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It was 20 years ago today that Dr Satyricon and his band began to play. Well, Featured March 8, 2016

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stood the test of time. The Dawn Of A New Age kicks things off with a slow
and noble intro before Satyricon rasps ‘This is Armageddon’ and it goes
abso-fucking-luteley mental. This is perfectly executed black metal that
doesn’t date; blasting, tremolo picking and croaking vocals. About half way
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through it pauses for a quiet bit, as if Satan himself had pulled you out of the
shit-pool. Satan says ‘Have a breather – now get back in that mire’ and then it
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Next up is Forhekset, which made me kill a vicar and bum a cat. True story. It’s
chock full of dramatic surges, and is almost orchestral. The vocals are chock
full of coffin dust, and I’m pretty sure they must have gone through about
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and the riff is so fucking thrash-tastic. AND you get a folky segment. I can just
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imagine the traditionalist black metal fans faces when they first heard this.
Beautiful. Every track on here is classic stuff. You just have to check out
Mother North; the ascending riffs and chants. So black. Du Som Hater Gud‘s
got the obligatory shrieks and growls coupled with an almost baroque piece of
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piano. With Nemesis Divina, Satyricon showed the world the possibilities for 2 ETEPQ 6IGSVHW
black metal. I love the dramatic intro to Immortality Passion; it’s perfectly
balanced between the grandiose and the crushing. The riffage on this album
is chunky enough to please lovers of all manner of metal genres, surely? Last 8ST%YXLSVW
two tracks Nemesis Divina (which is insane) and Transcended Requiem Of
Slaves (which borders on doom, if you ask me) seal off the album in fine, fine
style. Magnificent. Now I must go off and kill a cat/bum a vicar…

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