The Shadowthrone
Encyclopedia
The Shadowthrone is the second album
by the Norwegian
black metal
band Satyricon
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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
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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...
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Track listing
- "Hvite Krists død" (White Christ's Death) – 8:27
- "In the Mist by the Hills" – 8:01
- "Woods to Eternity" – 6:13
- "Vikingland" (Land of Vikings) – 5:14
- "Dominions of Satyricon" – 9:25
- "The King of the Shadowthrone" – 6:14
- "I en svart kiste" (In a Black Coffin) – 5:24
Personnel
- 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...
- Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Synth on "I En Svart Kiste" - SamothSamothSamoth is a prominent musician and multi-instrumentalist in the Norwegian black metal scene. He was well known for his distinct guitar work and drumming in the band Emperor, as well as his formation of the death metal band Zyklon...
- Bass, Guitars - Frost - Drums
- S.S.Steinar Sverd JohnsenSteinar Sverd Johnsen is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer, born 1972. Sverd last played keyboards and synthesizers in Arcturus and was also the main composer for the band. He formed the band with Jan Axel Blomberg of Mayhem in 1987, originally under the moniker Mortem...
- Session Synth and Grand Piano