Nemesis Divina

Satyricon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B000E1JP1K
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,355 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satyricon's BEST!, March 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nemesis Divina (Audio CD)

This albums shows Satyricon taking a much more violent & grim approach to song writing. The music is now much more haunting, the drumming of Frost is ferocious, and the vocals of Satyr amazing. Satyricon was a band that basically started the "medieval" themes in Black Metal with their debut "Dark Medieval Times" (masterpiece). On their Sophmore effort, "The Shadowthrone", they showed us a much more atmospheric & melodic side of themselves. Now with "Nemesis Divina", they show us their raw & chaotic nature. The true highlight of this recording is Satyr's godlike vocals. He ferociously rasps his vocals, and emphasizes certain words to give the songs more feeling. This is especially evident in "Dawn of a New Age" and "Forhekset". With his style of vocals, it almost sounds like he is narrating, and the instruments are the sound effects as to what he is saying. Again, this is very evident on "Dawn of a New Age"...listen to that song with headphones while reading the lyrics and you'll see what I mean. A completely godlike release, and Satyricon's best to date!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking......, April 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Nemesis Divina (Audio CD)

Satyricon is undoubtfully one of the most talented artists in Black Metal. Nearly all of Satyr's records have been experimental (even "Dark Medieval Times", the debut album), never sounding alike. It works quite well, especially for those who are looking for something different from metal that has Satanism mentioned to the point of untolerably ludicrous (Dimmu Borgir, Deicide). If you're one of those people, this album is surely it.

"Nemesis Divina" is the 3rd chapter in a story which Satyr has told, beginning with "Dark Medieval Times". Here, after he became the King of the Shadowthrone (at the end of "The Shadowthrone"), he has summoned the powers of hell to help him conquer the forces of the light. This is narrated and illustrated in the album's opener, "The Dawn Of A New Age", which rips right through your speakers with technical guitar strings, ferocious blast beats, and Satyr growling through the vocal in the intro, "THIS IS ARMAGEDDON!" From this point on, you know you're in for a musical experience.

Like a story, the album's tracks flow together, pulling you into the following: The raging technicality of "The Dawn Of A New Age", the grinding dance of death, "Forhekset" (meaning "Bewitched" in English), the beautiful, epic melodies of "Mother North", the hell-spawned grooves of "Du Som Hater Gud"(translates to "You Who Hate God". The lyrics, while blasphemous in English, are laughable when in that language. So it's good they're sung in Norwegian), the landscape of a towering, snow-covered mountain generated in "Immortality Passion", the evil chantings and thrashings of "Nemesis Divina", and the unsettling, haunting closer "Transcedental Requiem of Slaves".

Satyr's vocals are vicious, as if in rapture, and are also narrative in some ways, which helps with the barbed, technical guitar of Kveldulv (known as "Nocturno Culto" in Darkthrone) and Frost's tireless drumming skills to create the chaos and atmosphere of "The Conquering" which takes place throughout the album.

The production is great, giving all the instruments a top-notch sound. The mixing, while good, could've been better, though, as the drums seem to get drowned out by the symbals in a couple places. But once you've gotten into the music, you hardly notice it.

Be warned, newcomers. The album is almost entirely relentless (with fewer mellow bits than in "The Shadowthrone" or "Dark Medieval Times") and not for the faint of heart. Still, this album is perfect for new Satyricon fans, once they've adapted to it's uniqueness, that is.

All in all, an incredible piece of work no true Black Metal fan should be without. Definately something for the more diverse metalhead.

Other cool bands in the genre to check out: Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Dragon Lord, Diabolical Masquerade, Burzum, Darkthrone

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL ENCHANTING BLACK METAL!!!!!, March 15, 2001

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Lestat (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nemesis Divina (Audio CD)

I had heard that Nemesis Divina was one of the greatest black metal albums of all time but it took me a year to actaully find it in a local shop and buy it. As you open the cd case you are greeted by a wonderful 20-PAGE BOOKLET, which includes great pictures, lyrics, just about everything you need in a album booklet, even the norwegian lyrics are written.once you put the cd in for the first time you will think its an ok cd but eventually, trust me it will become one of the best in your collection. The album opens witht he amazingly difficult fast tremelo, and eventually grows to a beutiful clean melody, with a wonderful backing bass line, each carrying their own melody. All of this on the first track "The dawn of a New Age". You are then pulled in a little more into the world of Satyricon by the opening notes of "Forhekset", then to the haunting lyrics done by Satyr. Then onto one of the two best pieces "Mother North" with its beautiful melodies. Next comes the aggressive, evil "Du Som hater gud" which goes from amazingly evil to a nice rennesaince(?spelling) like piano line. After that is another favorite of mine "Immortality Passion" with an awesome grooving(yes something that grooves in black metal) guitar part. THe title track is more like The Dawn of a New Age. and finally the album closes with a great dual guitar melody piece called "Transcendental Requiem of Slaves". So basically get the CD its worth watever money you pay for it, and at 42 minutes with 7 songs you can't go wrong.