Gorgoroth "Incipit Sathanas" 2000

Artist: Gorgoroth
Album:Incipit Sathanas
Genre: Black Metal

Myspace: Gorgoroth
Tracklist:

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

Overall Sound: I am an avid black metal listener of sorts, not KVLT or tr00 follower by no means at all(assuming you know these terms anyway). However that does not mean I cant give my accurate description of what this album is trying to portray. Gorgoroth is a Black metal band from Norway that is hell-bend on destruction regardless of anyone in their way. "Incipit Sathanas" in English is translated to, "The Birth of Satan". You can feel every part of this album from beginning to the end.

Guitar: Usually the black metal tone is very, VERY difficult to listen to due mainly to the fact that tr00 listeners expect the guitar to be so horribly recorded to keep the tr00 essence of Black Metal. However most of the guitar duties are taken by Infernus (One of Gorgoroths founders and only remaining member from the original line up) and he executes with precise accuracy. Blazing fast in sections, and slower in minor sections as to be expected from this band from previous releases. The production however is very clean and distinguishable throughout the entire CD.

Bass: Much like Infernus, King ov Hell executes his Bass duties perfectly matching everything Infernus does, but at times it seems difficult to hear him but other times the instruments are equal in volume.

 Drums: Very fast as to be expected with most Black metal albums, but also executed to perfection. Most noteworthy is the track "Ein Eim Av Blod Og Helvetesild" which to me sound more like Dark Funeral at times due to the never ending Blast-Beats/Ride Symbol use.


Vocals/Lyrics: This is where in my opinion at times, this record shines. Gahl is a wonderful fit for this band, and at times Infernus takes vocal duties, But this is Gahl's first album as a full time vocalist. Infernus however writes most of all the lyrics for Gorgoroth and has for sometime. The Worst song on the album is "Litani til Satan" which is a spoken word poem of some sort, but it just becomes very blah after a minute of listening to it. However the most standout track to me is "Unchain my Heart!!!!!" because its so full of energy and power throughout the entire song.


Overall Impression: Both Musically and Lyrically this band obviously have a satanic following and rightfully so with previous material they've released. "Incipit Sathanas" by Gorgoroth is a punishing, rollorcoaster ride of hatred that will leave you questioning at times if your in the vast wilderness of Norway, in the moonlight all alone and questioning if you'll ever make it out alive. My problem with this band however is the lack of materials(particularly lyrics to read) which they suppress through emails and legal actions to get taken down from any and every website that attempts to publish them. Darklyrics.com being one of them, but I guess thats a minor fault and they have the right as the song writers to decide on issues such as this. But take this album and listen yourself and feel the utter hatred this band has to offer, you wont be disappointed.


Killer Tracks: Incipit Satan, Unchain My Heart!!!!, Ein Eim Av Blod Og Helvetesild

Rating: 9.0/10