# How Satyricon created black metal’s answer to Back In Black

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-satyricon-created-black-metals-answer-to-back-in-black/
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T16:36:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Louder
- Original article: https://www.loudersound.com/the-story-behind-satyricon-king
- Topics: Culture, Fashion

## Key points

- Satyricon aimed for black metal’s answer to “Back In Black”.
- “King” became one of the band’s defining anthems.
- The song joined direct songwriting with a dark sound.

## Summary

Satyricon set out to write a direct, memorable black metal song with the scale of AC/DC’s “Back In Black”, and created “King”. The track became a defining anthem for the Norwegian band, showing how black metal could pair an accessible, forceful song structure with its dark sound.

The article traces the song’s creation and the band’s aim to make something that would work immediately with an audience. It presents “King” as a shift towards a more direct approach, while retaining Satyricon’s identity and intensity.

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