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)
Nemesis Divina
Satyricon Lyrics
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eder har gjort vårt gull rustent
og Hammene fra de veldige sletter er alt vi har å minnes fra verdig
manns lid
Eder har bragt kvalmende lys i dragens hule
eder har malt kors på hammer
og vi har siktet pilen på menneskesønnens usle trone
Nemesis divina splinten i øyet på jehova
Nemesis divina kniven i hjertet på guds sønn
Eder har bragt elsk til fiende
Eder har gjort ravn til due
Men det olme øyet er vend mot eder og hevnens klokke ringer
Eder er vitnesbyrd om brente broer og glemte sanger
Eder er barmhjertighetens fedre og milleniumspestens budbringere
Dog skal en dag nå komme da eder barn i tre skal henge
Nemesis divina splinten i øyet på jehova
Nemesis divina kniven i hjertet på guds sínn
For stridsmenn har nå hevet øksen og bespottelsens tegn er reist
Nemesis divina - for straffen må komme
The verses in Satyricon's song Nemesis Divina depict a strong sense of anger and frustration towards those who have corrupted their once glorious kingdom. The lyrics are a poetic representation of the feeling of betrayal and loss that has been felt by the singer. The lines "Eder har gjort vaart rike råttent, eder har gjort vårt gull rustent" (You have made our kingdom rotten, you have made our gold rusted) illustrate the decay of the kingdom that the singer once cherished. He then goes on to recall the few good times they had, indicating that the memories are all that is left.
The song's chorus, "Nemesis divina splinten i øyet på jehova, Nemesis divina kniven i hjertet på guds sønn" (Nemesis divina, a splinter in Jehovah's eye, Nemesis divina, a knife in the heart of God's son), is a display of rebellion against the very concept of religion. The singer is furious with the use of religion as a tool for manipulation and control. The antagonists' actions have created their own nemesis in the form of the singer, who is ready to fight back against the corruption.
The song as a whole is a theatrical representation of the singer's rage and call for retribution against the corrupted rulers. It displays a strong sense of aggression in a metaphorical and poetic manner. The powerful delivery and excellent use of metaphors set the stage for a dramatic interpretation of the story.
Line by Line Meaning
Eder har gjort vaart rike råttent
You have caused our kingdom to rot
eder har gjort vårt gull rustent
You have made our gold rusty
og Hammene fra de veldige sletter er alt vi har å minnes fra verdig
manns lid
And the hammers from the vast plains are all we have to remember the worthy man's suffering
Eder har bragt kvalmende lys i dragens hule
You have brought nauseating light into the dragon's lair
eder har malt kors på hammer
You have painted a cross on a hammer
og vi har siktet pilen på menneskesønnens usle trone
And we have aimed the arrow at the miserable throne of the son of man
Nemesis divina splinten i øyet på jehova
Nemesis divina, the splinter in Jehovah's eye
Nemesis divina kniven i hjertet på guds sønn
Nemesis divina, the knife in the heart of God's son
Eder har bragt elsk til fiende
You have brought love to the enemy
Eder har gjort ravn til due
You have turned the raven into a dove
Men det olme øyet er vend mot eder og hevnens klokke ringer
But the wrathful eye is turned towards you and the bell of revenge tolls
Eder er vitnesbyrd om brente broer og glemte sanger
You are witness to burnt bridges and forgotten songs
Eder er barmhjertighetens fedre og milleniumspestens budbringere
You are the fathers of mercy and the messengers of the millennium plague
Dog skal en dag nå komme da eder barn i tre skal henge
But a day shall come when your children will hang from trees
Nemesis divina splinten i øyet på jehova
Nemesis divina, the splinter in Jehovah's eye
Nemesis divina kniven i hjertet på guds sínn
Nemesis divina, the knife in the heart of God's son
For stridsmenn har nå hevet øksen og bespottelsens tegn er reist
For warriors have raised their axe and the sign of blasphemy has been raised
Nemesis divina - for straffen må komme
Nemesis divina - for punishment must come
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robertg305
This album wastes no time. Instant epicness!
Brandon Harris
Thank you very much for the upload. This is like a cross between Emperor and Dissection
Zachary Seibert
One of the all time classicks.🔥
Yama Sultani
I love The Darkthrone, but this is without a doubt their best album
Darqwulphlegion@Wildhunt
I think you mean Shadow throne😂🤭 ....lol
Laster
Great Black Metal
Darqwulphlegion@Wildhunt
MOTHER NORTH .......🤘🖤🇳🇴
Josh Harash
crazy how this only has 3.5k views!!
AUTOPSY666
This is Armageddon!!!
svartiske
followed by one of the best riffs ever written.
a kind of unusual riff too, because it has 18 unique notes before it repeats, and when it does it only goes 3 times.