Satyricon – ‘The Age of Nero’ 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.

‘The Age of Nero’ was largely written in a remote cabin deep in the Norwegian woods by Satyr in collaboration with his old friend Snorre Ruch (of Thorns), it features eight of the heaviest songs in Satyricon’s history.

From the unstoppable urgency that marks ‘Black Crow on a Tombstone’ to the epic frenzy of ‘Die By My Hand’ and the bleak nihilism of ‘Den Siste’ – each title demands the utmost sonic intensity.

This is metal music in its most mature form – not as simple escapism or a form of anger management, but as a profound experience of what it’s like to live in the increasingly dark age, ours has become.