Volcano (Satyricon album)
Encyclopedia
Volcano is an album
by the Norwegian
black metal
band Satyricon
. The album is one of the band's more successful records, having won several awards, including the Norwegian Grammy for "Best Metal Album," Alarm awards for "Metal Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for "Fuel For Hatred," and an Oslo award for "Best Overall Album." A video was made for the single "Fuel for Hatred."
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Norwegian
Norway
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black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Satyricon
Satyricon (band)
Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
. The album is one of the band's more successful records, having won several awards, including the Norwegian Grammy for "Best Metal Album," Alarm awards for "Metal Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for "Fuel For Hatred," and an Oslo award for "Best Overall Album." A video was made for the single "Fuel for Hatred."
Track listing
- All Songs Written By Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven.
- "With Ravenous Hunger" – 6:40
- "Angstridden" – 6:23
- "Fuel for Hatred" – 3:53
- "Suffering the Tyrants" – 5:08
- "Possessed" – 5:21
- "Repined Bastard Nation" – 5:44
- "Mental Mercury" – 6:53
- "Black Lava" – 14:29
- "Live Through Me" – 4:47 (LP-Bonus track 1)
- "Existential Fear-questions" – 5:34 (LP-Bonus track 2)
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Credits
- SatyrSigurd WongravenSatyr is the vocalist, lead and rhythm guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. He was a founding member of Satyricon and have so far released 7 albums, 2 demos and a live DVD...
- Guitars, Bass, Vocals - FrostKjetil-Vidar HaraldstadKjetil-Vidar Haraldstad , was born on June 28, 1973 in Øyer, Oppland, Norway, and is the drummer in the black metal bands Satyricon and 1349....
- Drums - Anja GarbarekAnja GarbarekAnja Garbarek is a Norwegian singer-songwriter of mixed Norwegian and Polish descent. She is the daughter of the Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek and grew up around Oslo. She received the Spellemannsprisen in 2001 for her album Smiling & Waving in the open class category. She is married to...
- Vocals on tracks 2, 7, 8 - Erik Ljunggren (formerly of ZeromancerZeromancerZeromancer is a Norwegian industrial rock band formed in 1999 by members of the band Seigmen. The current lineup is Alex Møklebust , Kim Ljung , Noralf Ronthi Lorry Kristiansen and Dan Heide...
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) - Synthesizer, Programming
Production
- Arranged & Produced By Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven
- Recorded & Engineered By Sigurd Wograven, Erik Ljungssen & Michael H. Fernando
- Mixed By Sigurd Wongraven & "Critter"
- Mastered By Sigurd Wongraven & Espen Berg
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 4 |