The band were formed in 1990 as Eczema by the bassist Wargod and drummer Exhurtum. In 1991, they decided to start playing black metal and change the band name to Satyricon. Satyr (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", while Wargod left the music scene and became a UN soldier afterwards. Remaining members Satyr and Lemarchand hired the drummer Frost (Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) as a session musician and recorded their second and last demo, The Forest Is 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. Phil Anselmo has spoken of his love for black metal numerous times, and has participated in Eibon with Satyricon frontman Satyr. They used to be signed with Daron Malakian's music label EatUrMusic.
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.
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 – A Tribute to Bathory, released by Hellspawn Records/No Fashion Records, featuring the song "Born for Burning" originally released on Crusade from the North in 1996.
In 2006, Satyricon released Now, Diabolical. 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. Satyricon released their self-titled eighth full-length album on 9 September 2013.
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. Frost had stated in recent interviews that once the new album was released, they would then complete work on their first ever covers album Formative Oddities, though they have yet to announce its release date. The band also revealed plans to release a new studio album with original material in 2022.
On June 8, 2022, the band announced their new album, Satyricon & Munch, would be released digitally on June 10, with physical releases to follow sometime in the future. The album features music created for the Satyricon & Munch exhibition held since April 29 at the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, which celebrates the life and works of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
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.
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 was reached with their second and third album has only a limited connection to black metal, 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".
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyricon_(band)
Studio albums
Dark Medieval Times (1993)
The Shadowthrone (1994)
Nemesis Divina (1996)
Rebel Extravaganza (1999)
Volcano (2002)
Now, Diabolical (2006)
The Age of Nero (2008)
Satyricon (2013)
Deep Calleth Upon Deep (2017)
Satyricon & Munch (2022)
Dark Medieval Times
Satyricon Lyrics
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Vision
All one
It seems
The Blades are sharpened
They will all learn
Yes, Destroy your Dream
It's undeserved
For Dark Medieval Times
Here, upon the Hill
You all find Wisdom
Waiting for a lot of
Endless screaming
Ending
Desert of Dreams
Eternity in your Dreams
Here you are
Dark Medieval Times
The lyrics to Satyricon's song "Dark Medieval Times" present an image of a bleak and austere world. The opening lines, "The secret Lights in the Sky/Vision/All one/It seems," suggest an otherworldly, spectral quality, hinting at the supernatural and a sense of foreboding. The next lines, "The Blades are sharpened/They will all learn/Yes, Destroy your Dream/Your Desert of Dreams/It's undeserved/For Dark Medieval Times," create an atmosphere of violence and brutality, evoking an age in which power and control were gained through bloodshed and the ruthless subjugation of others. The image of "Desert of Dreams" suggests a barren and hopeless existence, where any hope of succeeding or rising above one's station is futile. Yet, the final lines of the song, "Here, upon the Hill/You all find Wisdom/Waiting for a lot of/Endless screaming/Ending/Desert of Dreams/Eternity in your Dreams/Here you are/Dark Medieval Times," reveal a deeper layer of meaning. Despite the bleakness of the world around them, the singers are trying to find transcendence and meaning through their struggles. The "endless screaming" might represent the internal battle between what they know to be right and the reality of what is expected of them.
Line by Line Meaning
The secret Lights in the Sky
There are hidden cosmic phenomena that we cannot understand
Vision
The act of seeing beyond the present reality
All one
We are unified despite our differences
It seems
The truth is elusive and often deceiving
The Blades are sharpened
We are preparing for conflict
They will all learn
Our enemies will suffer for their actions
Yes, Destroy your Dream
Abandon your illusions and face reality
Your Desert of Dreams
Your fantasies and delusions
It's undeserved
You are not entitled to your desires
For Dark Medieval Times
In an era of ignorance and brutality
Here, upon the Hill
In this place of refuge and solitude
You all find Wisdom
Knowledge and insight waits to be discovered
Waiting for a lot of
Anticipating a great deal of
Endless screaming
An unceasing wail of pain and agony
Ending
The conclusion of something significant
Desert of Dreams
A barren wasteland of false hopes and desires
Eternity in your Dreams
Your fantasies of an eternal afterlife
Here you are
In this moment and place
Dark Medieval Times
An era of ignorance, pain, and suffering
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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00:00 1- Walk the Path of Sorrow
08:19 2- Dark Medieval Times
16:30 3- Skyggedans
20:26 4- Min Hyllest Til Vinterland
24:55 5- Into the Mighty Forest
31:14 6- The Dark Castle in the Deep Forest
37:37 7- Taakeslottet
@alejandratrujillo852
Dark Medieval Times 🖤🎼😍
@mordodsengel7404
Thank you very much.
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thx
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@DrChainsawHandz
@Alejandra Trujillo dark medieval times is my favorite off this album
@occultusknbrro1162
This album has an incredible aura! Cold, dark and evil! I remember until today when I first heard this album. I left school at night and walked home, full moon and I was mesmerized by this majestic climate. This in 1995, on a K7 tape. Nostalgic 6.6.6
@maksphoto78
It is an art!
@occultusknbrro1162
@maksphoto78 I agree!
@aimbot165
Where are you for it to be dark with a full moon after school?