I'm not a black metal fan, but Satyricon seems to be interesting to me because, first of all, they are considered the originators of the genre and, secondly, their performance is really good. Their music is original and complicated (for instance, combination of three guitars makes strong effect); all compositions are prolonged and pithy; there are no any satanic things here, but only social subjects. A musical theme is very interesting and complicated, it always changes during the compositions sounding with thrash or sometimes with hard rock elements, and it gradually immerses you into the atmosphere of darkness and spite. All compositions differ from each other with their sound, but at the same time they perfectly flow, one from another, along the atmosphere of the album. The music is supported by strong, true black metal vocal, which in contrast to many other black metal bands is perceived relatively easy. Norwegian black metal band Satyricon created the excellent album (actually they never did poor albums) that reflects dark and malicious present-day reality. By the way, "Volcano" has been awarded with Norwegian Grammy as best black metal album of the year. In my opinion, the most interesting compositions on this album are "Mental Murcury", "Black Lava", and "Fuel for the Hatred". |
