When did Satyricon go wrong?

[circus_brimstone]

Been listening to a lot of DMT lately, and though this thread parallels this one, I wanted to set up a poll. Comments are definitely encouraged, except impatient ones regarding the poll's initial absence. Which album is their best/worst? Have they improved since their worst album was released?

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

best: DMT - IMO
Worst: Rebel Extravaganza

Improved? no.

 

[J.]

only heard the first three. SHadowthrone and DMT are both fantastic. I like Nemesis Divina, but you can hear a band starting to lose their way (compared to the first two)

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

yeah. I prefer DMT as a whole over Shadowthrone. But they are both excellent.

 

[Sanctums]

I think they went wrong somewhere around RE. When they started looking at it more as comercial rock than metal.

 

[Ellestin]

Satyricon is in my opinion the least essential of all bands considered as the "pionneers" of black metal. Never seen the big thing in their music, that's why I don't own any of their stuff anymore.

Anyway to the poll: "Rebel Extravaganza" obviously. "Nemesis Divina" is still ok, though it has their best song ever ("Dawn of a New Age") and very nondescript material on the other hand.

 

[Auschwitz]

Satyricon is in my opinion the least essential of all bands considered as the "pionneers" of black metal. Never seen the big thing in their music, that's why I don't own any of their stuff anymore.

Anyway to the poll: "Rebel Extravaganza" obviously. "Nemesis Divina" is still ok, though it has their best song ever ("Dawn of a New Age") and very nondescript material on the other hand.

Agreed, except switch Dawn of a New Age with Mother North

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Satyricon fucking owns.

 

[lizard]

whatever happened to the two who got arrested for rape in canadar.

 

[Dark One]

whatever happened to the two who got arrested for rape in canadar.

They were simply hired hands for the tour anyway, their absence will not be a significant factor. As far as punishment is concerned, not sure what happened to them.

 

[Erik]

Satyricon is in my opinion the least essential of all bands considered as the "pionneers" of black metal. Never seen the big thing in their music

i never did

until i got

DARK

MEDIEVAL

TIMES



WALK THE PATH OF

FUCKEN

SORROW

!!!

 

[Erik]

only heard the first three. SHadowthrone and DMT are both fantastic. I like Nemesis Divina, but you can hear a band starting to lose their way (compared to the first two)

agreed

except i've heard a couple of songs from RE and V and i didn't like them

 

[MFJ]

stillllll need DMT

 

[Erik]

why yes, yes you do

 

[Nate The Great]

I don't think Satyricon went wrong anywhere, and especially at Rebel Extravaganza. RE is considered a landmark album in terms of it helping to create what is now known as "post black metal". It was one of the first non-electronic BM albums to really have a cold, mechanical, industrial feel.

 

[Erik]

no matter what anyone does nothing will ever top mysticum's "in the streams of inferno" as far as "cold, mechanical, industrial" goes

yes and i'm aware you would call that "electronic"

 

[Ellestin]

RE is considered a landmark album in terms of it helping to create what is now known as "post black metal".

OK. Not by me though. It's plain boring and hollow trad black metal with a very dehumanized realization/execution, but to each his own. Blut aus Nord are much more representative of what I'd call "post"-BM...

Frankly I don't see where this band is GREAT. They are good but not overly talented songwriters save for a couple highlights in the early stages. The media-made charisma helps for sure.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Can somebody post a quintessential Satyricon song? I checked them out years ago (Volcano was the album I think), they did nothing for me and I haven't looked back but this thread is making me curious.

 

[Nate The Great]

no matter what anyone does nothing will ever top mysticum's "in the streams of inferno" as far as "cold, mechanical, industrial" goes

yes and i'm aware you would call that "electronic"

I've been meaning to get that album for a while.

 

[Nate The Great]

OK. Not by me though. It's plain boring and hollow trad black metal with a very dehumanized realization/execution, but to each his own. Blut aus Nord are much more representative of what I'd call "post"-BM...

Frankly I don't see where this band is GREAT. They are good but not overly talented songwriters save for a couple highlights in the early stages. The media-made charisma helps for sure.

Satyricon was doing "post BM" in 1999. Blut Aus Nord didn't become post BM until 2003 or so.