keyboardist with Frost on drums as a fixed member.
Dark Medieval Times (1992-1993) [edit]
With the good reception of the two demos, 7 Satyr managed to sign with the label No Fashion Records for recording the first album banda.8 During the recording of the debut, In the Fashion terminated the contract by economic difficulties and the band was forced to finance album sozinha.8
At this time, the band began looking for record labels and stumbled across the Tatra Productions, who offered to sign with eles.8 The Tatra was not a record label dedicated to black metal, and so decided to create a sub-label to release the albums the Satyricon, the Moonfog Productions.8 With Moonfog, Satyricon released in April 1994 their first album, Dark Medieval Times.
The album, which was released during the height of the scene black metal8, was very well received and is considered an essential album in Black Metal norueguês.9 10 11 Why was financed with own resources, the production of the album is bad, and this led several críticas.11 12 The album stands out among the other black metal albums by use of acoustic guitars and flute with the intention of creating an atmosphere medieval.7
The Shadowthrone (1994-1995) [edit]
The band returned to the studio in May to record their second album, it would continue with the medieval style of Dark Medieval Times.13 In September 1994, The Shadowthrone is released. Like its predecessor, the album was well received at the scene black metal.8 9 In The Shadowthrone one notes the presence of more synthesizers. The band had the participation of SS as keyboardist and Samoth of Emperor as baixista.13
With the relative success of Dark Medieval Times, the band got more financial resources for the production of the album, and so The Shadowthrone is significantly better than antecessor.14 Later, in 1995, the demo The Forest is my throne, was relançada8 as a split with Enslaved, named The Forest is my Throne / Yggdrasil. Although the material is identical to the demo, Lemarchand is not mentioned in the credits.
Nemesis Divine (1996-1997) [edit]
In January 1996, the band returned to the studio to record their new album in a period of two months. The short time of the recordings is due to the fact that the material had been written between 1993 and 1995.15 The album features the participation of guitarist and vocalist of Darkthrone, Nocturno Culto, that by the name of Kvedulv, recorded the bass. On April 22, 1996 was released Nemesis Divina.16
Nemesis Divina was the first commercially successful album of the band and in 1996 alone sold over 100,000 cópias.9 The album received very good reviews and is considered not only the best album, but as one of the best black However metal.17 the vocal Satyr received some negative criticism.
The album includes the song Mother North, later elected as "the most successful Black Metal 90s" .9 In the same year, the band recorded and released a music video on VHS for music, being one of the first Black Metal bands to record a video. (The Burzum Dunkelheit VHS released in the same year)
Rebel Extravaganza (1998-2001) [edit]
Before releasing their fourth studio album, the group released the EP Megiddo in 1997, a collection of vinyl with Dark Medieval Times, and The Shadowthrone Nemesis Divina in 1998 and Intermezzo II EP in 1999. An important step was taken with the signing with Nuclear Blast for a worldwide, with the exception of Scandinavia, where the releases are the responsibility of Moonfog Productions.
The band attended two tributes, one to Darkthrone with music Kathaarian Life Code and another for music with Bathory Born for Burning.
In 1999, the band released their 4th studio album, Rebel Extravaganza. The recording of the album had the participation of musicians like Fenriz of Darkthrone, Snorre W. Ruch of Thorns, Anders Odden from Apoptygma Berzerk and Daniel "Død" Olaisen the Blood Red Throne.18
Rebel Extravaganza was the first album to have different reactions to criticism. Musically, the band changed their style a bit, with elements facing the industrial metal passages and some rock and roll.
The band performed several concerts during this time, including at international festivals that made its increasing popularity to attract the media to banda.9 Rebel Extravaganza was the first album to enter the bestseller list in Norway, where it stayed for two weeks and reached to 27 posição.19
The following year the band held a grand tour of Europe and North America. In April and May, shared the stage with Pantera, becoming the first black metal band to tour with a band that had won platinum discs. The choice of the Satyricon as opening band gave more for the fact that Phil Anselmo a big fan of the Norwegian black metal than a musical proximity between bands. In 2001 the band released Roadkill Extravaganza, with scenes of the tour and extra material.
In 2001 the band received an award at the first ceremony Alarmprisen as the best band to vivo.20
The following year, the band released a compilation, Ten Horns, Ten Diadems. The album contains songs from the first four studio albums, with some remasters to compensate for low quality products. The release of the compilation was followed by a tour and several shows at festivals.
Volcano (2002-2005) [edit]
In October 2002 the band released their 5th studio album, Volcano. Musically, the album is very different from previous work, with a style closer to rock and roll. The album spawned resentment among his old fans, who accuse them of selling, but it was the biggest commercial success of the band and spent three weeks in the charts in Norway, coming to stand in the fourth posição.21 22 Volcano won several awards as one of Spellemannprisen " Best Metal Album ", two Alarmprisen for" Best Music "with Fuel for Hatred and" Best Metal album "Oslo and an award for" Best Album ".
The huge success of Volcano intensified the live performances of the band, especially in Europe and especially in Scandinavia, but also in North America, where it played since 2000. However, the U.S. tour had problems since Frost's visa had been denied because he was stuck in the 90s. The replacement was Joey Jordison of Slipknot.
Other complications occurred in the tour of North America in 2004, which was canceled because the two guitarists were arrested after being accused of drugging and raping a woman at a show in Toronto. Both were released after catching bail of $ 50,000 canadenses.23
Now, Diabolical (2006-2007) [edit]
In 2006, Now, Diabolical was released. Before, the band released two singles: "The Pentagram Burns" and "KING". The latter reached the seventh position of the stops norueguesas.24 The album was described as a "contribution logic Volcano", 25 but a little more simples.25
The album was nominated for the Alarmprisen as "Best Metal Album", but the winner was In Sorte Diaboli, Dimmu Borgir.
Like its predecessor, Now, Diabolical sold remarkably well, coming in higher positions on the charts. In Norway, reached the second position, in Finland 28 ° and 47 ° in Suécia.26 In the following months, the band toured for the first time was headlining the Inferno Metal Festival in Oslo in March 2008.27
The Age of Nero (2008-present) [edit]
In late 2008, the band released The Age of Nero. Previously had already released the single "Black Crown on a Tombstone" and My Skin is Cold EP, which was three weeks in Spanish list of singles, reaching the sixth position, 28 transforming the Satyricon in only black metal band present in a Spanish list . The album followed the same style as its predecessor, Allmusic described the album as "obscure, surprising, creative and controversial" .29 In Norwegian lists reached the fifth position, 26 ° and 30 ° in Sweden in Finland, becoming the first album of the band to make you more successful in Sweden than in Finland. For the first time an album the band entered the French lists, reaching 136 ° posição.30
Following the release of The Age of Nero the band performed several tours to promote álbum.31 The album was nominated for the Danish Metal Awards in the category "Best International Band album" .32 In 2010, The Age of Nero went gold Norway after selling more than 15,000 cópias
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Satyricon
is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1990 by Exhurtum (Carl-Michael Eide) and Wargod with the name Ezcema. These two members only participated in the recording of a demo before going out, leaving the command to frontman Satyr, who along with drummer Frost, formed the backbone of the band since their first album in 1993.
The band is considered one of the pioneers of the second wave of Norwegian black metal, which emerged in the late 1980s and its members have worked with other bands such as Darkthrone and important Gorgoroth.1 In addition, two members of Darkthrone have attended Satyricon albums, with Nocturno Culto has been a member of the band in 1996.
After releasing several albums in the 1990s, the band's musical style changed in 2002 with the album Volcano. The album features a more commercial sound toward the arena rock and a slower pace, and made the band achieve international success, but received strong criticism from his former fans. The following albums followed a musical style similar to Volcano, with Satyricon evolving into one of the most popular bands of the Norwegian black metal, as well as contribute significantly in increasing the number of foreigners interested in learning the Norwegian language.
Formation (1990-1991) [edit]
In 1990 bassist and drummer Wargod Exhurtum (Carl-Michael Eide) formed the band Eczema. Shortly after, Lemarchand and Satyr joined the band as guitarist and vocalist respectively. Later they decide to change the name Satyricon, inspired by the eponymous film by Frederico Fellini 3 and in 1992 released their first demo, which later received the title of All Evil.4
After the first demo, and Wargod Exhurtum left the band. Exhurtum was kicked out for not having a visual black metal5 while Wargod left the black metal scene to become a UN soldier. Lemarchand Satyr and drummer Frost decided to call as a musician convidado.6 With him, the band recorded a second demo, The Forest is my throne, which was released in 1993. After the recordings, Lemarchand left the band to join Ulver, who were recording their first demo. So, Satyr became accumulate gas singer, guitarist, bassist and keyboardist with Frost on drums as a fixed member.
Dark Medieval Times (1992-1993) [edit]
With the good reception of the two demos, 7 Satyr managed to sign with the label No Fashion Records for recording the first album banda.8 During the recording of the debut, In the Fashion terminated the contract by economic difficulties and the band was forced to finance album sozinha.8
At this time, the band began looking for record labels and stumbled across the Tatra Productions, who offered to sign with eles.8 The Tatra was not a record label dedicated to black metal, and so decided to create a sub-label to release the albums the Satyricon, the Moonfog Productions.8 With Moonfog, Satyricon released in April 1994 their first album, Dark Medieval Times.
The album, which was released during the height of the scene black metal8, was very well received and is considered an essential album in Black Metal norueguês.9 10 11 Why was financed with own resources, the production of the album is bad, and this led several críticas.11 12 The album stands out among the other black metal albums by use of acoustic guitars and flute with the intention of creating an atmosphere medieval.7
The Shadowthrone (1994-1995) [edit]
The band returned to the studio in May to record their second album, it would continue with the medieval style of Dark Medieval Times.13 In September 1994, The Shadowthrone is released. Like its predecessor, the album was well received at the scene black metal.8 9 In The Shadowthrone one notes the presence of more synthesizers. The band had the participation of SS as keyboardist and Samoth of Emperor as baixista.13
With the relative success of Dark Medieval Times, the band got more financial resources for the production of the album, and so The Shadowthrone is significantly better than antecessor.14 Later, in 1995, the demo The Forest is my throne, was relançada8 as a split with Enslaved, named The Forest is my Throne / Yggdrasil. Although the material is identical to the demo, Lemarchand is not mentioned in the credits.
Nemesis Divine (1996-1997) [edit]
In January 1996, the band returned to the studio to record their new album in a period of two months. The short time of the recordings is due to the fact that the material had been written between 1993 and 1995.15 The album features the participation of guitarist and vocalist of Darkthrone, Nocturno Culto, that by the name of Kvedulv, recorded the bass. On April 22, 1996 was released Nemesis Divina.16
Nemesis Divina was the first commercially successful album of the band and in 1996 alone sold over 100,000 cópias.9 The album received very good reviews and is considered not only the best album, but as one of the best black However metal.17 the vocal Satyr received some negative criticism.
The album includes the song Mother North, later elected as "the most successful Black Metal 90s" .9 In the same year, the band recorded and released a music video on VHS for music, being one of the first Black Metal bands to record a video. (The Burzum Dunkelheit VHS released in the same year)
Rebel Extravaganza (1998-2001) [edit]
Before releasing their fourth studio album, the group released the EP Megiddo in 1997, a collection of vinyl with Dark Medieval Times, and The Shadowthrone Nemesis Divina in 1998 and Intermezzo II EP in 1999. An important step was taken with the signing with Nuclear Blast for a worldwide, with the exception of Scandinavia, where the releases are the responsibility of Moonfog Productions.
The band attended two tributes, one to Darkthrone with music Kathaarian Life Code and another for music with Bathory Born for Burning.
In 1999, the band released their 4th studio album, Rebel Extravaganza. The recording of the album had the participation of musicians like Fenriz of Darkthrone, Snorre W. Ruch of Thorns, Anders Odden from Apoptygma Berzerk and Daniel "Død" Olaisen the Blood Red Throne.18
Rebel Extravaganza was the first album to have different reactions to criticism. Musically, the band changed their style a bit, with elements facing the industrial metal passages and some rock and roll.
The band performed several concerts during this time, including at international festivals that made its increasing popularity to attract the media to banda.9 Rebel Extravaganza was the first album to enter the bestseller list in Norway, where it stayed for two weeks and reached to 27 posição.19
The following year the band held a grand tour of Europe and North America. In April and May, shared the stage with Pantera, becoming the first black metal band to tour with a band that had won platinum discs. The choice of the Satyricon as opening band gave more for the fact that Phil Anselmo a big fan of the Norwegian black metal than a musical proximity between bands. In 2001 the band released Roadkill Extravaganza, with scenes of the tour and extra material.
In 2001 the band received an award at the first ceremony Alarmprisen as the best band to vivo.20
The following year, the band released a compilation, Ten Horns, Ten Diadems. The album contains songs from the first four studio albums, with some remasters to compensate for low quality products. The release of the compilation was followed by a tour and several shows at festivals.
Volcano (2002-2005) [edit]
In October 2002 the band released their 5th studio album, Volcano. Musically, the album is very different from previous work, with a style closer to rock and roll. The album spawned resentment among his old fans, who accuse them of selling, but it was the biggest commercial success of the band and spent three weeks in the charts in Norway, coming to stand in the fourth posição.21 22 Volcano won several awards as one of Spellemannprisen " Best Metal Album ", two Alarmprisen for" Best Music "with Fuel for Hatred and" Best Metal album "Oslo and an award for" Best Album ".
The huge success of Volcano intensified the live performances of the band, especially in Europe and especially in Scandinavia, but also in North America, where it played since 2000. However, the U.S. tour had problems since Frost's visa had been denied because he was stuck in the 90s. The replacement was Joey Jordison of Slipknot.
Other complications occurred in the tour of North America in 2004, which was canceled because the two guitarists were arrested after being accused of drugging and raping a woman at a show in Toronto. Both were released after catching bail of $ 50,000 canadenses.23
Now, Diabolical (2006-2007) [edit]
In 2006, Now, Diabolical was released. Before, the band released two singles: "The Pentagram Burns" and "KING". The latter reached the seventh position of the stops norueguesas.24 The album was described as a "contribution logic Volcano", 25 but a little more simples.25
The album was nominated for the Alarmprisen as "Best Metal Album", but the winner was In Sorte Diaboli, Dimmu Borgir.
Like its predecessor, Now, Diabolical sold remarkably well, coming in higher positions on the charts. In Norway, reached the second position, in Finland 28 ° and 47 ° in Suécia.26 In the following months, the band toured for the first time was headlining the Inferno Metal Festival in Oslo in March 2008.27
The Age of Nero (2008-present) [edit]
In late 2008, the band released The Age of Nero. Previously had already released the single "Black Crown on a Tombstone" and My Skin is Cold EP, which was three weeks in Spanish list of singles, reaching the sixth position, 28 transforming the Satyricon in only black metal band present in a Spanish list . The album followed the same style as its predecessor, Allmusic described the album as "obscure, surprising, creative and controversial" .29 In Norwegian lists reached the fifth position, 26 ° and 30 ° in Sweden in Finland, becoming the first album of the band to make you more successful in Sweden than in Finland. For the first time an album the band entered the French lists, reaching 136 ° posição.30
Following the release of The Age of Nero the band performed several tours to promote álbum.31 The album was nominated for the Danish Metal Awards in the category "Best International Band album" .32 In 2010, The Age of Nero went gold Norway after selling more than 15,000 cópias
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