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 nameSigurd Wongraven
Also known asSatyr
Born (1975-11-28) 28 November 1975
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresBlack metal, dungeon synth, ambient
Occupation(s)Musician
Songwriter
Producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Years active1991-present
Associated actsSatyricon
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]

In 2008 he began to endorse ESP Guitars.[2]

Wine making

In 2009 Wongraven started his own winemaking business, Wongraven Wines, in Piedmont in Italy. In 2014 the company began to work with Norwegian beverage conglomerate Vingruppen, and in 2019 he sold 90% of the company to Vingruppen, in a transaction valuing the company at NOK 57 million.[3]

Health

Wongraven was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October 2015, which he says does not need to be removed surgically, "as long as it does not grow bigger".[4]

See also

References
  1. Rockworld TV - Live Web TV, Sky Channel 368 - Murder Music - Black metal Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". espguitars.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Henrik Giæver (2 July 2020). "Satyricon-vokalisten tjente over 50 mill. på salg av vinselskap". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian).
  4. "SATYRICON Frontman SATYR Diagnosed with Brain Tumor". 5 October 2015.


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