Norwegian black metal legends Satyricon have revealed the front cover and information regarding their forthcoming, ninth studio album entitled ‘Deep Calleth Upon Deep’.
Recorded in Oslo, Norway and Vancouver, Canada, during early 2017 and mixed together with revered studio guru Mike Fraser (who previously worked on Satyricon’s 2006 album, ‘Now, Diabolical’), ‘Deep Calleth Upon Deep’ is considered to be a wholesale reinvention and a brand new era in the band’s history.
Frontman Satyr informs us: “Approaching this release, what I always kept in mind is that either this is the beginning of something new or it’s gonna be my last record. If this is going to be the last, then it needs to be something special. If there are more records, then I’d better make sure that this is so different from the last one that it feels like a new beginning. I think it’s really, really dark, very spiritual and filled with confidence and energy.”
Satyr continues: “The way that I see it is that for any art, be it Satyricon or any other form of art with substance, in order for you to be able to inhale and completely understand it, it will take a little bit of you as well. If you get it all after a couple of listens, you know that it probably won’t stay with you. So the title is saying, ‘From the depth of the people making this record to the depth of the listener…’ If you want to take part in this journey, you should be prepared to dig deep down in the darkest corner of your soul with us.”
Satyricon are also proud to share the album’s front cover – an obscure drawing from 1898 by Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch.
The album is set for release on September 22nd via Napalm Records.
Satyricon will perform a one off UK show at Heaven, London on 29th September.