Origin: Norway  
Genres: Black Metal
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Last update/review: July 15, 2015

Gorgoroth

Formed in 1992 and taking their name from Lord Of The Rings (as have many other bands), Gorgoroth is a pretty typical Norwegian black metal band in many respects. They've got the standard corpsepaint visual, they have suitably black-metal-like pseudonyms, their present and past members have several ties to other black metal bands, and most importantly, their music is firmly rooted in old-school black metal, in the tradition of Darkthrone, Marduk, and the like. As a result, much of their work, particularly the early albums like Antichrist, is on the generic side -- certainly they've nailed the style to a T, but there isn't a lot that distinguishes them from other similarly-styled bands. On their 2000 Incipit Satan album, they are more adventurous, as they are starting to spread their wings just a bit without sacrificing any of their early evilness or intensity. The band has had its share of notoriety over the years, with vocalist Gaahl facing jail time on an assault charge and a show in Poland potentially running afoul of local law for "offending religious beliefs".

The band splintered in the fall of 2007, with Gaahl and King on one side and Infernus on the other. Both want to continue as Gorgoroth, and so the matter was tied up in the courts for some time, until Infernus was awarded the rights to the name in March 2009. He recruited a new lineup, while King and Gaahl continued for a time with a new band called God Seed, but that band lapsed after a few months, with Gaahl retiring from the metal music business. King later formed his own band, Ov Hell.

Current Members

Atterigner

vocals

Infernus (Roger Tiegs)

guitars (ex-Borknagar)

Tormentor (Bøllo Heyerdahl)

guitars

Thomas Asklund

drums

Former Members/Guests

Hat (Jan Age Solstad)

vocals

Pest (Thomas Kronenes)

vocals

Gaahl (Kristian Espedal)

vocals

Teloch (Morten Iversen) (guest)

guitars (The Konsortium, Mayhem, ex-Ov Hell)

Samoth (Tomas Haugen)

bass (ex-Arcturus, ex-Burzum, Emperor, ex-Satyricon, Scum, The Wretched End, ex-Zyklon, ex-Zyklon-B)

Ares (Ronny Hovland)

bass (Aeternus)

T. Reaper (Torgrim Øyre)

bass (ex-Malignant Eternal, ex-Obtained Enslavement)

King Ov Hell (Tom Cato Visnes)

bass (ex-Abbath, ex-Audrey Horne, ex-I, ex-Jotunspor, ex-Ov Hell, ex-Sahg)

Bøddel (Frank Watkins)

bass (ex-Obituary) RIP: October 18, 2015, cancer, age 47

Daimonion (Ivar Bjørnson)

keyboards (ex-Borknagar, Enslaved, ex-Trinacria)

Goat (Rune Thorsnes)

drums

Frost (Kjetil Haraldstad)

drums (1349, guest for Gehenna, ex-Keep Of Kalessin, ex-Ov Hell, Satyricon, ex-Zyklon-B)

Grim (Erik Brødreskift)

drums (ex-Borknagar, ex-Immortal) RIP: April 10, 1999, suicide, age 29

Vrolok (Erik Heggernes)

drums (ex-Aeternus)

Sersjant Erichsen

drums

Kvitrafn (Einar Selvik)

drums (ex-Dead To This World, ex-Jotunspor, ex-Sahg)

Garghuf (guest)

drums



Discography



Pentagram  
1994 Embassy
  1. Begravelsesnatt
  2. Crushing the Scepter
  3. Ritual
  4. Drømmer om død
  5. Katharinas bortgang
  6. Huldrelokk
  7. The pagan Megalith
  8. Maaneskyggens slave
  • Hat
  • Infernus
  • Samoth
  • Goat



Antichrist  
1996 Malicious
  1. En stram lukt av kristen blod
  2. Bergtollets hevn
  3. Gorgoroth
  4. Possesed (by Satan)
  5. Heavens fall
  6. Sorg
  • Hat
  • Pest
  • Infernus
  • Frost



Under The Sign Of Hell  
1997 Malicious
  1. Revelation Of Doom
  2. Krig
  3. Funeral Procession
  4. Profetenes Åpenbaring
  5. Postludium
  6. Ødeleggelse og Undergang
  7. Blood Stains the Circle
  8. The Rite of Infernal Invocation
  9. The Devil is Calling
  • Pest
  • Infernus
  • Ares
  • Grim



Destroyer  
1998 Nuclear Blast
  1. Destroyer
  2. Open the gates
  3. The Devil, the sinner and his journey
  4. Om kristen og jødisk tru
  5. På slagmark langt mot nord
  6. Blodoffer
  7. The virginborn
  8. Slottet i Det Fjerne
  • Pest
  • Gaahl
  • Infernus
  • Tormentor
  • Ares
  • T. Reaper
  • Daimonion
  • Frost
  • Vrolok



Incipit Satan  
2000 Nuclear Blast
  1. Incipit Satan
  2. A World to win
  3. Litani til Satan
  4. Unchain my heart!!!
  5. An excert of x
  6. Ein eim av blod og helvetesild
  7. Will to power
  8. When loves rages wild in my heart
  • Gaahl
  • Infernus
  • Tormentor
  • King Ov Hell
  • Sersjant Erichsen



Twilight Of The Idols  
2003 Nuclear Blast
  1. Procreating Satan
  2. Proclaiming Mercy (Damaging Instinct Of Man)
  3. Exit Through Carved Stones
  4. Teethgrinding
  5. Forces Of Satan Storms
  6. Blod Og Minne
  7. Of Ice And Movement
  8. Domine In Tua Laetavitur Rex
  • Gaahl
  • Infernus
  • King Ov Hell
  • Kvitrafn
2003 Readers' Album #92




Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam  
2006 Regain
  1. Wound Upon Wound
  2. Carving a Giant
  3. God Seed (Twilight of the Idols)
  4. Sign of an Open Eye
  5. White Seed
  6. Exit
  7. Untamed Forces
  8. Prosperity and Beauty
  • Gaahl
  • Infernus
  • King Ov Hell
  • Frost
2006 Readers' Album #83




Black Mass Krakow 2004  VIDEO
2008 Metal Mind



True Norwegian Black Metal - Live In Grieghallen  
2008 Regain
  1. Bergtrollets Hevn
  2. Destroyer
  3. The Rite of Infernal Invocation
  4. Forces of Satan Storms
  5. Possessed (by Satan)
  6. Unchain My Heart!!!
  7. Profetens Åpenbaring
  8. Revelation of Doom
  • Gaahl
  • Infernus
  • Teloch
  • Garghuf



Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt  
2009 Regain
  1. Aneuthanasia
  2. Prayer
  3. Rebirth
  4. Building a Man
  5. New Breed
  6. Cleansing Fire
  7. Human Sacrifice
  8. Satan-Prometheus
  9. Introibo ad Alatare Satanas
  • Pest
  • Infernus
  • Bøddel
  • Thomas Asklund



Under The Sign Of Hell 2011  
2011 Regain
  1. Revelation of Doom
  2. Krig
  3. Funeral Procession
  4. Profetens åpenbaring
  5. Ødeleggelse og undergang
  6. Blood Stains the Circle
  7. The Rite of Infernal Invocation
  8. The Devil Is Calling



Instinctus Bestialis  
2015 Soulseller
  1. Radix Malorum
  2. Dionysian Rite
  3. Ad Omnipotens Aeterne Diabolus
  4. Come Night
  5. Burn In His Light
  6. Rage
  7. Kala Brahman
  8. Awakening
  • Atterigner
  • Infernus
  • Bøddel
  • Thomas Asklund




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