Satanic Warmaster is a Finnish black metal solo project formed in 1998 by Lauri Penttilä in Lappeenranta, who performs under the stage name Werwolf.
Satanic Warmaster was formed by Penttilä in 1998. Satanic Warmaster has sold tens of thousands of albums worldwide without the support of any major distribution companies or record labels. The band has toured around the world in countries such as Finland, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Japan and Italy.
The Satanic Warmaster project has been commercially successful in Penttilä's home country, as his 2023 album Aamongandr reached number four on the Finnish album charts as well as number one for physical copies sold.