In the latest installment of Roadrunner Records’s “Ask the Artist” series, Satyricon vocalist Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven and drummer Kjetil-Vidar “Frost” Haraldstad talk about their collections…

Q: I have a question for Satyr in regards to collecting music and or other memorabilia. I’ve heard you mention in interviews in that you have a fairly large record collection and was curious to know if you have any prized and maybe rare pieces that you are proud to own?

Satyr: I have the yellow goat first BATHORY record (It was first printed in 1000 vinyl copies, with a yellow goat instead of a white one) — finally getting that one was significant! VENOM’s “Black Metal” with the poster — that’s the original. I also have the original BLACK SABBATH “Master Of Reality”. I have many like that, the original POSSESSED “Beyond The Gates”, which is this gatefold vinyl and turns in to this gigantic upside down cross with this incredible painting and many things like that. There are also some things that I’m not necessarily proud of, but it’s a bizarre record I have. You know the tragic death Euronymous from MAYHEM? He had the record label Deathlike Silence where he released the records of BURZUM. The man that was found guilty of this murder was the BURZUM guy [Varg Vikernes] — whose record Euronymous had released. After his death, some of his band members were getting rid of the records the parents didn’t want. One of the records the argument related to was a mini-LP called “Aske” which means “ashes.” I was looking through the records thinking of buying some and I noticed blood stains on it. I asked, “What’s this?” because it was a BURZUM record and seemingly it was in the hallway where this murder started basically. It was a stabbing so it was Euronymous’ blood that splattered onto some of the vinyl in the hallway. I thought it was so bizarre having the victim’s blood on the murderer’s record. It’s not something I’m proud of owning but it definitely a bizarre piece. It’s a curiosity and I guess no one really thought about that and for me it wasn’t something I that I was going to frame but it definitely has a history that is bizarre and so I got that one. It’s always good to have originals, the very first one and those with special artwork and all that. If there’s a story to it as well, that’s great. I don’t know if they have conventions in the States like we have in Europe but they’re always nice. Anyway, now I collect wines!

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