Satyricon (Satyricon album)

Satyricon is the eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. It is their first topping VG-lista, the official Norwegian albums chart. It was released throughout Europe on 9 September 2013, and released on 17 September 2013 in US and Canada.

Satyricon
Studio album by
Released9 September 2013
RecordedFebruary–June 2013[1]
StudioStudio Stabbur (using analog equipment)
Propeller Studios (using analog equipment)
Studio X in Seattle, Washington[2]
GenreBlack metal, heavy metal
Length51:22
66:13 (with bonus tracks)
LabelNuclear Blast, Roadrunner, Indie
ProducerSatyr
Satyricon chronology
The Age of Nero
(2008)
Satyricon
(2013)
Live at the Opera
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(positive)[3]
BW&BK6/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Sputnikmusic2.1/5[6]
Ultimate Guitar[7]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven, except "Phoenix" written by Sivert Høyem

No.TitleLength
1."Voice of Shadows"2:36
2."Tro og kraft"6:01
3."Our World, It Rumbles Tonight"5:13
4."Nocturnal Flare"6:38
5."Phoenix"6:32
6."Walker Upon the Wind"4:48
7."Nekrohaven"3:12
8."Ageless Northern Spirit"4:44
9."The Infinity of Time and Space"7:48
10."Natt"3:44
Total length:51:22
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Phoenix (Recording Session Rough Mix)"6:32
12."Our World, It Rumbles Tonight (Deeper Low Mix)"5:07
13."Natt (Wet Mix)"3:34

Personnel edit

Satyricon edit

  • Satyr – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Frost – drums

Additional personnel edit

  • Gildas Le Pape – guitars, additional bass guitar
  • Sivert Høyem – vocals on "Phoenix"
  • Erik Ljunggren – keyboards
  • Kjetil Bjerkestrand – pump organ on "Natt"
  • Karl Oluf Wennerberg – percussion on "Phoenix"

Production edit

  • Satyr – arrangements, production, mixing
  • Erik Ljunggren – lead recording
  • Jacob Dobewall – recording assistance
  • Mike Hartung – recording assistance
  • Adam Kasper – mixing
  • Nate Yaccino – mixing, recording assistance
  • Sam Hoffstedt – additional mixing, recording assistance
  • Paul Logus – mastering

Charts edit

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 108
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 148
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 47
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 37

References edit

  1. ^ Satyricon on Facebook Retrieved 13 October 2018
  2. ^ "Satyricon – Satyricon". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Satyricon review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. ^ Perri, David. "Satyricon – Satyricon". BW&BK. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. ^ Dean Brown (21 October 2013). "Satyricon: Satyricon". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  6. ^ Iluvatar. "Review: Satyricon – Satyricon". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Satyricon Review Ultimate Guitar". 10 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Satyricon – Satyricon" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Satyricon – Satyricon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Satyricon – Satyricon" (in French). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Satyricon: Satyricon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  12. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Satyricon – Satyricon". Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Satyricon – Satyricon". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Satyricon – Satyricon". Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.