Volcano (Satyricon album)

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Volcano
Volcano - satyricon.jpg
Studio album by Satyricon
ReleasedOctober 25, 2002
RecordedAugust–November 2001
Genre Black metal, heavy metal
Length64:52
Label Moonfog, Capitol
Producer Satyr
Satyricon chronology
Rebel Extravaganza
(1999)		Volcano
(2002)		 Now, Diabolical
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chronicles of Chaos 8.5/10 [2]

Volcano is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. It was released on October 25, 2002, through Moonfog Productions. 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, 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".

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms.

Satyricon (band) Norwegian metal band

Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, formed in 1991 in Oslo. Satyr and Frost have been the band's core members since 1993. The band's first three albums typify the Norwegian black metal style. Since its fourth album in 1999, the band has strayed from this style and included elements of traditional heavy metal in their sound. Satyricon was the first Norwegian black metal band to join a multi-national record label (EMI).

Moonfog Productions was a Norwegian record label, founded by Satyricon frontman Satyr and Tormod Opedal. The label was established unofficially in 1992 and released its first record in 1994. The label specialized in black metal.

Contents

Background

The beginning of the first track is a sample of Russell Crowe's dialogue from the movie Gladiator .

Sampling (music) reproduction of short extracts from a musical work

In music, sampling is the reuse of a portion or sample of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise rhythm, melody, speech, or other sounds. They are usually integrated using hardware (samplers) or software such as digital audio workstations.

Russell Crowe New Zealand-born Australian actor, film producer and musician

Russell Ira Crowe is an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor.

<i>Gladiator</i> (2000 film) 2000 historical drama film by Ridley Scott

Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays Hispano-Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor.

Track listing

All tracks written by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven.

No.TitleLength
1."With Ravenous Hunger"6:40
2."Angstridden"6:23
3."Fuel for Hatred"3:53
4."Suffering the Tyrants"5:08
5."Possessed"5:21
6."Repined Bastard Nation"5:44
7."Mental Mercury"6:53
8."Black Lava"14:29
Vinyl bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Live Through Me"4:47
10."Existential Fear-Questions"5:34

Personnel

Satyricon

Sigurd Wongraven Norwegian musician

Satyr is the vocalist, lead and rhythm guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon.

Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Audio mixing (recorded music) audio mixing to yield recorded sound

In sound recording and reproduction, audio mixing is the process of combining multitrack recordings into a final mono, stereo or surround sound product. In the process of combining the separate tracks, their relative levels are adjusted and balanced and various processes such as equalization and compression are commonly applied to individual tracks, groups of tracks, and the overall mix. In stereo and surround sound mixing, the placement of the tracks within the stereo field are adjusted and balanced. Audio mixing techniques and approaches vary widely and have a significant influence on the final product.

Session

Anja Garbarek Norwegian singer and songwriter

Anja Garbarek is a Norwegian singer-songwriter of mixed Norwegian and Polish descent. She was raised in Oslo, Norway.

Production

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart4 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Serba, John. "Volcano - Satyricon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Kalis, Quentin (7 December 2003). "CoC : Satyricon - Volcano : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
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