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 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.

Band Members:
Frost - drums
Satyr - vocals, all other instruments (pictured)

Website: Satyricon.NO
MySpace: as if

Releases

• Now, Diabolical - album, out 17/04/2006 on Roadrunner Records. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Wed 20 Sep at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Tue 19 Sep at Glasgow Cathouse. (post review)
• Mon 18 Sep at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• Sun 17 Sep at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Sat 16 Sep at London Islington Academy. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 15 Sep at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Download Festival - METALLICA day, Sat 10 Jun at Castle Donington Park. (post review)

News

• 20/07/2006: Diabolical: Satyricon tour

Features

• 18/12/2006: A Review of 2006: DiS is what it's all about, yo

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