Artist: SATYRICON
Album: "THE SHADOWTHRONE (CD)"

Year: 1994
Media type: CD

Arch self-proclaimed Antichrists SATYRICON, founded in Oslo by frontman Satyr (a.k.a. Sigurd Wongraven), Lemarchand (Hеvard Sorensen), bassist Wargod (Vegard Blomberg) and drummer Exhurtum (Carl Michael Eide) in September 1991, ply Black Metal with some unique twists. The group was rooted in a proto-Death Grind idea dubbed ECZEMA established by Eide and Blomberg, then subsequently Jorgensen, in 1990. At the time of his joining, as ECZEMA changed tack toward Black Metal and adopted the SATYRICON banner, frontman Satyr was a mere fifteen years old.

The group debuted with a demo tape, 'All Evil', recorded with engineer S.K. Sunde on 21st and 22nd June 1991 with a band roster credited as vocalist Satyr "Nocturnal Screams", guitarist Lemarchand "6 String Funeral Machine", bassist Wargod "Electric Doom" with drummer Exhurtum "Apocalyptic Thunder". However, subsequently both Lemarchand and Eide were ejected upon completion of these sessions, the drummer going to ULVER then founding VED BUENS ENDE during 1993, debuting with a 1994 demo 'Those Who Caress The Pale'. Eide became an industrious figure on the Black Metal scene also contributing to AURA NOIR and INFERNO although billing himself ‘Aggressor’.

SATYRICON's subsequent 1994 demo, 'The Forest Is My Throne' recorded as a duo of Satyr handling vocals, guitar and bass with Frost on drums, was later issued as a split CD with ENSLAVED. Satyr issued a solo album, 'Fjelltronen', under the project title of WONGRAVEN.

SATYRICON's opening full-length album, 'Dark Medieval Times' was set to be crafted during August 1993 at Skoklefald Studios. However, the album was put under jeopardy mid way through the sessions when the band’s label, Sweden’s No Fashion Records, were unable to fund the entire session. Satyr and Frost raised the finances themselves to complete the tracks in September. At first an attempt to mix the tapes was conducted at Grieghallen studios in Bergen but Satyr then returned to Skoklefald for a final remix. Upon release by Moonfog Records, engineered as a subsidiary of avant-garde label Tatra Productions, the album, purposely rustic in sound quality, engendered a deliberate air of mystery. 'Dark Medieval Times' excused itself of all text including album credits, names of those participating and lyrics.

1994’s ‘The Shadowthrone’ album, laid down at Waterfall Studios, featured Samoth (Tomas Thormodsжther Haugen) from EMPEROR on bass, but as he was forced to serve a prison sentence was replaced by Kveldulv (Ted 'Nocturno Culto' Skjellum) from DARKTHRONE. Sessioning on keyboards would be the EMPEROR, ARCTURUS and ULVER credited S.S. (a.k.a. Sverd Steinar Johnsen). The following year found drummer Frost (a.k.a. Kjetil Haraldstad) involved with the ZYKLON-B project for the ‘Blood Must Be Shed’ album working alongside Draug Aldrahn of DODHEIMSGARD and EMPEROR men Ihsahn and Samoth.

SATYRICON's next opus, 'Nemesis Divina', was cut in January and February 1996 and emerging that April through Moonfog, notably including Nebelhexe (a.k.a. Andrea Meyer-Haugen) of HAGALAZ' RUNEDANCE on guest narration on the track 'The Dawn Of A New Age'. Lyrics to ‘Du Som Hater Gud’ were donated by Fenriz. 'Nemesis Divina' accelerated the Satyricon profile in mainland Europe via a license to Germany’s Century Media label.

SATYRICON pulled in Dod (Daniel Olaisen) of TRIOXIN and COBALT 60 for live guitar work and toured Europe on a bill alongside DISSECTION and GORGOROTH in 1996. The 1997 EP, 'Megiddo - Mother North In The Dawn Of A New Age', gave fans a diverse view of SATYRICON and by way of a new license to Nuclear Blast enhanced the group’s status significantly. The track 'The Dawn Of A New Age' was given an Industrial remix by APOPTYGMA BERZERK, 'Forkhekset' was a live version recorded in Germany, 'Night Of Divine Power' would actually be a re-recording of 'The Dark Castle In The Deep Forest' whilst further Industrial treatment was given to a cover version of MOTORHEAD's 'Orgasmatron'. Additional musicians on this EP included CADAVER guitarist Anders Odden and keyboard player Grothesk (Stephan Groth) of APOPTYGMA BERZERK. Ensuing concert dates in 1997 bore witness to a re-vamped SATRYICON with Dod being joined by Svartalv of AETERNUS and GEHENNA on second guitar. Word arrived that erstwhile DISMEMBER man Daemon (Richard Cabeza) had enrolled, but this union proved fleeting. Olaisen assembled side endeavour SCARIOT in 1997 for the album Deathforlorn ...

TRACKLIST:

1. Hvite Krist Dшd
2. In The Mist By The Hills
3. Woods To Eternity
4. Vikingland
5. Dominions Of Satyricon
6. The King Of The Shadowthrone
7. I En Svart Kiste

LINE-UP 2007:

Satyr (vocals)
Steinar Gundersen (guitar)
Arnt Gronbech (guitar)
Lars K. Norberg (bass)
Frost (drums)

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