Sigurd Wongraven

Satyr (born Sigurd Wongraven on 28 November 1975) is the vocalist, lead and rhythm guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon.

This article is about the musician. For the Greek mythological creature, see Satyr.

Satyr
Satyr live at Elbriot, 2018
Background information
Birth name	Sigurd Wongraven
Also known as	Satyr
Born	(1975-11-28) 28 November 1975
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Black metal, folk metal, ambient
Occupation(s)	Musician Songwriter Producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, mouth harp
Years active	1991-present
Associated acts	Satyricon Storm Wongraven Black Diamond Brigade Thorns

Musical career

Wongraven was a founding member of Satyricon (although the band had been around for a short length of time as Eczema without him) and have so far released nine albums, two demos, and a live DVD. He has also contributed to other bands such as Darkthrone, Eibon, Storm, Thorns, Black Diamond Brigade and Wongraven. About black metal, he stated "It, black metal, doesn't necessarily have to be all satanic as long as it's dark."[1] He has recently been endorsed by ESP Guitars.[2]

Health

Wongraven was diagnosed with a brain tumor in late September/early October 2015, which he says does not need to be removed surgically, "as long as it does not grow bigger."[3]

See also

• List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards

References

1. Rockworld TV - Live Web TV, Sky Channel 368 - Murder Music - Black metal Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20081221133256/http://espguitars.com/news/news_satyr.html
3. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/satyricon-frontman-satyr-diagnosed-with-brain-tumor/

External links

• Official Satyricon website

New title	Vocalist for Satyricon Guitarist for Satyricon Keyboardist for Satyricon since 1990	Incumbent
	Vocalist for Storm Guitarist for Storm Bassist for Storm 1993–1995	Disbanded
	Vocalist for Wongraven Guitarist for Wongraven Bassist for Wongraven Keyboardist for Wongraven since 1994	Incumbent
Preceded by Samoth	Bassist for Satyricon since 1996	Incumbent
Preceded by Marius Vold	Vocalist for Thorns Session 1998–2000	Succeeded by Aldrahn
New title	Guitarist for Black Diamond Brigade 2003	Incumbent