Check out Satyricon's new video for "The pentagram burns": http://www.satyricon.no/albums/album.asp?albumID=25

Satyricon will be touring extensively throughout Europe this fall. Go here for dates: http://www.satyricon.no/alive

Stylus reviews the new Satyricon: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/satyricon/now-diabolical.htm
Don't forget that I posted about it on Monday.

MP3: Satyricon - To the mountains

When you hear the term "heavy metal", chances are high that you don't immediately think of large brass instruments. Perhaps after listening to today's mp3 from Satyricon's new album "Now, diabolical", your perception will be forever changed. I know it sounds weird on paper, but when the tubas and trombones enter a couple of minutes into the piece, it makes sense. The dark and bassy bell-tones are a complimentary counterpoint to b>Satyricon's perfect cold recording sound. The guitars are brittle and harsh, but layered so thickly that they come together in a thick wall of ice. Satyricon's music isn't all blazing blast-beats anymore - they've added far more rock'n'roll swagger and later-era Black Flag-style mid-paced riffing - but the impression it leaves is still pretty damn grim. I wasn't too stoked about the band's last album and I'm not all into the single "K.I.N.G", but I find "Now, diabolical" to be quite impressive overall. They are not content to repeat themselves, so they're trying new things and I commend that. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but at least they aren't resting on their laurels.

Satyricon - To the mountains

I've mostly been seeing only tepid reviews, but Musique Machine really likes the new Satyricon: http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=768

Check out an ecard for the new Satyricon album "Now, diabolical": http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/satyricon/

The video for the new Satyricon single "K.I.N.G." is now online: http://media.roadrunnerworld.com/Satyricon/king_hi.wmv

Aftenposten on the new Satyricon record and the upcoming "Lords of Chaos" documentary being planned by director Hans Fjellestad: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1275189.ece

Preview one new song from the new Satyricon album "Now, Diabolical" each day until its release next week: http://www.platekompaniet.no/cache/published_264.asp

The Norwegian release date of Satyricon's new album "Now, Diabolical" has been moved up to April 18. The European release is now April 17, but France still has to wait an additional week until the 24th. As for America, we have to wait all the way until June 13, but at least we get the promise of bonus audio and video material.

Satyricon has posted a sample of the title track from their new album "Now, diabolical" on the splash page of their website: http://www.satyricon.no/

April 24 is now confirmed as the release date for the new Satyricon album "Now, Diabolical".

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Laleh - Laleh
02. Lisa Ekdahl - Pärlor av glas
03. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
04. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
05. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
06. Sven-Ingvars - Livet är nu - 50 år det bästa med sven-ingvars
07. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
08. Agnes - Agnes
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
11. Torgny Melins - Dansbander
12. Kent - Du & jag döden
13. Darin - Darin
14. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
15. Jenny Wilson - Love and youth
16. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
17. Mia Marianna & Per Filip - Våra mest älskade sånger
18. Matz Bladhs - Gobitar 2006
19. Weeping Willows - Singles again
20. Christian Kjellvander - Faya

Norwegian black-metal act Satyricon has signed with Roadrunner for all territories excluding Norway and North America (where they are on Sony). Read more: http://www.bravewords.com/news/39354

Satyricon's new album "Now, Diabolical" will be out in April via Sony BMG.

The latest from Satyricon:

"Sorry for not keeping touch lately, but we've been busy working! We are in middle of pre-production for our new album and we will start recording October 17th in Puk Studio in Denmark where we did most of "Volcano". We aim to finish the album in January followed by a late spring release. This means we should be ready to do a big festival run throughout the summer and hit the clubs in the fall. Things change and they can change fast too in this industry, but this is what we plan to do as it looks now. We'll keep you posted about this and other projects we are working on too, throughout the fall."