Incipit Satan
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Incipit Satan is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian
black metal
band Gorgoroth
. It was released in February 2000 through Nuclear Blast
and reissued in 2006 by Back on Black Records.
The music was written entirely by guitarists Infernus and Tormentor
. It differs from other Gorgoroth albums because it includes elements of industrial music
, usage of keyboards, and much more melody than other releases. Incipit Satan was also the first album to mark Gaahl
as full-time vocalist and King ov Hell
as bassist. The band members dedicated the album to their deceased friend and former bandmate Grim.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus , the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The group is currently signed to Regain Records and have released...
. It was released in February 2000 through Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
and reissued in 2006 by Back on Black Records.
The music was written entirely by guitarists Infernus and Tormentor
Tormentor (musician)
Tormentor is a black metal musician who is best known for his work as guitarist with the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth.-Biography:Tormentor joined Infernus in Gorgoroth in 1996, and participated as guitarist and songwriter on the two Gorgoroth albums Destroyer and Incipit Satan , both...
. It differs from other Gorgoroth albums because it includes elements of industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
, usage of keyboards, and much more melody than other releases. Incipit Satan was also the first album to mark Gaahl
Gaahl
Kristian Eivind Espedal , better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian vocalist, best known as the former frontman of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He is also the founder and frontman of Trelldom and Gaahlskagg...
as full-time vocalist and King ov Hell
King ov Hell
Tom Cato Visnes , better known as King ov Hell or simply King, is a Norwegian musician and ex-teacher. He is best known as the former bassist of black metal band Gorgoroth, but he is also the co-founder of Ov Hell, God Seed, Jotunspor, Sahg and I...
as bassist. The band members dedicated the album to their deceased friend and former bandmate Grim.
Track listing
Personnel
- GaahlGaahlKristian Eivind Espedal , better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian vocalist, best known as the former frontman of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He is also the founder and frontman of Trelldom and Gaahlskagg...
- vocals, vocal arrangements on tracks 1-4, 6, 7 - Infernus - guitars (also bass, drums and vocals on track 5)
- King Ov HellKing ov HellTom Cato Visnes , better known as King ov Hell or simply King, is a Norwegian musician and ex-teacher. He is best known as the former bassist of black metal band Gorgoroth, but he is also the co-founder of Ov Hell, God Seed, Jotunspor, Sahg and I...
- bass - Sersjant (Erlend Erichsen) - drums
- TormentorTormentor (musician)Tormentor is a black metal musician who is best known for his work as guitarist with the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth.-Biography:Tormentor joined Infernus in Gorgoroth in 1996, and participated as guitarist and songwriter on the two Gorgoroth albums Destroyer and Incipit Satan , both...
- guitars, additional vocals on track 4 - Ivar BjørnsonIvar BjørnsonIvar Bjørnson is a Norwegian composer/guitarist for the progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved. He is, along with Grutle Kjellson, one of only two founding members left in the current line-up, being only 13 years old at the time of the band's formation...
(credited as Daimonion) - synth, piano - Michael KrohnMichael Krohn (1959)Michael Krohn is a Norwegian rock musician. He is the vocalist in the band Raga Rockers and former drummer in the Norwegian band Kjøtt. He is a studio musician on all the four singles of Norske Gutter. Krohn has also recorded solo albums under the moniker Krohn & Co. He has also recorded albums...
(credited as Mickey Faust) - vocals on track 8
Production
- Produced by Gorgoroth & Jocke Petterson
- Recorded & engineered by Jocke Petterson
- Editing by Gorgoroth, HerrHerr-People:* John Knowles Herr, American general officer* Lois Herr, American politician* Traugott Herr , German general-Other:* Herr, Indiana, United States* H.E.R.R., a Dutch band* Herr's Snacks, a Pennsylvania-based snack food and potato chip maker...
Brandt & Mia - Mixed & mastered by Herr Brandt, Jocke Petterson & Infernus