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SATYRICON Guitarists Charged With Rape, Facing 10 Years In Prison - Dec. 21, 2004
SATYRICON guitarists Steinar Gundersen and A.O. Gronbech were arrested and charged in Canada for drugging and raping a woman in the band's tour bus after a concert in Toronto.

"I can confirm that the Norwegian consul in Toronto has been in contact with the arrestees, and followed up by, among other things, visiting them in jail and obtaining legal assistance," said Anne Lene Dale Sandstein, press officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to Norwegian TV 2 Nettavisen.

According to Canadian police, the crimes were committed after SATYRICON had performed at the club Fun Haus in Toronto last Tuesday (Dec. 14), reported the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.

"A woman from Toronto explained that she went with the two Norwegian musicians to their tour bus," said Kristin Bacharach at the Toronto police to the paper. There she was reportedly drugged and sexually assaulted.

Bacharach confirmed that the two musicians have been arrested and are charged. DNA tests have been taken. If found guilty, the two musicians may be sentenced to ten years in prison.

As a result of the musicians' arrests, the remaining dates on SATYRICON's North American tour with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD (including a New York show) were cancelled.
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COMMENT | Let em rot
posted by : Sir Simmons
12/21/2004 6:16:09 AM

In prison for 10 years !

COMMENT | ...
posted by : Tama Duder
12/21/2004 6:17:02 AM

dumb groupie.dumb musicians.

COMMENT | S@IT!!!!!!!
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 6:19:18 AM

no!!!!

COMMENT | F*CK!!!
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 6:19:39 AM

WTH?

COMMENT | What a stupid thing to happen!
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 6:21:18 AM

Man, I hope they're not guilty...

Just f*ckin' unbelievable!

COMMENT | Glad
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 6:22:38 AM

it's not Satyr...

COMMENT | Jesus...
posted by : SteveO
12/21/2004 6:28:43 AM

hope this is not true...

COMMENT | What!!!!!
posted by : saveyrself
12/21/2004 6:29:02 AM

What the fuck were they thinking?Since when do you have to drug a girl on a tour bus to get a little action!

COMMENT | I doubt
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 6:29:22 AM

this guys needed to drug somebody to have sex with...
they have a lot of female fans and groupies.

However, maybe that girl passed out from the alcohol during sex, and then - it's a post dramatic stress sindrome...
she might have been too f*cked up to know what happened.

COMMENT | where was Satyr
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 6:32:28 AM

during all that?


If Frost were there - nothing would have happened.
He would not tolerate this s*it on his tour bus...

Uncool

COMMENT | ....
posted by : perished
12/21/2004 6:34:48 AM

Fucked up!!

COMMENT | wow...
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 6:40:42 AM

the haters stink...
to think they would come up with some tru bashing,
so far it's like a wimps in the night...

;=)

COMMENT | Innocent until proven?
posted by : ios
12/21/2004 6:50:14 AM

Let's just wait and see what happens, shall we?

COMMENT |
posted by : Sinistrum
12/21/2004 6:56:53 AM

Obviously a product of Norwegian society!


/Hasn't the dumb fuck ever heard of Groupies!

COMMENT | By my definition:
posted by : Sinistrum
12/21/2004 7:00:26 AM

SATYRICON has always been a two piece. These guys are basically session players and have tainted the name of one of the greatest Black Metal bands out there...

COMMENT | holy shit
posted by : mentalmercury
12/21/2004 7:08:46 AM

can nothing go right for this band?

COMMENT | 2 sides to the story.....
posted by : fearfactory4ever
12/21/2004 7:11:29 AM

Just remember the press hears 1 thing and always exploit it to the max to their desire....

COMMENT | hey, adcs
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 7:20:59 AM

nothing wrong with that, however this is a "fishy" case...
she went with them onto a bus, perhaps she was also engaging with them in an "innocent' foreplay, getting drunk....

I've been on the tour buses many times, there are always girls who drink a lot, and just sexually try and entice the musicians....
I thought that was a part of "rock 'n roll"?

Is it?


The guys from Spiral Architect seem like a very intelligent people to me.
Their music speaks volumes.

I doubt they would want to jeopardize their career like that.

COMMENT | hmm
posted by : Destiny_Is_Dead
12/21/2004 7:31:47 AM

Now we know why the tour was really called off.

And if they get sent to jail, that means no Ozzfest for them.

COMMENT |
posted by : gunnarcannibal
12/21/2004 7:36:45 AM

wow, if they really did that, than they can fucking die.

COMMENT | dont worry Satyricon fan's
posted by : ASA
12/21/2004 7:45:38 AM

In Canada the maximum they can have is 10 years ,

So if they are unlucky they gonna get 2 years minus 1 day and after 3 months they're gonna be out of jail

COMMENT |
posted by : termite
12/21/2004 7:46:14 AM

dude!

thats totally uncool if they did to that

but at the same time

these ARE the guys from spiral architect! THat band fucking SHREDS

COMMENT | OH SNAAAAPPPPP!!!
posted by : MetalIcon
12/21/2004 8:07:23 AM

They are fucked, probably some tag team action going on, they should release the womans name, I saw Satyricon take a bunch of slutty girls on their bus everytime they came to my city, I guess this is what they get. They better have good laywers and good memory of what happened. DNA is as good as gold. Are they still in Canada or did they go back home, then find out.

COMMENT | What ever!
posted by : DM Darkness
12/21/2004 8:11:48 AM

You would think Joey J. whould keep them cool, but hey IDIOTS, MAKE SMART MOVES WHILE YOU ARE ON TOUR!

COMMENT | thats fucked up
posted by : BlackBehemoth
12/21/2004 8:16:38 AM

if they are guilty - sentence should be castration.

COMMENT | probably thought they could get away with it
posted by : BlackBehemoth
12/21/2004 8:24:08 AM

she'd wake up they'd be back in the states on the road. its beyond fucked up. And just because a woman has used drugs or been drinking does not take away her right to say no. And they could have been fucked up too...and if so it will be a hard lesson to learn...especially after their balls are removed.

COMMENT | well
posted by : mevyhetal
12/21/2004 8:31:17 AM

the rumors turned out to be true

COMMENT | ...
posted by : goncalobcunha
12/21/2004 8:33:51 AM

As far as I know, only Steiner is from Spiral Architect...and that's a shame because I love that band.

COMMENT | we need more information
posted by : RustedAngel
12/21/2004 8:34:26 AM

no way to make a judgement until then.

COMMENT | ps
posted by : phisto
12/21/2004 8:39:14 AM

we dont have details here yet, im reserving judgement. im just lashing out at the 'she was asking for it' crowd, who have made an assumption already

COMMENT | Back at ya
posted by : OwenAdrift
12/21/2004 8:59:45 AM

I'm not surprised this happened. The rapest was a product of your Satyricon society."

COMMENT | !!
posted by : Golgotha
12/21/2004 9:12:14 AM

satyricon society? hahaha...
THAT is funny!

COMMENT |
posted by : mentalmercury
12/21/2004 9:27:49 AM

I dont think what satyr said about american society was supposed to be an insult, it seems like it was just an observation.

COMMENT | in there
posted by : RICKY,JULIAN&BUBBLES
12/21/2004 9:34:24 AM

better*

COMMENT | SATYRICON = SHIT
posted by : mrpunchy
12/21/2004 9:48:59 AM

YOU HEARD ME.

LAST SATYRICON POST WAS A DISASTER :D


SEE THE FUCKING BIGOTRY HERE:

>
>
>
>
>

SATYRICON Frontman: DIMEBAG's Killer Was Product Of American Society - Dec. 16, 2004


>:-(

COMMENT | William Grim
posted by : thrashley
12/21/2004 10:59:27 AM

Would love this...wonder when we will hear from him and all of his infinite wisdom!

COMMENT | fuckim
posted by : bonscott: the real elvis
12/21/2004 11:10:16 AM

Let the fucker rot

COMMENT | Steinar Gundersen and A.O. Gronbech
posted by : sonatastrato
12/21/2004 11:19:54 AM

You guys should do something about you`re makeup and long hair while you`re in jail or else it could get pretty nasty :-s

COMMENT | F*ck it!
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 11:27:40 AM

I'm supporting the band...

The girl have to prove first it was not a roadie or a groupie who harmed her.

There is a small chance that the guys in the band are actually guilty.
Still, seems to me - they're innocent!

COMMENT | Still Unbelievable!!!!!
posted by : DM Darkness
12/21/2004 11:33:42 AM

We will have to waite for Joey to get back into town here to find out more.

COMMENT | Women
posted by : bigdaddycool
12/21/2004 11:37:08 AM

I don't know what women have to bitch about. They have half the money and all the pussy.

COMMENT | dumbitch
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 11:44:29 AM

I don't get you...

hold on here, something's amiss...

Why did you went to see the Satyricon show and on their tour bus? What were you looking for?
Attention? Is it cool hanging out with "rock stars"?

I think if you were anywhere as close as a friend to the band, you'd still be loyal to them.

Obviously you don't care much about the band...
If you did care - you would not denounce them at the first sign of trouble. Satyr's words as usual were misrepresented here, and don't forget - english is his second language.
After all - it all might have been a misunderstanding.

So my question remains -
are you just a wanna be "Chick in the Metal scene"?

P.S. I'm not trying to insult you, I just want to understand.

COMMENT | www.blackviolin.com
posted by : dumbitch
12/21/2004 11:56:24 AM

never said i was a close friend of the band nor did i denounce them.

re-read the post sweetie. i was way more harsh toward the female involved.

i was just hanging out with someone i know who works for the band.

are you just angry that i did not like satyr's words and said something about them?

my last post on the subject.

COMMENT |
posted by : agentpatience
12/21/2004 11:59:37 AM

See kids! You all laugh at the 100 rules of black metal, but this is serious stuff.

When you ask if its ok to stick your clouded frost-spire into her gates of attrition, make sure she knows what the hell you're talking about! Otherwise its not consent.


It seems to me that most of the opinions here are based solely on whether or not you like the band. I'm sure you'd be sticking up for Tommy Lee or Corey Taylor if they were accused.

COMMENT | HAHAHAHAHA!!!
posted by : hlsvlad
12/21/2004 12:02:52 PM

These guys must be a product of Norwegian society. Right back at'cha Satyr, you asshole.

COMMENT | hmmm
posted by : snowwhitesuicide
12/21/2004 12:04:28 PM

You mean grown men that dress up in bondage gear and paint their faces have to DRUG women to get some?? What's this world comin' to?

COMMENT | dumbitch...I realize that was your last post...
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 12:08:31 PM

so I don't expect a reply.

I am not angry with you at all,
I was curious, and now I understand how you ended up there.

Your words:

"by the way - satyr's comment on the USA makes me glad that i downloaded volcano and did not pay to see the show... i'm sure norway is a utopia. stay there."

seemed to me to be not cool.
Not cool, at all.
That's why i wanted to know if you were just a stranger there, or you actually cared for the band.

I also realize that you are on the band's side vs the girl.

But that last sentence of yours is just not cool.
You should have mentioned that you were at the show by chance, and I would have not misunderstood.

Anyway, "sweetie"...
talk later!

COMMENT | Innocent OR Guilty...
posted by : Von Doom
12/21/2004 12:39:41 PM

doing that kind of shit is SERIOUSLY stupid.

Haven't these guys ever considered something called "consequences"?

You keep it in your pants, period.

Their few minutes of fun, whether consentual or not, cost them a tour.

Real smart.

Idiots.

COMMENT | For fuck's sake!!!!!
posted by : metallica#1
12/21/2004 12:43:37 PM

Noone knows the full story yet.....Why don't you fuckers just wait for that before bitching about things??!!

COMMENT | they keep screwing.....
posted by : MIKE W
12/21/2004 1:03:01 PM

the canadain girls cuz they are looking for mother north. muahahahaha!

COMMENT | hahahahahahahahahahaha
posted by : FearTheNocturnalFrost
12/21/2004 2:08:45 PM

fuck satyricon.they have been terrible since the shadowthrone.frost should quit wasting his time with satyr and join 1349 full time.its pretty fucking sad that two guys in a fashion model "black" metal band have to drug someone to get laid.surely there had to be a couple hot and willing black metal females in the area.regardless,the police should throw satyr in lock up for a little while too.the last worthwhile thing he did was eibon,and thats not going to return,so let him rot.



NECROMANTIA/VARATHRON-BLACK ARTS LEAD TO EVERLASTING SINS BITCHES

COMMENT | I don't know.
posted by : bigdaddycool
12/21/2004 2:47:21 PM

If these cock teases would start putting out they would'nt have these problems.

COMMENT | HAIL to A.O. Gronbech&Steinar Gundersen
posted by : Nokturnal_Mortum
12/21/2004 3:00:35 PM

This girl is just a wh*re who want some attention!!Thats the whole point!And Satyricon is one the of the better black metalbands thats excist...I dont know why black metalbands wanna tour in America and Canada, black metal doesn't belong there!

-Keep supporting unholy Black Metal-

COMMENT | banging drunk girls with your friends=priceless
posted by : Loudnessguy
12/21/2004 3:21:17 PM

Pretty funny.......just be careful and wear a few raincoats!!

COMMENT | HEY NINYEKKA..................................
posted by : lordwerewolf
12/21/2004 3:45:06 PM

if fuckin a drunk girl makes me a "second class human", find me guilty and lock me up. and if it wasn't for "fucking idiots" like me, your ass would never get laid. CAN IT YOU TWAT, NOONE WANTS TO HEAR YOU!

COMMENT | "the sausage raises its head?"
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 3:46:52 PM

;-)

D*mn, that's the funniest comment I ever read.

COMMENT | someone called this last week
posted by : Decomposing Reality
12/21/2004 3:47:35 PM

.

COMMENT | I know this much.
posted by : KentHiltz
12/21/2004 4:21:34 PM

If a woman gets fucked up and is animated and wants to fuck then IT'S HER OWN FUCKING FAULT. If only Satyricon had video footage to put this bitch in place. That's it! I've got it! If any of you ever get some strange out on the road then get a video camera on that shit stat. The Electric Eye sees all! Plus, you'll have something to jerk to later.

COMMENT | To all the overly sensitive Americans, including dumbbitch
posted by : blashyrkh
12/21/2004 4:38:32 PM

Hey guys, as an American, I cannot understand why you guys are freaking out over Satyr's comments about Dimebag's shooter being a product of American society and talking about it here. Just because Satyr is from another country doesn't mean he's wrong. The U.S. a violent country, those of us who live here know it's true. These things don't happen in other countries as much, it's not an opinion, it's a fact. And Scott Ian, an American, just made the same comment. The shooter was some fucking crazy inbred fuck, look at the picture of that douchebag! This is an awesome country that I am proud of, but to deny the bad side is ignorant.

COMMENT | and remember...
posted by : blashyrkh
12/21/2004 4:41:47 PM

Satyr was friends with Pantera and toured with them. He wasn't trying to make a rude comment, he was freaking out that a friend had just been killed.

COMMENT | BlackViolin Is A Fool!
posted by : kmb49
12/21/2004 5:04:08 PM

You meant Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome? Idiot! Don't make excuses for criminals.

COMMENT | if we want to break it down
posted by : listingsKV
12/21/2004 5:07:04 PM

we can say that the lack of treatment options and lack of understanding, even on the part of individuals' own families, of mental illness is a symptom of american society. how fucked is it that a parent wouldnt understand an illness enough to keep a gun out of her kids hand? or that said crazy fucker is out on the street unsupervised and legally even allowed to own a gun? how fucked is it that many pseudo-journalists like that conservative blogger asshole jump to blaming a style of music for a behavior before even discussing mental illness or guns? and leading politicians like bullshit artist joe lieberman care more about preventing violence in video games than preventing real life violence...

ps im a feminist

COMMENT | listingsKV
posted by : blashyrkh
12/21/2004 5:16:11 PM

You rock

COMMENT | kmb49
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 5:19:03 PM

get a f*cking life!

COMMENT | Criminals?
posted by : www.blackviolin.com
12/21/2004 5:22:04 PM

I don't think so!

Have any of you ever been falsely accused of something you didn't do?

Do you know how it feels?

I do.

COMMENT |
posted by : Ninyekka
12/21/2004 6:08:13 PM

I think they are simply MOSTLY innocent. Guys always want to get laid... Girls, well, it's another story. For a guy to understand how a woman feels about that kind of stuff is pretty hard.

And, this is simply for lordwerewolf: If me, or any other good looking female adult wants to get laid, they'll most likely be far too selective to sleep with an immature low life date raper like you. Yet again, women like me will not be too interested in sleeping with anyone other than their boyfriend, and if they are single, no sex is fine.

COMMENT | Fuck Groupies, Hail Real Metal of Women 2
posted by : dirtygirl
12/21/2004 7:54:23 PM

I agree with the comment that many of us women like to hang out with our favorite musicians (just like you guys do) and just because we are women doesn't mean we are automatically going to sleep with them. Like I said earlier, I have hung out with many musicians on their tour bus, hotel, etc. and never had to put out or slept with any of them. I've even become friends with many of these musicians' girlfriends or wives because they know I am there to talk about what matters, the music, as well to drink a little and just make fun of people, WITHOUT SEX!!! These retards that think just because a girl gets backstage, she wants to get laid are just full of shit, and are just plain jealous because we get to get backstage and they don't. I do blame groupies for giving us real metal women a bad name. So they can fuck off and die!!! All I can say is fuck trends, fuck groupies, and fuck posers in metal.

COMMENT | :(
posted by : Ravenus1
12/21/2004 7:58:09 PM

Not trying to be the worlds biggest asshole here! But why do women who are looking for respect use online names like Dirtygirl............

COMMENT | dochorror
posted by : Ninyekka
12/21/2004 8:00:10 PM

I'm sorry for you, but I do not expect to get dick in my mouth when I talk to a fellow musician. Do you expect dick in your mouth when you go to talk to some of your favorite musician? I'm sure everyone knows only a man knows what feels best for a man!!

COMMENT | Hahaha
posted by : Ninyekka
12/21/2004 8:02:14 PM

I unfortunately have to agree with Ravenus1.... Dirtygirl, maybe you should go for something more honorable as a name.

COMMENT | Jumping to conclusions from thousands of miles away...
posted by : Erus
12/21/2004 8:36:26 PM

So many of you are quick to judge before the evidence is even brought to light. All of you who condemn these men before the trial has even remotely begun are worthless. if they are guilty then let them rot. If they are innocent, then you pieces of shit should be the ones who rot.

COMMENT | heavy metal boyz club
posted by : doomnerd
12/21/2004 9:12:41 PM

Heavy metal is such amazing and powerful music. It's too bad that so many fans are bent on keeping it a homoerotic boyz club.

I laugh at how often guys into metal have posters of beefy, long-haired men on their walls.

And when I go to a Slayer show and see 20 dudes for every chick, I think why are guys constantly demeaning and alienating women away from this art form?

We should be encouraging women to be interested in metal. And not as objects or girlfriends, but as fellow fans.

COMMENT |
posted by : Bodom After Midnight
12/22/2004 12:50:10 AM

I call bull shit. But I really can't confirm anything so...

COMMENT | I am so fucking sick of these fucking underage groupies who bite off more than they can chew
posted by : Von Doom
12/22/2004 2:29:44 AM

Talk about a damn painful way to be circumcized.

COMMENT | I only hope
posted by : Greek God
12/22/2004 4:41:50 AM

this will not affect the future of prog gods Spiral Architect!

COMMENT | hatebreedingmofo
posted by : grevdrake
12/22/2004 8:33:29 AM

If you (and several others) don't like the band, so be it, but don't accuse these guys for something they probably didn't even do or think of in the first place!

COMMENT | LatinoMetalhead
posted by : grevdrake
12/22/2004 8:53:27 AM

Latinometalhead, get your act straight...

[i]The Norwegian black Metal bands are CRAZY AS FUCK. I've studied them. They are not like let's say...the Death Metal bands. They are not violent only in the lyrics. They are violent in real life.[/i]

That's total bullshit!
You've studied them... where, in the zoo, next to the panda-bears? Don't make me laugh! The Norwegian blackmetalheads are just like all other metalheads. They look violent, but most of them are just harmless guys pretending to be evil.

[i]I think that this guys are a little responsible. If I was a girl and I would join a band to hang out (and JUST hang out), I would not try to do that with a European Black Metal band.[/i]

I wonder where you got all this shit! I think American Glamrock-bands are more crazy, since they use cocaine and tend to be violent, because that's "cool"...

[i]And about Varg Vikernes, is easy to find the stuff that he has written. Is just bullshit. He's pretty much a clown for European Universities. Yeah I know, his music was cool and Burzum's early material was the shit. But his pseudo Scientific theories and his opinion of society are at least, grotesque. And we better don't talk about the hate he feels against blacks, Hispanics, arabs, etc. Only ignorant morons follow his "message" and/or lame excuse of an "argument".[/i]

So true, but the norwegian back metal scene HATES Varg Vikernes. Further more, the story on Burzum is already 13 years ago, things change in Europe... We don't talk about that crap over here, since it's something of the past!

COMMENT | some of you sound incredibly stupid
posted by : listingsKV
12/22/2004 11:22:33 AM

when you assume that every guy in every band screws around on the road. yeah, theres plenty of hooking up (mostly between consenting adults, so lay off, what do you care how people get off?), but you know a lot of musicians actually dont cheat on their wives and girlfriends but still socialize on the road, including talking and drinking with fans, male and female. theres plenty of "bad behavior" at concerts, whether its slutty chicks, violent moshers, violent drunks, invasive fans, etc., but you know, everyone is only human, and not everyone, even in metal, is shallow or hedonistic or FUBAR, you know?

COMMENT | NSBM
posted by : Nokturnal_Mortum
12/22/2004 2:41:27 PM

Whats wrong with National Socialist Black Metal??There are a lot of people in europe that support the idea's of Varg and other NSBM bands..Is that a crime?!Noo, i dont think so..I also support the lyrics and idea's of NSBM bands...And what about Slayer??They also have songs about WO2..

-NSBM-

COMMENT | WOOOH!
posted by : Mindbasher
12/23/2004 10:57:01 AM

Whoah!

That was one big piece of text for a little boy of just 15 years old... :P

Olle



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