SATARIEL was a 1993 union of erstwhile members of defunct outfits BEHEADED and DAWN OF DARKNESS namely vocalist Pär Johansson on vocals, guitarist Magnus Alakangas and bassist Mikael Degerman. A later recruit was guitarist Mikael Grankvist for the debut demo 'This Heavens Fall'. SATARIEL added Mats Ȫmalm after this recording but his exit followed swiftly after.

1995 also saw the departure of Grankvist. Further changes apparent on the second session 'Hellfuck' included the addition of guitarist Fredrik Andersson and drummer Andreas Nilzon. By 1996 Nilzon was out of the picture and Robert Sundelin of NECROMICON took the drum stool position. However, SATARIEL was put on ice for a lengthy period when both Sundelin and Degerman undertook their military service. When SATARIEL reformed Grankvist too was back in the fold for the debut album 'Lady Lust Lilith' on Pulverized Records. That same year found Sundelin taking on extracurricular drum duties with DEATHBOUND.

SATARIEL guitarist Mikael Grankvist also operates in THE MOANING. Johansson also spent time with SOULASH, a band founded by GATES OF ISHTAR guitarist Mikael Sandorf. However, he would exit this formation before their name switch to THE DUSKFALL.

Between 1993 and 1995 Johansson also put time into his side project BELSEMAR releasing the demos 'De Svarta Gudarnas Sömn' and 'Epistles Of Pain'. Allied with NECROPHOBIC and IMPIOUS, the band toured mainland Europe in January of 2003. Pär Johansson and Mikael Degerman were to be found as a participant in the Death / Thrash formation TORCHBEARER that same year, a collaboration between SOLAR DAWN, UNMOORED and SATARIEL personnel.

SATARIEL entered Dug Out Studios in Uppsala in late March utilising the production team of Daniel Bergstrand and erstwhile MISERY LOVES CO. guitarist Ȫrjan Ȫrnkloo to record their third album 'Hydra' for Greece's Black Lotus Records. However, this alliance did not produce results and a full year later the band switched labels to Cold Records.