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".
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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)
Den Siste
Satyricon Lyrics
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I det klare sinn
Et nakent lerret
Foran han
En urørt mark
Allmektighet
Av riket stort
Allmektighet
Endelig
Vår siste stund
En kjempes slag
Det bor i han
Et storslått hjerte
Den siste kriger
Som aldri ga seg
Som skulle frem
Den siste stund
I naken drakt
Nå står vi her
På avgrunds mark
Den siste dag
Vi visste kom
På moder jord
Fordervet sjel
Vrir sitt indre
Fordømte barn
Av Satans sol
Du synker
For eget seil
Forbannet være
Ditt daue sinn
Herre...
Makt...
Sett dem fri
I storsinns tegn
En langsom ferd
For en herdet sjel
Det ville seg
Det måtte skje
Naturens gang
Allmektighet
Av rike stort
Den siste vår
Allmektighet
Endelig
Vår siste stund
En Kjempes slag
Et skjær av lys
Som kaster håp
På en fattig mann
Som ikke vet
Hva bor i han
Et salig tegn
På undergang
Den siste stund
I naken drakt
Nå står vi her
På avgrunds mark
Den siste dag
Naturens gang
Vårt endelikt
The lyrics of the song Den Siste by Satyricon describe the last moments of a warrior on the battlefield, facing his inevitable death. The first and second verses introduce the setting as a quiet room with a clear mind and an unpainted canvas in front of the singer, and a pristine field of battle. The third and fourth verses express the all-encompassing power of the singer as a warrior, with his final battle being the last spring. The fifth and sixth verses underscore the finality of the moment, and the seventh and eighth verses describe the singer, a last warrior who never gave up, as standing naked and looming in front of his enemies.
The chorus repeats the phrase "allmektighet" or "omnipotence," wherein the singer exerts his power over the battlefield, knowing that this is his final moment. The bridge introduces a sense of doom and desperation, as the singer's soul twists and turns within him, only to be damned by Satan's sun, causing his mind to wither before finally sinking under his own sail. The final verse offers a glimmer of hope in the form of a "sliver of light" that offers hope to a man who does not know what lies within him, a symbol of impending doom.
Line by Line Meaning
I det stille Rom
In a quiet place
I det klare sinn
In a clear mind
Et nakent lerret
A blank canvas
Foran han
In front of him
En urørt mark
An untouched field
Allmektighet
Almighty power
Av riket stort
Of this great empire
Den siste vår
The last spring
Endelig
Finally
Vår siste stund
Our final moment
En kjempes slag
A giant's battle
Det bor i han
There exists in him
Et storslått hjerte
A magnificent heart
Den siste kriger
The last warrior
Som aldri ga seg
Who never gave up
Som skulle frem
Who would go forward
I naken drakt
In naked form
Nå står vi her
Now we stand here
På avgrunds mark
On the brink of the abyss
Vi visste kom
We knew it was coming
På moder jord
On Mother Earth
Fordervet sjel
A corrupt soul
Vrir sitt indre
Twisted within
Fordømte barn
Doomed children
Av Satans sol
Of Satan's sun
Du synker
You sink
For eget seil
By your own sail
Forbannet være
Cursed be
Ditt daue sinn
Your dying mind
Herre...
Lord...
Makt...
Power...
Sett dem fri
Set them free
I storsinns tegn
In the name of magnanimity
En langsom ferd
A slow journey
For en herdet sjel
For a hardened soul
Det ville seg
It was meant to be
Det måtte skje
It had to happen
Naturens gang
The course of nature
Et skjær av lys
A glimmer of light
Som kaster håp
That casts hope
På en fattig mann
On a poor man
Som ikke vet
Who doesn't know
Hva bor i han
What resides within him
Et salig tegn
A blessed sign
På undergang
Of destruction
Vårt endelikt
Our demise
Contributed by Callie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mauricio Vazquez
De lo mejor del black metal saludos desde ecatepec estado es México
Csili Pongi
The best norvegian black metal band.Greetings from Hungary!
Luis Pardo
Amo esta canción
Noel Schmidt
Una obra de arte la canción y el video
ladychristelbell
I can sing this whole song in this amazing language \m/
Halvorsent2
Den siste kriger, som aldri ga seg
naza guillentutu
7 minutos de obra de arte
Luis Pardo
amo la banda deste que tenia 7 años
Lornat
Moar Frost!!!And some rare stuff from "singer who never change he's sing".Almighty Satyr
Ill Will Bill
People asking: "Den siste" literally means "The last". Norwegian has quite a few inflections if you're keen on nerding about language. I'm Norwegian and wouldn't be surprised if this song was about old gods.
Jeg er egentlig bare her for å høre på musikken . Sigurd er en flink faen :p