Dark Medieval Times
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| Studio album by Satyricon | ||||
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Publication |
September 1993 |
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Fall 1993 |
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| Label (s) | Moonfog Productions | |||
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
7th |
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running time |
43:27 |
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Dark Medieval Times is the debut album by the Norwegian metal band Satyricon . It was released in 1993 after the band had previously released two demos, All Evil and The Forest Is My Throne .
Emergence
The album was produced by the label Moonfog Productions of the singer Satyr. All songs were composed by satyr.
Style and content
Satyr describes the production as "sharp as a razor blade". He wanted to create a “cold Nordic atmosphere” with her. One reviewer believes the album benefits "like many black metal albums" from its poor production. The riffing is reminiscent of Mayhem's and medieval melodies; it is interrupted by acoustic passages and accompanied by a flute that creates “the right atmosphere”. The album begins with a sample from the band When .
The vocals are easy to understand despite the poor production, the drumming seems confused. The style is described as " sabbath-like ". The lyrics revolve around “Forests, castles, castles in the forest, etc.”, as is common on early recordings by the band.
reception
Jason Anderson of Allmusic thinks that the album should "not be missing in any unholy record collection". According to tartareandesire.com , anyone “with a vague interest in early Black Metal” should own Dark Medieval Times . The album has been compared to Darkthrones A Blaze in the Northern Sky , Mayhems De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, and Burzum's Hvis lyset tar oss .
Track list
- Walk the Path of Sorrow - 8:18
- Dark Medieval Times - 8:11
- Skyggedans ('shadow dance ') - 3:55
- Min hyllest til vinterland ('My Tribute to Winterland') - 4:29
- Into the Mighty Forest - 6:18
- The Dark Castle in the Deep Forest (' The Dark Castle in the Deep Forest ') - 6:22
- Taakeslottet ('The Fog Castle ') - 5:54
Individual evidence
- ↑ Satyricon . In: Descent , No. II, 1995, accessed October 14, 2012.
- ↑ Interview with Satyr from "Tales Of The Macabre" magazine (accessed May 5, 2010).
- ↑ a b c ( page no longer available , search in web archives: Shane Wall: Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times ).
- ↑ a b c d Sargon the Terrible: Classic Review: Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times (Retrieved May 5, 2010).
- ↑ a b c d Dash: Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times (Retrieved May 5, 2010).
- ^ A b Jason Anderson: Dark Medieval Times - Satyricon (Retrieved May 5, 2010).
- ↑ Seker: Satyricon / Enslaved: The forest is my throne / Yggdrasil. Global Domination, November 12, 2007, archived from the original on August 20, 2010 ; accessed on January 7, 2013 .
Web links
- Dark Medieval Times on the official website ( Memento of January 21, 2007 on the Internet Archive )
- Dark Medieval Times at Allmusic (English)
- Dark Medieval Times on MusicBrainz