Satariel (band)

Satariel is a death metal band from Sweden founded in 1993 in Boden.^[1]

Satariel
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Black metal Melodic death metal Blackened death metal
Years active	1993–present
Labels	None
Members	Pär Johansson Mikael Granbacke Magnus Alakangas Robert Sundelin Mikael Granqvist
Past members	Andreas Nilzon Fredrik Andersson Mats Ömalm Simon Johansson
Website	www.satariel.com

History

Satariel recorded its first demo in 1994; titled Thy Heavens' Fall, which consisted of traditional black metal sounds.^[2] The band released their debut album, Lady Lust Lilith, in 1998 on Pulverised Records.^[3] Over its first four albums up to 2007, the band increasingly mixed melodic death metal with black metal and technical death metal,^[4] sometimes drawing comparisons to Opeth and Insomnium.^[5][6] After a seven-year hiatus, Satariel released three-song EP White Ink: Chapter 1 in 2014.

Members

Current members

• Pär Johansson – vocals
• Magnus Alakangas – guitar
• Mikael Granqvist – guitar
• Mikael Granbacke – bass guitar
• Robert Sundelin – drums

Past members

• Mats Ömalm – guitar
• Andreas Nilzon – drums
• Fredrik Andersson – guitar
• Simon Johansson – guitar

Discography

• Lady Lust Lilith (Pulverised Records, 1998; re-released by Hammerheart Records, 2003)
• Phobos & Deimos (Hammerheart Records, 2002)
• Hydra (Cold Records/Regain Records/Candlelight Records, 2005)
• Chifra (Pulverised Records, 2007)
• White Ink: Chapter 1 (Alakangas Media, 2014)