''Demo 2002'' was the first release by the

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band

Orcustus Orcustus is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 2002. History Orcustus formed in Bergen, Norway, in early 2002 by Taipan, Dirge Rep, Infernus and Tormentor. Their moniker, meaning "the inner circle of Hell where Lucifer resides on his thr ...

, founded by Taipan and with

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and Tormentor of

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and Dirge Rep of Enslaved and Gehenna. It was limited to 1,000 copies on CD. This demo led to the band being signed to the US record label

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. It was re-released by Misantrof ANTIrecords in 2007 as downloadable

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Track listing

All music written by Taipan, except one riff on track 2 by Tormentor. Lyrics by Taipan (track 1), A.B. (track 2) and Dirge Rep (track 3). #"Death Becomes You" - 4:15 #"World Dirtnap" - 5:41 #"Lucifuge Damnation" - 6:04

Credits

* Tormentor - guitars *

- bass guitar *Dirge Rep - drums *Taipan - vocals *Recorded at Strangehagen Dungeons in

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, in October and November 2002 *Produced by

and by Ivar Peersen of Enslaved *Mastered by Alex 'Evil Tordivel' *Logo design by Jannicke Wiese-Hansen *Cover design by Taipan and Tormentor.Album information
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References

External links

''Demo 2002''
at Misantrof Antirecords Orcustus albums 2003 EPs Demo albums {{2000s-black-metal-album-stub