satyricon
CURRENT SATYRICON MEMBERS
Satyr
Real name: Sigurd Wongraven
Born: 28 November 1975
Position in band: Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Other projects: Darkthrone, Eibon, Storm, Thorns, Wongraven
Information: Joined Satyricon soon after it had changed its name from original bandname Eczema.
Frost
Real name: Kjetil Vidar Haraldstad
Born: 28 June 1973
Position in band: Drums and Percussions
Other projects: Gorgoroth, Zyklon-B, 1349, Gehenna, Keep Of Kalessin
Information: Frost was a session member on "The Forest Is My Throne" demo, but later joined Satyricon full-time.
CURRENT SATYRICON SESSION MEMBERS A.O. Grønbech (also known as: Obsidian C.)
Real name: Arnt Grønbech
Born: 1978
Position in band: Rhythm Guitar
Other projects: Bloodthorn, IX, Keep Of Kalessin
Information: Joined Satyricon 21 June 2002 during the summer live shows.
Lars K. Norberg
Position in band: Bass
Other projects: Spiral Architecht, Anesthesia
Information: Joined Satyricon in 2002 during the summer live shows.
Steinar "Azarak" Gundersen
Position in band: Lead Guitar
Other projects: Spiral Architecht, Lunaris, King's Quest, Decode
Information: Has been playing during Satyricon live shows since "Rebel Extravaganza" Tour 1999
Jonna Nikula
Position in band: Keyboards
Information: Joined the band in 2003 during Satyricon European Tour.
PREVIOUS SATYRICON MEMBERS
Kveldulv (also known as: Nocturno Culto, Nocturnal Cult)
Real name: Ted Skjellum
Born: 1972
Position in band: Guitars
Other projects: Darkthrone
Information: Played guitars on "Nemesis Divina" album, performed several live shows with Satyricon after that.
Samoth (also known as: Zamoth)
Real name: Thomas Thormodsæther Haugen
Position in band: Bass, Guitars
Other projects: Arcturus, Burzum, Emperor, Gorgoroth, Hagalaz' Runedance, Ildjarn, Sirius, Thou Shalt Suffer, Ulver, Zyklon, Zyklon-B
Information: Played bass and guitars on "The Shadowthrone" album.
Exhurtum (also known as: Aggressor, Czral, Cato Czral Pedersen)
Real name: Carl-Michael Eide
Born: 24 July 1974
Position in band: Drums
Other projects: Aphrodisiac, Aura Noir, Cadaver Inc., Darkthrone, Dødheimsgard, Dimmu Borgir, Inferno, Ulver, Ved Buens Ende, Virus, White Willow
Information: Formed the band in 1990, under the bandname of Eczema (later changed to Satyricon) together with Wargod. Czral called himself Exhurtum when he played with Eczema/Satyricon. Fired after the first demo, becase he didn't look Black Metal enough, and didn't hang with the band, according to Czral.
Wargod
Real name: Vegard
Position in band: Bass
Information: Formed Eczema (later changed to Satyricon) together with Exhurtum. He continued to play with the band through the name-change to Satyricon, and quit the band after the debut demo. He left the scene after that. He never played with any bands after Satyricon.
Lemarchand (also known as: Haavard)
Real name: Håvard Jørgensen
Position in band: Guitars
Other projects: Ulver
Information: Joined Eczema (later changed to Satyricon) shortly after the band had been formed in 1990, used an alias Lemarchand then. He played on both Satyricon demos, and was then fired from the band. He was credited for his work on "The Forest Is My Throne" demo cassette, but for some reason they decided not to mention him on the CD-rerelease (the split with Enslaved). Lemarchand played all guitars on the debut demo (as a member), and guitars (electric and accoustic) and bass on the second (as a session member). Frost was a session member on "The Forest Is My Throne" demo, but he later joined full-time. Satyr did vocals only on the debut demo, but on the second he did all the vocals, as well as accoustic guitar on one song (track 1). After Lemarchand was fired, Satyr started to do all guitar and vocals himself.
PREVIOUS SATYRICON SESSION MEMBERS
Joey Jordison
Position in band: Drums
Other projects: SlipKnot, Murderdolls
Information: Played with Satyricon during the Return Of The Antichrist Tour 2004, because Frost couldn't get visa.
Trym Torson
Real name: Kai Johnny Mosaker
Position in band: Drums
Other projects: Ceremony, Emperor, Enslaved, Imperium, Obnoxious, Shadow Season, Tartaros, Old Man's Child
Information: Played session drums during Satyricon U.S.A. Tour 2004.
Ivar Peersen (also known as: D. Ymer, Daimonion P., h. m. Daimonion)
Real name: Ivar Bjørnson
Born: 1978
Position in band: Keyboards
Other projects: Bloodflowers, Borknagar, Crocodiles, Desekrator, Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Mysticum, Obnoxious, Phobia, Vulcana
Information: Played session keyboards during Satyricon live shows in 2003
Anja Garbarek
Position in band: Vocals
Information: Did some vocals on "Ten Horns - Ten Diadems" exclusive track "Serpent's Rise" and "Volcano" album
Bratland (also known as: Brat)
Real name: Geir Bratland
Position in band: Synths
Other projects: Apoptygma Berzerk, The Kovenant
Information: Played synths on "Nemesis Divina" and "Rebel Extravaganza" albums.
Cyrus
Real name: Terje Andersen
Born: 12 May 1975
Position in band: Guitars
Other projects: Old Man's Child, Crownfall, Susperia, Sensa Anima
Information: Played session guitars on Satyricon live shows.
Death (Død)
Real name: Daniel Olaissen
Born: 13 October 1977
Position in band: Guitars
Other projects: Blood Red Throne, Scariot, Cobolt 60, Depths Of Catharsis
Information: Was a session member in Satyricon for almost 3 years (1996-1999), done riff contribution on "Havoc Vulture" and "Tied In Bronze Chains" ("Rebel Extravaganza" album).
Fenriz (also known as: Hank Amarillo, Lee Bress, Gribb)
Real name: Gylve Nagell
Born: 1971
Position in band: Bass, Percussion
Other projects: Aura Noir, Cadaver Inc., Darkthrone, DJ Ebola, Dødheimsgard, Eibon, Isengard, Neptune Towers, Seth, Strid, Storm, Thorns, Ulver, Valhall, Vombator
Information: Wrote some lyrics for "Nemesis Divina" album, was a session bass player, performed percussion on "Rebel Extravaganza" album.
Grothesk
Real name: Stephan Groth
Position in band: Synths and Programming
Other projects: Apoptygma Berzerk
Information: Played synths and performed programming on "Megiddo - Mother North In The Dawn Of A New Age" EP.
Ihsahn
Real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan
Born: 1975
Position in band: Synths
Other prohects: Arcturus, Darkthrone, Emperor, Thou Shalt Suffer, Wongraven, Ildjarn, Peccatum, Zyklon-B, Ulver
Information: Played session synths.
Ingar Amlien
Born: 08 September 1963
Position in band: Bass
Other projects: 018, Conception, Crest Of Darkness, Dark Side, One 2 Many, Roquefire
Information: Played bass on "Intermezzo II" EP ("A Moment Of Clarity" and "INRI")
Kine Hult
Position in band: Keyboards
Other projects: Gehenna, The Kovenant
Information: Played keyboards during Satyricon live shows.
Nebelhexë (also known as: Nebel)
Real name: Andrea Haugen
Position in band: Vocals
Other projects: Aghast, Cradle Of Filth, Hagalaz' Runedance/Nebelhexë, Nacht
Information: Performed spoken part on "The Dawn Of A New Age" ("Nemesis Divina").
Neddo
Real name: Anders Odden
Position in band: Guitars
Other projects: Apoptygma Berzerk, Asmodeus, Balvaz, Baphomet, Cadaver Inc., Ebola, Germ, Go-Go Gorilla, Hydr Hydr, Jetmotor #1, Magenta, Mayhem, Sarcophag, The Young Godz
Information: Played guitars on "Megiddo - Mother North In The Dawn Of A New Age" EP, rhythm guitar and guitar solo on "Tied In Bronze Chains", rhythm guitar on "Prime Evil Renaissance" and "Supersonic Journey" ("Rebel Extravaganza" 1999).
Daimon
Real name: Richard Cabeza
Other projects: Dismember, Unanimated
Position in band: Dismember, Murder Squad, Damnation, Unanimated, Born Of Fire, Carbonized, General Surgery, Dark Funeral
Information: Played session bass.
S.S. (also known as: Sverd)
Real name: Steinar Sverd Johnsen
Position in band: Synths and Grand Piano
Other projects: Arcturus, Mortem, Ulver, The Kovenant
Information: Played synths and grand piano on "The Shadowthrone" album.
Sanrabb (also known as: Sanrabb Aske)
Real name: Morten
Position in band: Guitars
Other projetcs: 122 Stab Wounds, Cobolt 60, Forlorn, Blood Red Throne, Forlorn, Gehenna, Haggis
Information: Played session guitars during Satyricon Tour 1999.
Snorre (also known as: S.W. Krupp, Blackthorn)
Real name: Snorre W. Ruch
Position in band: Guitars
Other projects: Mayhem, Thorns
Information: Performed riff contribution on "Havoc Vulture", guitar contribution on "A Moment Of Clarity", "Filthgrinder" and "The Scorn Torrent" ("Rebel Extravaganza").
Svartalv (also known as: Destroyer)
Real name: Kenneth
Position in band: Bass
Other projects: Aiwas, Aeternus, Gehenna, Nocturnal Breed, Carpe Tenebrum
Information: Played session bass.
Tchort
Real name: Terje Vik Schei
Position in band: Guitars
Other projects: Blood Red Throne, Carpathian Forest, Einherjer, Emperor, Green Carnation, Saducismus Triumphatus, Servants Of The Realm, Valgalder
Information: Played guitars for almost 3 years (1997-1999).
Torden
Real name: Tove
Position in band: Keyboards
Information: She was a session keyboardist in 1993.
Tyr
Real name: Jon Erik Torgersen
Position in band: Bass
Other projects: Emperor, Cyclone, Borknagar, Grail, Morpheus Web, Perished, Vintersorg, Decode
Information: Played session bass.
SATYRICON BIOGRAPHY
As is true for all musical genres, Black Metal has its share of clichés. Enter stage left: the devil himself, hailed by cacophonous guitar riffs, swathed in pompous keyboard orchestrations, a grotesque pandemonium of noise and blasphemous imagery, worshipped by hordes of black-clad youths trying their hardest to be different.
The theatrical horror of many Black Metal bands is easy to ridicule, but behind these superficial impressions lies something deeply disturbing, a menacing presence perfectly evoked by Norway's Satyricon on their aptly titled last album "Volcano". Never a band to reiterate the obvious, the Oslo-based two-piece of Frost (drums) and Satyr (vocals, all other instruments) has made a remarkable career out of shaping the true core of one of the most uncompromising and extreme genres in musical history. Their aim has always been to explore the musical logic behind the darkest emotions, to add a defined aural structure to the metaphysical darkness of human existence. The tools they use are far from extraordinary - great musicianship, an analytical mind that doesn't shy away from discarding the old stylistic formulas and the declared will to make each work they release special in its own way. The results stand out as landmarks of extreme metal music: the early works "Dark Medieval Times" (1993) and "The Shadowthrone" (1994) that helped create the myth of Norwegian Black Metal, the immensely successful "Nemesis Divina" (1996), "Rebel Extravaganza" (1999) and the unstoppable force of nature that is "Volcano" (2002).
Now one of the finest bands in Black Metal's history returns with an ambitious new album. And if they shout "Now, Diabolical", they mean it! Inspired by the occult traditions of our cultural history, especially the strict symbolic systems devised by secret lodges and societies, Satyricon have created eight songs that radically break with many often-told truths about metal music. Basically the whole album is based on a set of strong musical themes. These form the core of every piece, and every single one elected to go on the album had to be able to carry a song on its shoulders. Everything else was built to relate to these themes, instead of the usual formula popular among metal musicians of putting together different riffs - until there's enough for a song. Each song on "Now, Diabolical" has a defined tempo and leaves a singular impression. In contrast to their previous works there's no elaborate narrative thread to the music, it comes straight to the point: direct, hard-hitting, without hesitation. "Now, Diabolical" is Black Metal in its purest form - just guitars, drums and bass with the occasional and very efficient appearance of horns that emphasize the dramatic force of the songs.
The remarkable thing about this album is that the artistic restrictions Satyricon set for themselves seem very similar to those that apply to rock music - a catchy hookline, clock set to a certain number of beats per minute... You get the picture. The result is surprising: Never so far has Black Metal shown such force. The framework the band worked in imposed a new precision and compactness to their music that immediately stimulates the dark emotional center of the brain: It wakes the beast inside, if you will, and as an antithesis to the Holy Grail of rock music this is truly diabolical.
Produced by Satyr himself, "Now, Diabolical" was recorded in various studios throughout Norway and in the famous Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada. "Now, Diabolical" opens a new chapter not only in Satyricon's history, but in that of metal itself. A highly unusual album that should change the way Black Metal is perceived. Exit stage right: the devil in his carnevalesque attire, the next act is devoted to the grim darkness that lives within every human being, that doesn't listen to any name, but makes its presence felt through music like the one found on this masterpiece.
znan da je na engleskon, nie mi se dalo prevodit.
al obecajen-sljedeci je na hr
