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After making a pact with the Devil in 1992, Infernus founded Gorgoroth, an early Norwegian black metal band. Gorgoroth has released albums on labels such as Nuclear Blast, Century Media, Season of Mist, Malicious Records and Regain Records, and has toured extensively abroad. The line-up has been subject to several changes, with Infernus being the only remaining original member. After Gorgoroth's controversial gig in Poland in February 2004, massive media attention led to an increase in both notoriety and record sales for
the already infamous band. The band's latest album, "Under the Sign of Hell 2011", was released in late 2011. Infernus and drummer Tomas Asklund are currently at work on the next studio album "Instinctus Bestialis", to be released by a yet-to-be-determined label.

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When you’re a young Norwegian, you’re supposed to be into metal,
specifically black metal. After watching the True Norwegian Black Metal documentaries, you will soon realize that Norwegians don’t just like metal’s heavy riffs and growls, they are into the messages of black metal.

Gorgoroth is considered to be one of the bands that are serious in delivering the message of
black metal. According to the documentaries, Gaahl, the vocalist of Gorgoroth, is actually considered as the most evil man in his hometown. It was reported that he tortured someone for nine hours while draining his blood and threatening him to drink his own blood. Obviously, he was imprisoned for nine months for the act.

The personality of Gaahl is actually very interesting. He is an artist and he lives in a very isolated area, which make him more interesting. Look at his paintings and you will understand why. And what’s the most interesting thing about him? He always has
a scary atmosphere, a very strong aura.

During the rise of black metal in Norway, churches were burned and Christianity was considered a form of corruption. In fact, during those times, every time the words “black metal” were mentioned, there were three things inside every Norwegian’s mind: criminal cases, satanic and sole enemies of the church. Until
now, black metal is still associated with rebellion and satanic lyrics. And this is the purpose of Gorgorth- to present the message and not just the music.

(Teya, at the point of being aggressive, while craving for cheeseburgers)

So what’s with
the Norwegian black metal? Well, it can be a threat to Christianity or it can be a genre that experiments on creating music with heavy riffs and cool message. Every curious creature enjoys anti religion and religious messages, we all feel enchanted by the idea of talking about the most sensitive topic in the world- RELIGION. Good guys are sometimes boring. Talking about sex is even more boring. Serious discussions about religion according to what other people expect you to say about religion are the greatest elements of boredom. Music is very independent, it can earn love and
respect from musically inclined individuals with or without interpreting the message. When I was in college, my professor told me that form and meaning are inseparable. But it was in my literature class and I cannot argue that music should be a part of the literature world, though I always believe that music is literature (except Britney’s or Justin Beiber’s and any other lame pop artists). Music can be appreciated without its message, heavy riffs and deep growls make up a good music. So it is safe to say that those people who listen to black metal are not really against
Christianity, they just love the music. So why care telling everyone that your friend is a Satanic fat kid just because he loves black metal and he watches music videos of inverted crucifixes? Anyone can be a Satanist, your neighbor or the old lady who lives next door might be a Satanist even if she doesn’t like black metal, so what’s the big deal?

Norwegian is a nationality and black metal is a genre for me. Don’t accuse me of destroying religion just because I find Gaahl interesting, the guy is cute and it’s always funny seeing him in his normal state (by saying
normal, I mean seeing him without his make up on and all that black costume)- a sharp looking face with his cute goatee, almost looking like a Christian priest, preaching in a very calm voice that every trace of Christianity should be erased. INTERESTING TO WATCH HIM SAY SUCH WORDS WITH HIS HOLY LOOKING FACE.

Discography:

2011 - Regain Records

Under the Sign of Hell 2011

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

Credits

All music, lyrics and arrangements by Infernus. Recorded in Monolith Studio. Produced by Infernus & Tomas Asklund. Engineered and mixed by Asklund. Mastered in Cutting Room Studios by Björn Engelmann, Infernus & Asklund.

Infernus - Guitars/bass
Pest - Vocals
Tomas Asklund - Drums

2009 - Regain Records

Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt

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

Credits

All music by Infernus 2006 - 2009. Lyrics by A. Behemot (tracks 1, 2 & 8), V. Horg (tracks 3-7), Infernus (track 9). Arrangements by Infernus/Tomas Asklund. Produced by Infernus. Co-produced/engineered by Tomas Asklund. Recorded in Monolith Studio in 2009. Mixed in Monolith Studio by Tomas Asklund. Mastered at Cutting Room by Infernus, Tomas Asklund & Mats Lindfors.

Cover concept by Infernus. Cover design by Christian Misje & Oskorei Grapix. Photo by Christian Misje.

Infernus - Guitars
Pest - Vocals
Bøddel - Bass
Tomas Asklund - Drums

2006 - Regain Records

Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam

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

Credits

Music by King. Lyrics by Gaahl. Produced by Gorgoroth. Mixed by Gorgoroth and Herbrand Larsen in Bergen and mastered by Infernus and Thomas Eberger in Cutting Room, Stockholm, April 2006. Drums recorded in Lydriket Studio, Bergen, January 2005. Engineer: Geir Luedy. Guitars and bass recorded in Steel Production's studio, Spydberg, May 2005. Engineer: Svein Solberg. Vocals recorded in Earshot Studio, Bergen, March 2006. Engineer: Herbrand Larsen.

Infernus - Guitars
Gaahl - Vocals
King ov Hell - Bass
Frost - Drums

2003 - Nuclear Blast

Twilight of the Idols

In Conspiracy with Satan

1. Procreating Satan —
2. Proclaiming Mercy - Damaging Instinct of Man
3. Exit - Through Carved Stones
4. Teeth Grinding
5. Forces of Satan Storms —
6. Blod og minne
7. Of Ice and Movement...
8. Domine in Virtute tua Laetabitur Rex

Credits

Music by Kvitrafn (tracks 1 and 7), King ov Hell (tracks 2-6) and Infernus (track 8). Lyrics by Gaahl (tracks 1-4 and 6-7) and Infernus (track 5). Recorded and mixed in Shimmer Recordings, Bergen, May 2002 - January 2003. Mastered at Polar Studios in Stockholm, January 2003. Sound engineers: Herbrand and Brynjulf.

Infernus - Guitars
Gaahl - Vocals
King ov Hell - Bass
Kvitrafn - Drums

2000 - Nuclear Blast

Incipit Satan

1. Incipit Satan —
2. A World to Win
3. Litani til Satan
4. Unchain My Heart!!! —
5. An Excerpt of X
6. Ein eim av blod og helvetesild
7. Will to Power
8. When Love Rages Wild in My Heart

Credits

Music by Infernus except track 1 (by Tormentor), track 2 (by Infernus and Tormentor), track 6 (by Infernus and Tormentor) and track 7 (created in studio by Gaahl, Daimonion and King ov Hell). Lyrics by Infernus (tracks 2, 4, 5 and 8) and Gaahl (tracks 1 and 6). Lyrics on track 3 taken from a Norwegian translation of Baudelaire's "Les Litanies de Satan". Produced by Gorgoroth and Jocke. Recorded and mixed at Sunlight Studio in Stockholm during July/Aug. and Oct. 1999. Mastered in Polar Studios, Stockholm. Engineered by Jocke. Mixed by Jocke, Infernus and Herr Brandt. Mastered by Mia, Infernus and Herr Brandt.

Infernus - Guitars
Tormentor - Guitars
Gaahl - Vocals
King ov Hell - Bass
Sjt. Erichsen - Drums

1998 - Nuclear Blast

Destroyer

Or About How to Philosophize With the Hammer

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 (Darkthrone cover)

Credits

Music by Infernus except track 1 (by Tormentor), track 6 (by Infernus and Tormentor) and track 8 (music and lyrics by Fenriz of Darkthrone). Lyrics by Infernus (tracks 1, 3 and 6), Pest (tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7) and Tormentor (track 6). Produced by Infernus. Recorded in Grieghallen Studio 1994 - 1998. Engineered by Pytten. The mixing process took place in Abyss Studio during the end of February 1998, and was done by Peter Tägtgren, Gaahl and Infernus.

Infernus - Guitars, bass etc.
Tormentor - Guitars
Pest - Vocals
Gaahl - Vocals
T-Reaper - Vocals

Ares - Bass
Vrolok - Drums
Frost - Drums
Daimonion - Synth

1997 - Malicious Records

Under the Sign of Hell

1. Revelation of Doom
2. Krig
3. Funeral Procession
4. Profetens åpenbaring
5. Postludium
6. Ødeleggelse og undergang
7. Blood Stains the Circle —
8. The Rite of Infernal Invocation
9. The Devil Is Calling

Credits

All music and lyrics by Infernus. Produced by Infernus and Pytten. Recorded in Grieghallen Studio during the spring 1996. Re-released in remastered and repackaged version by Season of Mist, 2005.

Infernus - Guitars and bass
Pest - Vocals
Grim - Drums
Ares - Bass on track 1

1996 - Malicious Records

Antichrist

1. En stram lukt av kristent blod
2. Bergtollets hevn
3. Gorgoroth
4. Possessed (by Satan) —
5. Heavens Fall
6. Sorg

Credits

All music by Infernus. Lyrics by Infernus (track 4) and Hat (tracks 2, 3 and 6). Produced by Infernus and Pytten. Recorded and mixed in Grieghallen Studio 19/12, 94 - 19/01, 96. Engineered by Pytten. Mixed by Pytten and Infernus. Re-released in remastered and repackaged version by Season of Mist, 2005.

Infernus - Guitars and bass
Pest - Vocals
Hat - Vocals
Frost - Drums

1994 - Embassy Records

Pentagram

1. Begravelsesnatt —
2. Crushing the Scepter (Regaining a Lost Dominion)
3. Ritual
4. Drømmer om død
5. Katharinas bortgang
6. Huldrelokk
7. (Under) The Pagan Megalith
8. Måneskyggens slave

2008 - Regain Records

True Norwegian Black Metal

Live in Grieghallen

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

Credits

All music and lyrics by Infernus, except track 1 (lyrics by Hat), track 2 (music by Tormentor) and track 4 (music by King). Recorded live in studio in 2007/2008. Engineered by Pytten at Grieghallen Studios in Bergen and Nico Elgstrand at Threeman Recordings in Stockholm. All bass re-recorded by Infernus at Threeman Recordings. Mixed by Nico Elgstrand. Mastered at Cutting Room in Stockholm by Infernus and Mats Lindfors. Cover design by Magnus Wohlfart.

Infernus – Guitars and bass
Gaahl – Vocals
Teloch – Guitars
Garghuf – Drums

2008 - Metal Mind Productions

Black Mass Krakow 2004

1. Procreating Satan
2. Forces of Satan Storms
3. Possessed (by Satan)
4. Bergtrollets hevn
5. The Rite of Infernal Invocation
6. Profetens åpenbaring
7. Of Ice and Movement...
8. Ødeleggelse og undergang
9. Blood Stains the Circle
10. Unchain My Heart!!!
11. Revelation of Doom
12. Destroyer
13. Incipit Satan

Credits

DVD featuring Gorgoroth's infamous 2004 concert that was filmed in a TV studio in Kraków, Poland. The DVD also includes: live footage from the With Full Force Festival in Leipzig 2000, a photo gallery, desktop images, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound and more.

Infernus - Guitars
Gaahl - Vocals
King ov Hell - Bass
Kvitrafn - Drums
Apollyon - Guitars

2007 - Forces of Satan, Regain Records

Bergen 1996

1. Revelation of Doom
2. Ritual

Credits

Recorded live at Maxime in Bergen, Norway on May 23, 1996. Remastered in 2007. Previously released in 1996 as "The Last Tormentor".

Infernus - Guitars
Pest - Vocals
Grim - Drums
Ares - Bass

1996 - Malicious Records

The Last Tormentor

1. Revelation of Doom
2. Ritual

Credits

Recorded live at Maxime in Bergen, Norway on May 23, 1996. Released on 7-inch red vinyl in a limited pressing of 666 copies.

Infernus - Guitars
Pest - Vocals
Grim - Drums
Ares - Bass

1994

Promo '94

1. Katharinas bortgang
2. Måneskyggens slave

Credits

Cassette with two unmastered tracks from Gorgoroth's first full-length album, Pentagram, which was released later in 1994.

Infernus - Guitars
Hat - Vocals
Goat Pervertor - Drums
Samoth - Bass

1993

A Sorcery Written In Blood

1. Gathered at Blåkulla
2. Sexual Bloodgargling
3. (Under) The Pagan Megalith

2001 - Avantgarde Music

Originators of the Northern Darkness

1. Immortal - From The Dark Past
2. Dark Funeral - Pagan Fears
3. Vader - Freezing Moon
4. Emperor - Funeral Fog
5. Behemoth - Carnage
6. Limbonic Art - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
7. Keep Of Kalessin - Buried By Time And Dust
8. Gorgoroth - Life Eternal
9. Carpathian Forest - Ghoul
10. Seth - Into Thy Labyrinth
11. Gehenna - Cursed In Eternity
12. Absu - Deathcrush

Credits

Recorded in 1998 with Infernus and Tormentor on rhythm guitars, Gaahl on vocals, Vrolok on drums, and T-Reaper doing the lead guitars as well as the bass.

1998 - Moonfog Productions

Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone

1. Satyricon - Kathaarian Life Code
2. Enslaved - Natassja in Eternal Sleep
3. Thorns - Pagan Winter
4. Emperor - Cromlech
5. Dødheimsgard - Green Cave Float
6. Gehenna - Transilvanian Hunger
7. Gorgoroth - Slottet i det fjerne
8. Immortal - To Walk the Infernal Fields

Credits

Gorgoroth's cover of 'Slottet i det fjerne' was performed by Infernus and Tormentor.

Credits

Demo recorded at Blokksberg 28 Apr. 1993.

Infernus - Guitars
Hat - Vocals
Goat Pervertor - Drums
Kjettar - Bass

Credits

Music by Infernus (tracks 2, 3, 6 and 8) and Goatpervertor (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7). Lyrics by Infernus (tracks 2, 5 and 8), Hat (tracks 1, 3 and 4) and Goatpervertor (track 7). Produced by Pytten and Gorgoroth. Recorded and mixed at Grieghallen Studio early 1994. Engineered by Pytten. Re-released in 1996 by Malicious Records. Re-released in remastered and repackaged version by Season of Mist, 2005.

Infernus - Guitars
Hat - Vocals
Goatpervertor - Drums
Samoth - Bass

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