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SATYRICON Drummer: We Are '100% Focused On Writing Good, Powerful Songs'

David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with SATYRICON drummer Frost. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Blistering.com: Do you feel "Volcano" could have been a bigger hit in the U.S.? Frost: "As far as I know, it did pretty well. It was our first experience on (SYSTEM OF...

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SATYRICON Confirmed For 'Exotic' Norwegian Festival

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have posted the following message on their official web site: "Saturday the 8th of July, SATYRICON will do one of its most 'exotic' shows in a 14-year-long career playing the the commune of Træna, 33 nautical miles from mainland Norway. It consists of over 1,000 s...

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SHADOWS FALL, SATYRICON, ZAO First-Week Sales Revealed

SHADOWS FALL's "Fallout from the War" CD — featuring some songs that didn't make it onto their breakthrough "The War Within" album, some B-sides from Japan releases and a few cover songs — has sold just under 13,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 83 on next week's The ....

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SATYRICON: More Norwegian Festival Appearances Announced

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have added three dates in Norway to their live schedule. Upcoming SATYRICON concerts now include: Jun. 23 - Graspop - Dessel, BEL Jun. 24 - HellFest - Nantes, FRA Jul. 01 - Hard Rock Laager Festival - Vana-Vigala, EST Jul. 06 - Quart festivalen - Kristiansand, NOR...

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MORDICHRIST To Film First Video

MORDICHRIST, the Swedish black metal band featuring DARK FUNERAL guitarist Chaq Mol, have posted the following message on their official web site: "We planning to do an obscure video, our first. We are gonna take one of the songs from the forthcomming 7" EP. Video director and everything is already...

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SATYRICON: 'Rebel Extravaganza' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

According to MTV.com, SATYRICON will reissue their 1999 album, "Rebel Extravaganza", July 25. The record will be remixed and feature three bonus tracks: "Nemesis Divina (Clean Version Mix)" and "Blessed From Below (Melancholy Oppression Longing)", as well as a cover of SARCOFAGO's "I.N.R.I." As prev...

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SATYRICON To Perform At Oslo's VG LISTA TOPP 20

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have posted the following message on their official web site: "We just got back from England after playing the main stage of Download [festival] at Donington Park on Saturday in front of over 50,000 people. Too short, but still very sweet we felt and that is what...

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1349 Part Ways With Founding Guitarist TJALVE

1349 guitarist and founding member Tjalve (real name: André Kvebek) has left the Norwegian black metal act after nine years and three studio albums to focus on his other bands PANTHEON I and SARKOM. Commented Tjalve in a statement: "I will remember 1349 as the most diabolical, vicious and plague-rid...

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SATYRICON: New Single Announced

According to Rockdetector.com, Sony Music in Norway has revealed that "The Pentagram Burns" will be launched this summer as the second SATYRICON single taken from the "Now, Diabolical" album. "Now, Diabolical" debuted at No. 2 on the national Norwegian charts and also charted in Sweden and Finland....

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NOMINON: Live 7" EP Put 'On Hold'

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have posted the following message on their official web site: "After some delay the cassette version of 'Recremation' has finally been released by Trauma Records from Colombia, including the bonus tracks 'Spit On Your Grave' (originally recorded by WHIPLASH and previo...

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TREMOR Announce Album Title

Norwegian black metal act TREMOR have set "This is Primitive Hate" as the title of their debut album, due this summer through the Norwegian independent label INRI Unlimited. The CD is currently being mixed at Kamfer Studios and will feature the following track listing: 01. Preludium 02. Å Tie og Ten...

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MORDICHRIST To Enter Studio Next Week

MORDICHRIST, the Swedish black metal band featuring DARK FUNERAL guitarist Chaq Mol, will be entering the studio next week to "record some new obscure music," according to a posting on the group's web site. "I can promise that you will not be disappointed," says Chaq Mol. "As always, we will keep it...

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Now, Diabolical

Is SATYRICON true black metal or have those deep roots been abandoned for more accessible fare? Has Satyr sold his soul to the devil for commercial gain? Give me a break. You heard it when "Volcano" was released in 2002 and you'll undoubtedly hear it with the release of "Now, Diabolical". The new al...

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SATYRICON Frontman: 'Americans Have A Different Understanding Of Extreme-Metal Music'

Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven, the snarling frontman for Norwegian black-metallers SATYRICON, told MTV.com that he has no idea what sort of response the band's new album, "Now, Diabolical", is going to receive when it lands in U.S. record stores on June 13. SATYRICON's previous outing, "Volcano", has sol...

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MORDICHRIST Seek New Drummer

MORDICHRIST, the Swedish black metal band featuring DARK FUNERAL guitarist Chaq Mol, are currently seeking a new drummer. The group, who had previously issued a limited-edition (500 copies) 10-inch mini-LP via Danza Ipnotica, are planning on releasing a new seven-inch single. For more information, v...