''Megiddo'' is the first EP by Norwegian

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, and the first release following their 1996 studio album ''

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Background

On the EP, the band commented, "''Megiddo'' marked five years of Satyricon, and it gave us the chance to break down some barriers and do something completely different."

Track listing

Personnel

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(Sigurd Wongraven) – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards *

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(Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) – drums ; Session musicians * Gerlioz (Geir Bratland) – synthesizer on "Night of Divine Power" * Grothesk (Stephan Groth) – synthesizer, programming on "Orgasmatron" *

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– guitars, bass guitar on "Orgasmatron"

References

Satyricon (band) albums 1997 debut EPs {{1990s-black-metal-album-stub no:Megiddo pt:Megiddo