Satyricon – ‘Volcano’ CD

Satyricon is an influential Norwegian black metal band, whose line-up over the years has constantly revolved around a stable core of multi-instrumentalist Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven and drum powerhouse Kjetil Vidar “Frost” Haraldstad.

Regarding Satyricon’s 2002 album ‘Volcano,’ Satyr stated in a press release/biography that “the music is rock-based but more extreme; it is black metal pushing the boundaries that began with bands like Venom and Bathory, reinventing ourselves based on a foundation of rock-oriented Black Metal is our philosophy.”

‘Volcano’ won a total of four awards: the Norwegian Grammy for “Best Metal Album,” an Alarm Award for ‘Fuel for Hatred’ in the category for “Song of the Year,” an Alarm Award for “Metal Album of the Year,” and The Oslo Award for “Best Overall Album.”