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Infernus
Roger Tiegs (born 18 June 1972), better known by his stage name Infernus, is a Norwegian black metal musician and Satanist. He is the sole founding member and chief ideologist of the black metal band Gorgoroth, formed in 1992, in addition to being the founder and head of Forces of Satan Records. While mainly a guitarist, Infernus has also participated as bassist, drummer and vocalist on several recordings released both by Gorgoroth and other bands. Biography The formation of Gorgoroth Infernus founded the black metal band Gorgoroth in Sunnfjord in 1992 after allegedly making " a pact with the Devil". The first Gorgoroth demo, '' A Sorcery Written in Blood'', was released in 1993, and led the band to acquiring a record deal with French label Embassy Productions. The first full-length Gorgoroth album, ''Pentagram'', was released in 1994. In the following years, the band experienced several line-up changes, with Infernus being the sole original member to continue in the band. Jo ...
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Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus, who is the sole original member remaining, and has released nine studio albums. Gorgoroth are a Satanism, Satanic band and have drawn controversy due to some of their concerts, which have featured impaled sheep heads and mock crucifixions. The band is named after the dead plateau of darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. History Early years (1992–1995) Gorgoroth was founded in 1992 by guitarist Infernus. In 1993, the band released their first demo, entitled ''A Sorcery Written in Blood''. On 7 January 1994, Firda, the major newspaper in the county of Sogn og Fjordane where the band originated from, ran a cover story on the demo, with the headline "Local music with Satanic symbolism". According to the article, the release of the demo and flyers with Satanic symbols led to "concerned parents contacting the ...
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Forces Of Satan Records
Roger Tiegs (born 18 June 1972), better known by his stage name Infernus, is a Norwegian black metal musician and Satanist. He is the sole founding member and chief ideologist of the black metal band Gorgoroth, formed in 1992, in addition to being the founder and head of Forces of Satan Records. While mainly a guitarist, Infernus has also participated as bassist, drummer and vocalist on several recordings released both by Gorgoroth and other bands. Biography The formation of Gorgoroth Infernus founded the black metal band Gorgoroth in Sunnfjord in 1992 after allegedly making " a pact with the Devil". The first Gorgoroth demo, '' A Sorcery Written in Blood'', was released in 1993, and led the band to acquiring a record deal with French label Embassy Productions. The first full-length Gorgoroth album, ''Pentagram'', was released in 1994. In the following years, the band experienced several line-up changes, with Infernus being the sole original member to continue in the band. Joi ...
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Black Mass Krakow 2004
''Black Mass Krakow 2004'' is a live concert DVD by the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released by Metal Mind on 9 June 2008 in Europe and on 8 July 2008 in the US. The DVD is of the band's controversial 2004 concert that was filmed in a TV studio in Kraków, Poland. The DVD also includes live footage from the Full Force Festival Leipzig 2000, band biography, discography, photo gallery, desktop images and web links, and is compatible with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Controversy The concert featured sheep heads on stakes, "crucified" nude models, Satanic symbols and eighty litres of sheep's blood. The band was criticised for violating Polish anti-blasphemy laws as well as Polish animal rights laws. A police investigation took place with allegations of a religious offence (which is prosecutable under Polish law) and cruelty to animals. Though these charges were considered, the band was not charged as it was ruled that they were unaware of the fact that what they ...
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Destroyer (Gorgoroth Album)
''Destroyer'' (subtitled as: ''Or About How to Philosophize with the Hammer'') is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was their first release on Nuclear Blast. It contains eight tracks performed by several different lineups, with band founder Infernus being the only member to be featured on all tracks. Four different vocalists were featured on the album, including Infernus on two tracks, Pest on four tracks, and T-Reaper and new vocalist Gaahl each on one track. ''Destroyer'' was the first album to feature Gaahl and guitarist Tormentor, the only one for T-Reaper and drummer Vrolok, the last to feature Pest until his return in 2008, and the last for drummer Frost until his return in 2004. The album was re-released in 2006 by Back on Black Records as a gatefold vinyl LP. The subtitle of the album, ''Or About How to Philosophize with the Hammer'', was also the subtitle of Friedrich Nietzsche's book ''Twilight of the Idols'' (itself a future Gorgor ...
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Incipit Satan
''Incipit Satan'' is the fifth full-length album by Norway, Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released on 7 February 2000 by Nuclear Blast, and reissued in 2006 by Back on Black Records. ''Incipit Satan'' was the first album with King ov Hell as bassist, the last album to feature Tormentor (musician), Tormentor on guitar and the only one with Sjt. Erichsen on drums. The band members dedicated the album to their deceased friend and former bandmate Erik Brødreskift (a.k.a. "Grim"). Track listing Personnel *Gaahl – vocals, vocal arrangements (tracks 1–4, 6, 7) *Infernus – electric guitar, guitars, bass guitar, bass, drums, vocals (track 5) *Tormentor (musician), Tormentor – guitars, additional vocals (track 4) *King ov Hell – bass *Sjt. Erichsen – drums *Ivar Bjørnson, Daimonion – synthesizer, piano *Mickey Faust – vocals (track 8) Production *Gorgoroth – record producer, production, editing *Jocke Petterson – production, recording, audio engineer ...
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Pentagram (Gorgoroth Album)
''Pentagram'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth, released in September 1994 by Embassy Productions. It followed the band's two demo cassettes, '' A Sorcery Written in Blood'' and '' Promo '94''. It was the only album to feature Samoth on bass and Goat Pervertor on drums. Reissues ''Pentagram'' was reissued eight times, four of those on CD: in 1996 by Malicious Records, in 1999 by Century Black in America, in 2005 as a remastered version on Season of Mist and in 2007 on Regain Records. It was reissued four times on 12" vinyl: by Malicious Records in 1996 (limited to 500 copies), by Agonia Records in 2005 (limited to 1,000 copies), in 2006 by Back on Black Records, and in 2016 by Soulseller Records. Track listing Personnel * Hat – vocals * Infernus – guitar ;Additional personnel * Samoth – bass * Goat Pervertor – drums ''Promo '94'' ''Promo '94'' is the second demo by Gorgoroth. It was independently released in 1994 on casset ...
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Black Metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (Lo-fi music, lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. Venom (band), Venom initiated the "First-wave black metal, first wave" of black metal, with their 1982 album ''Black Metal (Venom album), Black Metal'' giving it its name. In the following years, the style was developed by Bathory (band), Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. By 1987, this wave had declined, but influential works were released by Tormentor (band), Tormentor, Sarcófago, Parabellum (Colombian band), Parabellum, Blasphemy (band), Blasphemy, Samael (band), Samael and Rotting Christ. A "Second-wave black metal, second wave" arose in the early ...
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Borknagar
Borknagar is a Norwegian progressive metal band with black metal and folk influences. It was founded in Bergen in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun primarily as a black metal band before later switching to a more melodic and progressive style. Borknagar's lyrics often deal with philosophy, paganism, nature and the cosmos. The band has released twelve studio albums. History Borknagar was founded by Øystein Brun, then a member of the Norwegian death metal band Molested, when he became tired of the brutal aspects of the band's music. Øystein formed Borknagar to explore a more melodic outlet of expression, inspired by the burgeoning black metal movement Norway was experiencing and looking to push the boundaries of what was considered "traditional" black metal music. He wrote all of the music and lyrics and gathered together an all-star group of black metal musicians to play in his band, such as Infernus of Gorgoroth, Grim of Immortal and Gorgoroth and Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved. When ...
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Black Metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (Lo-fi music, lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. Venom (band), Venom initiated the "First-wave black metal, first wave" of black metal, with their 1982 album ''Black Metal (Venom album), Black Metal'' giving it its name. In the following years, the style was developed by Bathory (band), Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. By 1987, this wave had declined, but influential works were released by Tormentor (band), Tormentor, Sarcófago, Parabellum (Colombian band), Parabellum, Blasphemy (band), Blasphemy, Samael (band), Samael and Rotting Christ. A "Second-wave black metal, second wave" arose in the early ...
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Antichrist (Gorgoroth Album)
''Antichrist'' is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. The working title of the album was ''Død'' (meaning death or dead). It was released by Malicious Records on 3 June 1996 on vinyl (limited to 500 copies) and CD. It was re-released several times: by Century Black in 1999, as a remastered version by Season of Mist in 2005, on vinyl in 2005 on Agonia Records (limited to 1000 copies), and on vinyl in 2006 on Back on Black Records. The latter was released in a gatefold sleeve, and included a guitar pick signed by Infernus. It was the first album to feature Pest on vocals and Frost on drums, and the last album to feature Hat on vocals. Track listing Season of Mist re-release The Season of Mist re-release included a 13-second instrumental, although the album cover still only lists the original six tracks. According to iTunes, this song is called "Wind". Credits Gorgoroth *Infernus – guitar; bass *Frost – drums The drum is a member of the p ...
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Deal With The Devil
A deal with the Devil is a cultural motif exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, as well as being elemental to many Christian traditions. According to traditional Christian belief about witchcraft, the pact is between a person and the Devil or another demon, trading a soul for diabolical favours, which vary by the tale, but tend to include youth, knowledge, wealth, fame and power. It was also believed that some people made this type of pact just as a sign of recognising the minion as their master, in exchange for nothing. The bargain is a dangerous one, as the price of the fiend's service is the wagerer's soul. For most religions, the tale may have a bad end, with eternal damnation for the foolhardy venturer. Conversely, it may have a comic twist, in which a wily peasant outwits the devil, characteristically on a technical point. The person making the pact sometimes tries to outwit the devil, but loses in the end (e.g., man sells his soul f ...
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Tormentor (musician)
Tormentor (born 1972) is a Norwegian black metal musician who is best known for his work as guitarist with the black metal band Gorgoroth. Biography Tormentor joined Infernus in Gorgoroth in 1996, and participated as guitarist and songwriter on the two Gorgoroth albums ''Destroyer'' (1998) and ''Incipit Satan'' (2000), both albums released by Nuclear Blast. He toured with Gorgoroth both in Europe and South America. He left the band in 2002 due to no longer being able to cooperate with bassist King ov Hell, but returned for a one-off concert in Bergen, Norway, in 2003. In late 2007, after internal conflicts in Gorgoroth resulted in the departure of King and vocalist Gaahl, Infernus announced that Tormentor would assist him in the pre-production of the next Gorgoroth album, ''Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt''. In September 2008, Tormentor officially rejoined Gorgoroth. In addition to his work with Gorgoroth, in 2002 Tormentor was one of the founding members of Orcustus, t ...
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