More bad news in the Metal community with the announcement that Satyricon man Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven has found out that there is a tumour in his brain. Stating that the singer was extremely ill and was rushed to the hospital and since then has found out that he has a “passenger” as he calls it.

Though hopefully the tumour will be benign the front man still stated that he is happy with his life.

“I’m going home. I got extremely sick 8 days ago and was rushed to hospital. Scans have shown that there is a blind passenger in my head. Most likely it is benign. I can live with it as long as it does not grow bigger. Removing it is extremely complicated and should only be done if it grows into a size where it is a matter of life and death. We all get our set of cards and this happened to be one of mine. There are so many people who have to deal with much worse things than I do, so I do not feel sorry for myself. I have a great family, lots of friends, Satyricon, Wongraven Wines and many people who support my endeavours all over the world. I will spend the next two weeks trying to get my strength back, then try to starting writing on the new Satyricon again and pick up where I left on all my wine projects.”

It’s good to hear that at least the man knows what he has to do, we all hope that Satyr has the best outcome possible and ensures that he rest up for a speedy recovery.