The Shadowthrone

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The Shadowthrone
Shadowthrone - satyricon.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1994
RecordedMay 1994
StudioWaterfall Studios
GenreBlack metal
Length48:58
LabelMoonfog
ProducerSatyr
Satyricon chronology
Dark Medieval Times
(1994)
The Shadowthrone
(1994)
Nemesis Divina
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

The Shadowthrone is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. It was released on 12 September 1994, through Moonfog Productions. A newly remastered version was released on May 28th, 2021, with different artwork.

Style[]

The band have described The Shadowthrone as "an atmospheric and symphonic album with a strong Nordic touch. There are fewer acoustic guitars and medieval influences, and it is harsher and grimmer than the debut Dark Medieval Times, but it still maintains the atmosphere set forth in their debut album."[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Satyr.

No.TitleLength
1."Hvite Krists død" ("White Christ's Death")8:27
2."In the Mist by the Hills"8:01
3."Woods to Eternity"6:13
4."Vikingland" ("Land of Vikings")5:14
5."Dominions of Satyricon"9:25
6."The King of the Shadowthrone"6:14
7."I en svart kiste" ("In a Black Coffin")5:24
Total length:48:58

Personnel[]

Satyricon
  • Satyr (Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, guitar, keyboards on "I en svart kiste", album photos, logos and design, production
  • Frost (Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) – drums, album logos
  • Samoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen) – bass guitar, guitar
Session
  • S. S. (Steinar Sverd Johnsen) – keyboards, piano
Production
  • B. E. L. – sleeve photos
  • K. Moen – engineering
  • Vofagem – sleeve design

Charts[]

Chart performance for The Shadowthrone
Chart (2021) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 69

References[]

  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. "The Shadowthrone - Satyricon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ Satyricon. "Satyricon". satyricon.no. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Satyricon – The Shadowthrone" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 June 2021.


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