Destroyer (Gorgoroth album)
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Destroyer is the fourth full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was their first release on Nuclear Blast. It contains eight tracks performed by several different line-ups, with band founder Infernus being the only one to be featured on all tracks. Four different vocalists are featured on the album, including Infernus on two tracks, Pest on four tracks, and new vocalist Gaahl on one track.[2] The album was re-released in 2006 by Back on Black Records on gatefold LP. The subtitle of the album, "Or About How To Philosophize With The Hammer", is also the subtitle of Nietzsche's "The Twilight of the Idols", which itself would be a future Gorgoroth album title.
Track listing
- "Destroyer" – 3:49
- "Open the Gates" – 5:29
- "The Devil, the Sinner and His Journey" – 3:26
- "Om Kristen og Jødisk Tru" (About Christian and Jewish Faith) – 4:47
- "På Slagmark Langt Mot Nord" (On Battlefields Far North) – 5:08
- "Blodoffer" (Blood Offering) – 3:19
- "The Virginborn" – 8:15
- "Slottet i Det Fjerne" (hidden track - Darkthrone cover) – 3:41
Music by Infernus (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) and Tormentor (tracks 1 and 6). Lyrics by Pest (tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7), Infernus (tracks 1, 3 and 6) and Tormentor (track 6). Track 8: Music and lyrics written by Fenriz of Darkthrone; original version appears on the Darkthrone album Transilvanian Hunger (1994).
Personnel
- Ares - bass (tracks 2, 4 and 7)
- Daimonion - synth (track 3)
- Frost - drums (track 3)
- Gaahl - vocals (track 1)
- Infernus - guitars (tracks 2-7), bass (tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6), vocals (tracks 6 and 8), drums (tracks 5 and 6)
- Pest - vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7)
- Tormentor - guitars (all tracks except track 3)
- T-Reaper - vocals (track 3)
- Vrolok - drums (tracks 2, 4 and 7)
Recorded at Grieghallen Studio. Engineered by Pytten. Mixed in February 1998 at Abyss Studio by Peter Tägtgren, Gaahl and Infernus. Produced by Infernus.