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]
Studio
  • Studio Stabbur (using analog equipment)
  • Propeller Studios (using analog equipment)
  • Studio X, 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

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

Satyricon

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

Additional personnel

  • 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

  • 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

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