Satyrian

The history of Satyrian is a rather convoluted one, involving membership from seemingly every country in Europe, as well as changing name along the way. It all started in the mid-nineties as a project known as Danse Macabre, founded by Belgian vocalist Gunther Theys (Ancient Rites) along with two well-known Greeks, Septicflesh mainman Sotiris Voeynas and Necromantia keyboardist George "Magus Daoloth" Zaharopoulos. This version didn't last too long, but Theys continued, drafting Finnish guitarist Jan Yrlund, and the pair, along with some session players, released Totentanz in 1998. Two more permanent members were added, and as a quartet their next album, Eva, was produced, followed by an odds-and-ends EP in 2002 on the Hammerheart label. By this time, though, founder Theys had had enough and left the group, with Yrlund picking up the leadership reins. Soon after, a new version of the band came together, and at that time they switched name to Satyrian. Now featuring members from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Holland, and Serbia (plus another of Italian/Dutch heritage), the band, now a 7-piece, released Eternitas in 2006. Gothic metal has always been the primary style for this band, and Eternitas showcases the genre in grand fashion, featuring excellent vocals (two clean female, one male death, one male clean), graceful keyboards, grandiose yet still accessible arrangements, basically all the hallmarks of classic gothic metal. As Danse Macabre, the band showed promise but never quite made it big, but perhaps the new beginning as Satyrian will bring better fortune.

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