Satyricon reports that basic tracks are complete for their next record with sessions continuing this week and then finishing up in late July. Not sure of a release date yet, but look for worldwide tourdates to be announced for November.

Check out MetalKult's video documentary on their trip to Norway: http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/videos/norway/
It includes visits to various black-metal landmarks plus interview footage with Satyricon and Ihsahn.

Satyricon's forthcoming as-yet-untitled album has been assigned a November 3 release date.

Satyricon will release a 5-track CDEP/gatefold 7" on June 2 entitled "My skin is cold". Other tracks on the EP include two songs from the LP version of "Volcano" ("Live through me", "Existential fear-questions") plus two live tracks ("Repined bastard nation", "Mother north"). Hear a sample of the title track: http://www.satyricon.no/

This might be entertaining even if you don't know Norwegian: watch pop star Lene Alexandra interview Satyr from black-metal act Satyricon: http://nrk.no/p3/article/page/view/1.5294918

Satyricon drummer Frost has broken his leg, forcing them to cancel their appearance at the Arnhem Metal Meeting this weekend: http://www.satyricon.no/news.asp

Here's the playlist for this week's special spooky/scary Halloween edition radio show:

01. TALK 1
02. Entombed - Hollywood Babylon
03. ARM - Humming bug
04. Camouflage - Oktober
05. TALK 2
06. Notre Dame - Red Cross
07. Sanctum - Lie low
08. Bay Laurel - Pale colours
09. TALK 3
10. At the Gates - Blinded by fear
11. Frode Haltli - Lude
12. Brighter Death Now - Little baby
13. Death Breath - Lycanthropy
14. TALK 4
15. Breach - Mr. Marshall
16. The Skull Defekts - Carved in bones
17. The Cardigans - Mr. Crowley
18. TALK 5
19. Diabolique - Catholic
20. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Masks, walls and other ways to keep things out, to keep things in
21. The Bear Quartet - Broken heart
22. Mercyful Fate - Come to the Sabbath
23. TALK 6
24. Beyond Dawn - Cigarette
25. Pimentola - Heart's dementia (Phase I)
26. Repoman - Chemically obsessed
27. TALK 7
28. MZ412 - Infernal affairs II
29. Satyricon - Nemesis divina
30. Switchblade - Selfdestruct schematics / Open aftermath
31. TALK 8
32. Rasion D'etre - Metamorphyses Phase IV
33. Cortex - We are the dead
34. TALK 9
35. Emperor - I am the Black Wizards

The nominees for this year's Alarm Awards have been announced:

Rock:
120 Days - 120 days
Big Bang - Too much yang
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
King Midas - Sorry
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss

Pop:
Marit Larsen - Under the surface
Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
Superfamily - Warszawa
Magnet - The simple life
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør

Metal:
Dimmu Borgir - In sorte diaboli
Satyricon - Now diabolical
Audrey Horne - Le fol
Mayhem - Ordo ad Chaou
Keep of Kalessin - Armada

Jazz:
Supersilent - 8
Shining - Grindstone
Håkon Kornstad - Single engine
Tord Gustafssen Trio - Being there
Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykerstrasse 68

Electronica:
Kim Hiorthøy - My last day
Lindstrøm - It’s a feedelity affair
Pleasure - Pleasure 2
The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams
Bjørn Torske - Feil knapp

Hip-hop/Rap:
el Axel - It is what it is
Karpe Diem - Rett fra hjertet
Darkside of the Force - El dia de los puercos
Tungtvann - Siste Skanse
Samvirkelaget - Musikk

Newcomer:
Susanne Sundfør
Moving Oos
Ida Maria
Rockettothesky
Elvira Nicolaisen

Live:
Big Bang
Superfamily
King Midas
The Grand
Samvirkelaget

Go here for more details or to vote for your favorite: http://www.alarmprisen.no/2007/index.php/og-de-nominerte-er/#more-76

See pics from Ralph Myers & the Jack Herren Band's summer tour: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=142941016&blogID=293374146
I like the added touch of the pilfered Satyricon setlist in set #2.

Satyricon will play Mexico in June: http://www.satyricon.no/alive/

Profile: Hearts of Black Science

Satyricon reports that they've sorted out all the proper paperwork for drummer Frost and will be coming over to tour the Americas in April.

Top 10s for 2006: Closer

Satyricon will tour Australia and Japan this winter:

12/01 - The HQ, Adelaide (AUS)
12/02 - The Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne (AUS)
12/05 - The Metro Theatre, Sydney (AUS)
12/06 - The Arena, Brisbane (AUS)
01/16 - Club Quattro, Tokyo (JAP)
01/17 - Club Quattro, Osaka (JAP)
01/18 - Club Quattro, Nagoya (JAP)

Blodårstid on Satyricon's latest: http://www.holyterror.com/blod/2006/10/10/satyricon-now-diabolical-cd/
I'm pretty much in 100% agreement with their take on it.