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Satyricon

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Forblack metal listeners (especially norwegian black metal fans) curious about satyricon’s early classics and their later stylistic shift.
20 Reviews 1 Definitions 11 Charts

The Profile

Satyricon are a Norwegian extreme metal band widely discussed in these reviews as a key name in Norwegian black metal, particularly for their early-to-mid 1990s releases, and later for a divisive shift toward groove/rock-inflected sounds.

Publicly known and echoed by multiple reviews: the core members are Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven (vocals/guitars) and Kjetil “Frost” Haraldstad (drums). The album “Nemesis Divina” was released in 1996 and is frequently cited as a landmark of Norwegian black metal.

Across these reviews, Satyricon are framed as a foundational Norwegian black metal band, celebrated especially for the early run culminating in “Nemesis Divina”. Several writers praise Frost’s drumming and the icy, epic atmosphere (keyboards used for mood, not dominance). The later, groove-oriented era (“Now, Diabolical”, “The Age Of Nero”) divides reviewers between “natural evolution” and “loss of identity”. “Deep Calleth upon Deep” is portrayed as a strong late-career statement by at least one reviewer.

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