Dark Medieval Times [Import]

Satyricon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
• ASIN: B00004W3XK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #547,718 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Walk the Path of Sorrow

2. Dark Medieval Times

3. Skyggedans

4. Min Hyllest Til Vinterland

5. Into the Mighty Forest

6. The Dark Castle in the Deep Forest

7. Taakeslottet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Hidden Gem!!!, September 12, 2003

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D. Knouse (vancouver, washington United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Medieval Times (Audio CD)

I bought "Nemesis Divina" first and after a few listens it began to grow on me like some rare Scandinavian lichen used to promote euphoria. Next, I purchased "The Shadowthrone" with equal results. I then began a sojourn through the tangled forest that is Amazon.com and came across a review that stated something to the effect that there are only 3 Satyricon albums worth owning: the 2 aforementioned, and "Dark Medieval Times." It took some time to get it, being an import (over 2 months waiting...), but I was instantly pleased with the atmosphere of the album. I felt transported to 1349, a dark age filled with ominous clouds, folk music soaring on the wind. This is a Black Metal gem that I hope all fans of the genre make an effort to obtain. Thank you for reading my humble review.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cold, creative Black metal, July 12, 2003

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"bay_area_thrasher" (the middle of the pit) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Medieval Times (Audio CD)

This is not your average BM release. This is a band who, on their first three albums knew how to create some pretty atmospheric and dark melodies. The production is raw, but not cheap and fits in perfectly with the raw nature of the music. This is an album I can listen to without skipping any tracks. Every cut is solid and delivers a substantial punch, especially "Walk the path of sorrow", "Dark medieval times", "Min Hyllest til Vinterland", and "Into the mighty forest". I especially enjoy the Norwegian folk music influence that is evident on track 4. Anyone who likes mature Black metal that doesn't fall into this silly category of bands trying to "out-underground" each other should find this appealing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unfortunatly lesser known classic, April 25, 2005

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Karl Haikara (Denver, Co.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Medieval Times (Audio CD)

Satyricon in 1993 released their first album, and it stands just behind their second, "The Shadowthrone" as being their best album. "Dark Medieval Times" is supposed to be dedicated to olden times, from the Viking Age to the Middle Ages, and has a suitably folk and olden feel to it. Very often Satyr will break down the black metal parts into acoustic folk sections, and other times the black metal parts will fade out to flutes and other folk instruments. The total feel is rough and dark and very medieval, so the band did their job.

The drums are pretty tribal, with tom hits which remind me of Joy Division circa-Closer, though with more of a dark and ferocious pagan feel, like Graveland. Also like Graveland, Satyricon use keyboards to an interesitng effect, meaning they use keyboards to bring folk melodies and pagan atmosphere to the music, making as great of a use of keyboards in Black Metal as Emperor on "in The nightside Eclipse".

The sound is a little rough, not as warm and clear as Shadowthrone, but with a more Darkthrone like production ethic. Meaning very heavily transitor distortion on the guitar and a strange echo sound, which is like Under a Funeral Moon by Darkthrone and also Hammerheart by Bathory.

The cover is pretty cool, reminding me of the artwork that was done for the Warhammer figurine board game. It shows a warrior/king in front of a castle, and perfectly displays the concept behind the record.

I have to suggest this album highly to any fan of early black metal, in particular Burzum, Graveland and very early Emperor and even Darkthrone (spiritual blood brothers to Satyricon). Buy this! (maybe not at amazon.com though I got the cd for 12 dollars at www.theendrecords.com)