New Concert Announcement, Press Listening ++
Following the now sold out headlining concert at the Hole in the Sky festival in Bergen on August 29, 2009, Gorgoroth will also perform live in Trondheim, Norway, on October 19, 2009, at UKA 2009. This concert will coincide with the European release of the new Gorgoroth album, “Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt”, on October 21. More info on tickets etc. can be found at www.uka.no
In other news, there will be a new press listening of the upcoming Gorgoroth album "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt" in Bergen, Norway, on August 28, 2009, at 01:30 PM. Interested parties should contact Jarne Brauns at jarne@regainrecords.com to make arrangements.
The cover artwork for the CD version of "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt" was recently revealed, and can be viewed below.
The album will also receive a limited edition picture disc vinyl release on Infernus' own label Forces of Satan Records. More info on this will be posted at a later time at the label's website www.forcesofsatan.com
The finalized track order for the album is:
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
A sample from the upcoming album is available for streaming at the band's official MySpace page www.myspace.com/gorgoroth
Posted: 25 Aug. 2009
Gorgoroth Press Listening
A press listening of the new Gorgoroth album "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt" will be held in Berlin, Germany, on July 18, 2009. Infernus and Tomas Asklund will be present during the event. Interested parties can contact Jarne Brauns at Regain Records at jarne@regainrecords.com
Only members of the press will be permitted to attend the event.
Posted: 14 Jul. 2009
News Update - Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt
The ninth Gorgoroth album, "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt", has now been completed. The album was recorded in Tomas Asklund's Monolith Studio, and features Infernus on guitars, Frank Watkins on bass, Pest on vocals and Tomas Asklund on drums. Since Infernus wrote all the music for the album and extensive rehearsals and a pre-recording had also been made before second guitarist Tormentor re-joined the band last year, it was decided that it would be more convenient for Infernus to record all the guitars on the album. The album is produced by Infernus and co-produced/engineered by Tomas Asklund. It will be mastered at Cutting Room Studios in Stockholm in July. It will be released in Europe by Regain Records on October 21st and in the US on November 11th.
"Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt" - tentative track listing:
1. Introibo ad Alatare Satanas
2. Aneuthanasia
3. Prayer
4. Rebirth
5. Building a Man
6. New Breed
7. Cleansing Fire
8. Human Sacrifice
9. Satan-Prometheus
Posted: 6 Jul. 2009
True Norwegian Black Metal - Album Update
Gorgoroth has recently spent time at Threeman Recordings in Stockholm with Nico Elgstrand (Entombed), where, among other things, Pest has successfully replaced the vocals for the 'True Norwegian Black Metal' album. Infernus has already consulted legal representatives regarding this album, and is prepared to support Regain Records in the label's ongoing legal conflict with two of the band's ex-members, if any such support is needed.
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.6676381
Also, there is now an official Gorgoroth page on Facebook; this page can be found at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gorgoroth/113596514401
Posted: 30 Jun. 2009
Unholy Fest - Clarification
Gorgoroth will not be playing at "Unholy Fest" in the Czech Republic on July 24, despite this being reported both on the festival's official website and elsewhere. No deal was ever finalized for the band to play at the festival. The band tried for a long time to negotiate with the promoters to make the festival appearance happen, but negotiations went nowhere due to a lack of communication from the promoters. No deal was ever settled, and Gorgoroth will therefore NOT appear at the festival.
Posted: 12 Jun. 2009
Revelation of Doom
After a two-year absence from the live arena, Gorgoroth will once again perform their Satanic rituals on stage on August 29, 2009. Gorgoroth will then headline the last night of the 10th anniversary Hole in the Sky Metal Festival in Bergen, Norway, with none other than US doom legends Pentagram as co-headliners! More info on the festival can be found at www.holeinthesky.no. This exclusive Gorgoroth concert will be held in tribute of the band's former drummer Erik "Grim" Brødreskift (1966-1999). The setlist will include classic songs from the legendary "Pentagram" album - not played live for 12 years - and perhaps also brand new material from the upcoming album, "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt". If and when any other Gorgoroth live appearances this summer are confirmed, they will be made public here on the official website.
The recording of Gorgoroth's new studio album "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt" is progressing according to schedule, with a tentative October 2009 release date. The album will be released by Regain Records.
A new official Gorgoroth MySpace profile is now under construction, and can be found at www.myspace.com/gorgoroth
Posted: 13 May 2009
Verdict reached on Gorgoroth trademark situation
Oslo City District Court has today delivered a verdict on the main question in the Gorgoroth trademark case, which took place at the end of January 2009. The court has decided that King ov Hell's trademark registration # 243365 of the band name Gorgoroth is NOT valid and shall therefore be deleted. The court states that King ov Hell and Gaahl excluded themselves from the band Gorgoroth when they tried to fire Infernus in October 2007. The court further states that Infernus cannot be excluded from Gorgoroth, unless he himself decides to quit. Infernus is very pleased, but not surprised, by this verdict. The remaining issues concerning financial matters and such are yet to be decided upon.
Posted: 10 Mar. 2009
New lineup completed
Infernus' Gorgoroth line-up is now complete, and the new vocalist is none other than the legendary Pest - back at last after an 11 year hiatus from the band. The 2008 incarnation of Gorgoroth thus consists of Pest (vocals), Infernus (guitars), Tormentor (guitars), Frank Watkins (bass) and Tomas Asklund (drums).
As for the work on the new album, "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt", it is going ahead more or less as scheduled, but due to the upcoming trial in Oslo in January 2009, the guitar recordings will be slightly postponed. The album will contain eight tracks of Infernus' signature aural evil, and will be released in 2009 on Regain Records. Fear the return!
Posted: 4 Dec. 2008
Gorgoroth Trial Date Set
Infernus filed a lawsuit against King ov Hell in September this year, on the basis of King ov Hell (the 6th bass player in Gorgoroth's history) going behind Infernus' back in September 2007, secretly applying for trademark protection of the bandname and logo of Gorgoroth, which Infernus started using in 1992. The court case has now finally been scheduled. It will take place in Oslo, Norway, in the last week of January 2009. As soon as the court has made its decision, further information will be found at this website.
It is also with great pleasure that it can be announced that Infernus' new Gorgoroth line-up has been completed. The identity of the vocalist, which may not come as a surprise to some, will be revealed in a few days. Hail Satan!
Posted: 1 Dec. 2008
Tormentor joins the lineup!
I am proud to announce that former Gorgoroth guitarist Tormentor has accepted my offer to rejoin the band in its new incarnation. As of today, Tormentor has the status of permanent member in the band, together with myself, Tomas Asklund and Frank Watkins.
Posted: 17 Sept. 2008
News Update
In the past few months there have been several news stories concerning the dispute between Infernus and his former bassist and vocalist. Contrary to what the opposition might say, the trademark ownership matters are still as undecided as they were six months ago, and will not be resolved until a verdict is made in a to-be-announced trial in Oslo, Norway. Also, due to disagreements between Regain Records and the aforementioned former bassist and vocalist, a temporary injunction has been issued, suspending the distribution of the 'True Norwegian Black Metal - Live in Grieghallen' album until the matter can be handled in a trial in Malmö, Sweden.
All this has understandably led to confusion among the fans, and the focus seems to have drifted away from the musical aspects. It is therefore time to get back on track and release this little update on the progress of the next album, Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt:
The past few months have been spent rehearsing the new material in Tomas Asklund's Monolith Studio outside of Stockholm. A pre-recording has been made, containing drums, guitars and bass. At the moment, Infernus is working on the arrangements, with assistance from former Gorgoroth member Tormentor. When all the songs have been arranged into a satisfactory form, the drums will be recorded in Monolith Studio. Infernus will then record the guitars in the Laboratório 6 studio in Brazil, with engineering help from Fabio Zperandio (Ophiolatry), and Frank Watkins will record the bass lines. No vocalist has been added to the line-up as of the present time, but there are several strong candidates being considered by Infernus. So far, everything has gone according to schedule, and the album is tentatively scheduled for a spring/summer 2009 release by Regain Records. An autumn 2009 tour is in the planning stages.
Posted: 12 Aug. 2008
Black Mass Kraków 2004 DVD Enters Charts at No.4
The new Gorgoroth live DVD, "Black Mass Kraków 2004", has entered the Norwegian Music DVD chart at position 4 in its first week of release.
VG article (Norwegian newspaper)
Blabbermouth article
Posted: 9 Jan. 2008
New Gorgoroth Live Album available in June
On June 23, 2008, Regain Records will release the previously announced Gorgoroth live album, "True Norwegian Black Metal - Live in Grieghallen".
More info on Regain Records' website
Posted: 30 May 2008
A matter concerning racism
"Recently there have been certain vile rumours and speculations circulating about me, which I now once and for all want to bring clarity to: I personally am against racism in both thought and practice, and Gorgoroth will never have any racist agenda as long as I have a say in it. Since it has come to my attention that certain Norwegian anti-racist organizations have been doing background checks on a former bandmate, I felt that I should make my view on this matter clear. As for any previous Gorgoroth members' unsavoury attitudes on this subject, I would of course feel it would be unfortunate if any personal attitudes were to have negative consequenses for the band, but I would also understand and accept that people would react strongly to this."
Infernus, 14.03.08
Posted: 15 Mar. 2008
Controversial Krakow Concert To Be Released On DVD
Footage of Gorgoroth's infamous February 1, 2004 concert in Krakow, Poland will finally see the light of day! Metal Mind Productions will release the first-ever Gorgoroth DVD, entitled "Black Mass Kraków 2004", featuring the legendary Polish concert, on June 9 in Europe and June 10 in the U.S. Gorgoroth drew the attention of the international media in early 2004 after their show in Krakow. They were accused of "offending religious feelings" during the gig, as well as suspected of breaching Polish law concerning the protection of animal rights by using severed and impaled heads of sheep as part of their stage design. The controversial concert in Poland resulted in the group being investigated for the possible breach of Article 196 of Polish penal code concerning offense of religious feelings (the maximum penalty for breaching this article is five years in prison). The Norwegian band, which is widely known for its antichristian ideology, had promised on their website that the Polish concert would be an "amazing show with lots of pyro, gallons of blood, live crucifixion and nude models." Despite this, the employees of the Krakow branch of TVP claimed that they had no knowledge of what the musicians and the promoters had in mind until they saw the actual performance. The concert, which was recorded at the studio of a TV station in Krakow, "was never meant to reach the media," according to the band’s vocalist Gaahl. "Producers Metal Mind Productions bought the sheep heads at a butcher shop. We weren't involved in animal torture of any kind."
In one of the band's first interviews after this controversial concert, Infernus told Canada's Unrestrained! magazine, "We didn't plan to really have an outcome like that, our only intent was to go there and film the DVD. All the chaos and media reaction that came from this was a surprise of sorts." Asked if they "were worried when the authorities were called," Infernus answered, "Not worried, really. I mean, what was the worst thing they could do? Destroy the tapes? I don't think they would do that and I don't think they could really do any harm to us, though they might be able to put the Polish producer away in prison for a few years. For us, this will probably help us sell a few more records. As of now, I can only think that the DVD will be put out eventually. It would be almost like they are stuck in the Middle Ages in Poland if they destroyed the tapes by burning them. I hope to get them back one day… I hope." The "Black Mass Kraków 2004" DVD will contain the Krakow show as the main feature. Additionally, it will include bonus video material performance footage recorded live at the With Full Force Festival in Leipzig, Germany in 2000, biography, discography, photo gallery, desktop images, weblinks, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and more. The DVD will be available in two versions: as a standard DVD and as a very unique star metalpack DVD edition limited to 5,000 copies.
For more info and track listing, go to the discography section.
Posted: 14 Mar. 2008
News Update
Infernus' former colleagues did not accept the offer that was made on March 4, 2008. His attorney will therefore, on March 14, 2008, appeal the Norwegian Patent Office's initial decision, and also commence legal proceedings in order to have the matter handled by the courts. If everything goes as planned the case could go before the courts in June this year. Infernus is considering not only taking the band name conflict before the courts, but also the matter of certain allegations and untruths propagated about him.
The past couple of months Infernus has been busy travelling abroad to meet with his new band members as well as a new producer, and he has also been working on the forthcoming Grieghallen live album, to be released on Regain Records. Some aspects of this live album will probably come as a surprise to both the fans and others. The material for Infernus' next Gorgoroth album, "Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt", is finished, and what remains now is doing the arrangements and starting rehearsing the material with Asklund and Watkins. Rehearsals will begin as scheduled in May 2008 in Monolith Studio, Sweden. The aim is to record the drums in this studio in August, 2008, and then use the Laboratório 6 Studio in Brazil (Ophiolatry/Fabio Sperandio) for the recording of all guitars and bass a few months later.
Posted: 11 Mar. 2008
New statement from Infernus
Infernus´new lawyer, Kate I. Löhren at Onsagers AS, has today March 4th 12.00 given Gaahl and King an offer we do believe is reasonable and which we strongly recommend that they accept. The offer is not negotable and is valid until March 7th,16.00. An update on this matter as well as some others will follow shortly.
Posted: 4 Mar. 2008
Interview - Terrorizer Mag
Out Now!
Posted: 11 Jan. 2008
New line-up
Infernus has now chosen to present his new line-up. This new line-up consists of dedicated and serious musicians with healthy attitudes and personalities, musicians whom he has had the honour of being acquainted with for some years now. Infernus has high hopes and ambitions for his future collaboration with these musicians. Tomas Asklund (Dissection) and Frank Watkins (Obituary) should need no further introductions. The work on "Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt" will continue according to schedule, and rehearsals will begin in Stockholm in the summer of 2008. In the pre-production stage, Infernus will enlist the help of, among others, Tormentor, who wrote the title tracks of both the "Destroyer" and "Incipit Satan" albums. As with the latest album, and the forthcoming albums, "Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt" will be released by Regain Records.
As previously stated, the legal proceedings which have already been instituted will continue as planned. Infernus and Regain Records have decided to appeal the decision of the Norwegian Patent Office's 1st department, and this appeal will be independently handled by the 2nd department of the Patent Office. It is important to point out that as long as this matter is under appeal, the current ownership decision is not in any way final. Infernus and Regain are also ready to take the artists formerly known as "The Force Gorgoroth" to court. Seeing as how the 1st department's decision is being appealed, and that the trademark ownership is as yet unresolved, it would be prudent of 3rd parties like record labels, booking agencies and online social networking websites to wait the situation out until a final decision has been reached - this to avoid any future litigations from Infernus and Regain Records.
A seguinte nota foi publicada no site do GORGOROTH de Infernus:
"Infernus decidiu apresentar agora seu novo line-up [para o Gorgoroth]. O line-up consiste em músicos sérios e dedicados, com atitudes e personalidades saudáveis, músicos que Infernus tem a honra de estar em contato já há alguns anos. Infernus tem grandes esperanças e ambições para sua futura colaboração com estes músicos. Tomas Asklund (Dissection) e Frank Watkins (Obituary) não precisam maiores introduções. O trabalho no álbum 'Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt' continuará de acordo com o planejado e os ensaios terão início em Estocolmo, no verão de 2008. No estágio de pré-produção, Infernus contará com a ajuda de, entre outros, Tormentor, que escreveu as faixas título para os álbuns 'Destroyer' e 'Incipit Satan'. Assim como o último e os álbum que virão, 'Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt' será lançado pela Regain Records".
"Como anteriormente declarado, os procedimentos legais já em andamento continuarão sendo conduzidos de acordo com o planejado. Infernus e a Regain Records decidiram apelar à decisão do primeiro departamento do Escritório de Patentes Norueguês e esta apelação será avaliada independentemente pelo segundo departamento do Escritório de Patentes. É importante destacar que, enquanto a questão estiver sob apelação, a presente decisão a respeito da posse do nome não é de forma alguma definitiva. Infernus e a Regain Records estão prontos para levar ao tribunal também o artista anteriormente conhecido como 'The Force Gorgoroth'. Estando sob apelação a decisão do primeiro departamento e a questão da posse da marca registrada não resolvida, seria prudente que outras partes, incluindo selos, agências de agendamento e websites de redes sociais, esperem que uma decisão final seja tomada e a situação definitivamente resolvida – isso evitará litígios futuros da parte de Infernus e da Regain Records".
Con respecto a la nueva alineación y a la situación de la marca registrada.
Infernus ha decidido presentar su nueva alineación. Esta nueva alineación cuenta con dedicados y serios músicos con actitudes y personalidades saludables, músicos con los que él ha tenido el honor de conocerse desde hace algunos años. Infernus tiene grandes esperanzas y ambiciones por su futuro colectivo con estos músicos. Tomas Asklund (Dissection) y Frank Watkins (Obituary) no necesitan alguna introducción. El trabajo en "Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt" continuará de acuerdo con lo planeado y los ensayos empezarán en Estocolmo, en el verano del 2008. En la etapa de preproducción, Infernus contará con la ayuda de, entre otros, Tormentor, quién escribió los títulos para los álbumes “Destroyer” e “Incipit Satan”. Y así como con los últimos álbumes, Regain Records lanzará "Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt".
Como se indicó anteriormente, los procedimientos legales, los cuales ya han sido establecidos, continúan según lo planeado. Infernus y Regain Records han decidido apelar la decisión de la oficina del Primer Departamento Noruego de Patentes y esta apelación va a ser manejada independientemente por la oficina del Segundo Departamento Noruego de Patentes. Es importante puntualizar que mientras este asunto esté en apelación, la decisión actual sobre la propiedad no es por ahora definitiva. Infernus y Regain Records también están dispuestos a llevar a corte a los artistas conocidos como “The Force Gorgoroth”. Viendo como la opinión del Primer Departamento ha sido apelada y la decisión sobre la marca registrada no ha sido resuelta, sería prudente de las terceras partes, como sellos disqueros, booking agencies y sitios web en general, esperar mientras se da una decisión final (esto para evitar futuros pleitos por parte de Infernus y Regain Records).
Nuova Line-up per INFERNUS e news sulla questione Trademark
Infernus ha deciso di rivelare la sua nuova formazione. La nuova formazione consiste in dedicati e seri musicisti, con sane attitudini e personalità, musicisti coi quali avrà l'onore di esibirsi negli anni a venire. Infernus ha alte speranze e ambizioni per queste future collaborazioni. Tomas Asklund (Dissection) e Frank Watkins (Obituary) non necissitano di ulteriori presentazioni. Il lavoro su "Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt" continuerà secondo i piani previsti, e le prove inizieranno a Stoccolma nell'estate del 2008. Nella fase di pre-produzione, Infernus includerà l'aiuto di altri musicisti, tra i quali Tormentor , che scrisse le title tracks degli album "Destroyer" e "Incipit Satan". Il prossimo album, come quelli a venire, saranno pubblicati dalla Regain Records.
Come precedentemente dichiarato, i procedimenti legali che sono stati intrapresi vanno avanti. Infernus e Regain Records si sono appellati alla decisione del Primo dipartimento dell'ufficio brevetti norvegese e questo appello sarà indipendentemente trattato dal secondo dipartimento dell'Ufficio Brevetti stesso. E' importante capire per tutti che finchè questo appello non si risolve NESSUNA SITUAZIONE E' DEFINITA. Infernus e Regain hanno inoltre deciso di citare in tribunale gli artisti conosciuti come "The Force Gorgoroth". Vedendo come sta procedendo l'appello al primo dipartimento dell'ufficio brevetti e quindi vedendo che la questione del trademark Gorgoroth è attualmente IRRISOLTA, sarebbe prudente per terze parti come : etichette, agenzie di booking e siti internet in generale ASPETTARE che si sia giunti alla decisione finale prima di esprimersi ed agire in modi che potrebbero risultare in azioni legali da parte di Infernus e Regain Records.
Infernus - Nouveau Line-up et situation de propriété du nom.
A présent, Infernus a choisi de présenter son nouveau line-up. Cette nouvelle équipe se compose de musiciens dévoués et sérieux avec des attitudes et des personnalités saines, des musiciens qu'il a l'honneur de connaître depuis quelques années maintenant. Il a de hauts espoirs et de grandes ambitions pour cette future collaboration. Tomas Asklund (Dissection) et Frank Watkins (Obituary) ne necessitent pas de présentations suplémentaire. Le travail sur "Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt" continuera selon le programme, et les répétitions commenceront à Stockholm en été 2008. Au stade de pré-production, Infernus recrutera l'aide de Tormentor, parmis d'autres, qui a écrit les principaux titres des albums "Destroyer" et "Incipit Satan". Comme le dernier album, ainsi que les prochains, "Quantos Possund ad Satanitatem Trahunt" sera diffusé par Regain Records.
Comme annoncé précédemment, les poursuites judiciaires qui ont déjà été instituées continueront comme prévu. Infernus et Regain Records ont décidé de faire appel de la décision du 1er département du Norwegian Patent Office, et cet appel sera traité indépendamment par le 2ème département du Norwegian Patent Office. Il est important de montrer qu'aussi longtemps que cette question est sous appel, la décision de propriété actuelle n'est pas définitive. Infernus et Regain Records sont aussi prêts à traduire en justice les artistes anciennement connu sous le nom "La force de Gorgoroth". Voyant que la décision du 1er département est en appel, et que la propriété de la marque déposée n'est pas encore résolue, il serait prudent que les 3èmes parties comme les labels, les agences de booking et les sites des réseaux sociaux en ligne attendent qu'une décision finale soit prise - Ceci dans le but d'éviter tout litige futur avec Infernus et Regain Records.
Posted: 26 Dec. 2007
Gorgoroth statement from Regain records
Regain Records has finally decided how to go further with the Gorgoroth matter. Regain Records will continue the co-operation with the bands original member Infernus with a new line-up. This new line-up will be announced by Infernus through the new official website www.gorgoroth.info. Regain Records recognizes Infernus as the rightful owner of the bands name, logo and trademark, and is prepared to take any legal steps necessary to prevent any 3rd part from exploiting it, artistically and commercially. A long time commitment between Infernus and Regain Records has been signed and Gorgoroths next album entitled " Quantos Possund Ad Satanitatem Trahunt" - as well as the follow-up - will be released on Regain Records.
A Regain Records finalmente decidiu continuar adiante com o Gorgoroth
A Regain records vai continuar cooperando com o membro fundador da banda "Infernus" e com sua nova formação. Formação essa que será anunciada por Infernus na paginal oficial da banda www.gorgoroth.org , a Regal records reconhece como o verdadeiro fundador da banda e tendo assim diretos do nome e logo marcas e esta preparadissimo para levar este ao tribunal. Um novo contarto foi firmado entre Inefrnus e a Regain records para o lançamento do proximo album " Quantos Possund Ad Satanitatem Trahunt" - que como foi dito acima será lançado pela Regain records. para saber mais visite:
Declaración de Regain Records, 13 de Diciembre de 2007
Regain Records ha decidido finalmente, seguir adelante con el asunto Gorgoroth. Regain records seguiran cooperando con el miembro original de la banda Infernus, y con su nueva linea de músicos. Tal línea será anunciada por Infernus mediante la nueva página oficial www.gorgoroth.info Regain Records reconoce a Infernus como el verdadero dueño del nombre de la banda, así como del el logo y otros derechos, y está preparado para llevar el asunto a los tribunales. Un nuevo contrato entre Infernus y Regain Records ha sido firmado para el nuevo album de Gorgoroth, llamado " Quantos Possund Ad Satanitatem Trahunt", que en el márgen de lo previsto, será financiado por Regain Records.
Gorgoroth declaração, 13 de Dezembro 2007
A gravadora Suéca Regain Records finalmente decidiram-se como agir sobre o acontecimento e do futuro da banda Gorgoroth. Regain Records anuncia que continuará a co-operação com a banda original Gorgoroth com Infernus à frente e seus novos membros. A nova formação será anunciada em breve por Infernus em seu novo web-site oficial www.gorgoroth.info. Regain Records reconhece legalmente Infernus como único proprietário dos direitos do nome, logo e marca registrada sobre a banda Gorgoroth e estão preparados para fazer de tudo que for necessário legalmente para impedir que qualquer outras partes explore artisticamente e comercialmente. Um longo acordo e compromisso entre Infernus e Regain Records foi assinado e o novo álbum seguinte do Gorgoroth será intitulado "Quantos Possund Ad Satanitatem Trahunt" e assim como a continuação, será lançado pelo selo Regain Records em breve.
Posted: 13 Dec. 2008
New website launched today
The new official Gorgoroth website and forums are now online.
Posted: 26 Nov. 2007
Latest press statement from Infernus
"I will here present you a press statement which is my intention to be the last in the line of short open letters to the media, where I have informed fans, friends and co-workers on the somewhat strange situation that occurred some one and a half week ago and its progression until now.
"First, I will open with a short summary for those of you who did not get it all from the beginning.
"Late Friday afternoon, October 19th, I got to know that my former band members had made the decision that we should split the band and that their intentions were to continue — without me — under the name and logo of Gorgoroth.
"That people get tired of each other or have reasons for not getting along after a quite long and at times pretty close partnership I find fully natural and understandable. It goes without saying that you learn to know both each other's positive and negative sides. I will nevertheless not participate in any open discussion on the nature or personalities of anyone involved; that is well below my standards. Neither will I do anything to defend myself against whatever accusations people might come up with in a situation like this.
"I have a strong belief that people are able to judge themselves, based on the chronology of how things happened, and from the actions that have already been taken.
"When being told that we should split ways, I immediately proposed that we should do the European tour as planned, then let lawyers do the legal discussions for us, settling the question of ownership of the band's name and logo.
"As its founding member, building the trademark in the formative years, and with a clear intention on keeping the pact with the devil I made in Sunnfjord, 1992, I would, of course, not agree on giving away the name i rightfully own to our third vocalist and sixth or seventh (!) bass player for whatever reasons they might have.
"The vocalist has been considering quitting the band numerous times. The other actually quit last year due to difficulties combining playing in a clear-cut Satanic metal band as GORGOROTH with the fact that he is full-time employed as a primary school teacher.
"It was my intention to do the tour and then, after the tour, come to terms with the legal problems as smoothly and professionally as possible.
"I am sorry for the European audience which at the moment must witness this embarrassing circus it has become, and I am sorry for the Russians and Ukrainians we were supposed to have done a mini-tour for from 23rd to 28th of January.
"Late Sunday evening, October 21st, I received a text message from the vocalist stating that the November tour would go on without me, and that they had consulted legal advice on the matter and that next day they would release a press statement on the issue.
"To keep things straight, I will focus on legal matters here.
"It took me ten minutes to get confirmed that what they did was of a highly illicit character. According to Norwegian law of March 3rd, nr. 4. 1961, § 2 & 7 it is. It is also difficult for me to see how they thought it was possible to achieve what they wanted by doing what they did.
"Next morning I contacted attorney Egil Horstad from Vogt & Wiig. In a letter to their legal representantive he presents the case and parts of the paragraphs, which is now translated into English and available to whoever's interested at this location. It also refers to one of metal history's worst cases of backstabbing and greed to date.
"The same Monday I got confirmation that the bass player already before we went on the September tour to South America — without informing me — applied for copyright of the name and the logo. It seems like he actually believed it would be as easy as that to get it transferred to himself as his own personal belonging ad infinitum! It is available to the reader at this location.
"Regarding the upcoming European tour, which it seems that they intend to do in the name of GORGOROTH: I have personally been in touch with Henk at Vain Productions offering him a good deal if he would delay it, until i have a new lineup ready. And my lawyer has explained to him the possible legal consequences of him making the wrong choice in this situation. I am convinced they could be able to start up a new and rather good band on their own, and he should rather do a separate tour for that band, whatever else they would choose to call it.
"Now for my future plans: I will devote myself 99% to the present situation and the mess that occurred to help getting clarity in it and to take whatever legal action towards whoever is exploiting the name and reputation of the band. This includes some certain third parties, as there seems to be a few rotten apples among them. This is a necessity for me at the time being, so that I am sure who I can trust when starting to restructure and plan my return. I am afraid this might have to take the time it needs.
"I promise for Satan that I will come back, and I am already now at an initial stage consulting possible future partners, including a new lineup for studio and live. So far both ex-members and other more or less sinister musicians from Norway and abroad have shown interest. Choosing the right partners will be difficult, as I have high demands for these. I will update the world on this when the time is right.
"First things first. When the legal matters are properly settled, I will implode for a while letting media be an arena for other ones. During restructuring I will finish off the writing of new material for the next studio album — 'Quantos Possund Ad Satanitatem Trahunt' — to be released through Regain Records. In between 50 and 70% of the music has already been written (some of it even pre-recorded) as goes for two or three lyrics.
"For the rebirth of the live band it is considered necessary to get this done first, as it is my intention to erase as much as possible of the traces of the last years' periods output. The new live band will focus on old material and brand new and shall in one form or another by Satan last for another 15 years!
"That is about what I have to say at the moment. I will only accept doing a few select interviews and these should be requested via Joerg Brauns at Regain Records.
"I will use the opportunity to not only thank the faithful and dedicated fans around the world for this seemingly endless support I have received the last week, but also Joe Hollow, Satannichen, Frank Watkins and the OBITUARY guys for letting me use their networks and capacities in this time when i do not have access to my own website or even the band's MySpace.
"Thank you a thousand times and praise hail Satan!"
Posted: 26 Nov. 2007
Update
Gorgoroth are now working in Grieghallen Studios on a full-length live in studio recording. A 2008 release via Regain Records is expected.
Posted: 16 Oct. 2007
Director of Satanic Concert Fined
According to Polish media Tomasz Dziubiński, the owner of the production company Metal Mind Production, has been fined for organizing Gorgoroth's controversial live performance in Krakow 2004. The text below is an English translation of a receent news article from Gazeta.pl (Polish):
"Tomasz Dziubiński will have to pay a 10 000 PLN (€2500) fine for organising a concert where infringement of religious feelings took place. During the gig of the Norwegian band Gorgoroth naked people were hanging on crosses; satanic symbols, the remains of animals as well as fake blood were used in stage design.
The local court of Kraków-Podgórze fined Tomasz Dziubiński with 10 000 PLN (€2500) for infringing the religious feelings. The accused will also have to cover the legal expenses of 2000 PLN (€500). The court also adjudicated forfeiture of the concert tapes. They will be put in the audiovisual archive of the Jagiellonian Library. [...]
The charges named three cameramen as offended by the band's stage design. During the investigation the prosecutors acquired the band's statement, where they claimed to be unaware of the fact that their actions may infringe the religious feelings of Polish people.
According to an expert analysys, prepared by a theologist from Pope's Theologic Academy, the concert's stage design violated the religious feelings of Christians. The symbol of the cross, which was used there with naked bodies on it is an object of particular worship for Christians, and its combination with satanic emblems is obviously offensive for catholics.
During the investigation the accused denied his guilt, stating that he received the final project of the stage design from the band and he had no possibility to alter it. That was also his explanation in the court. [...]"
Posted: 30 Jun. 2007
Images
Gorgoroth is currently looking to collect archival images of the band to be used in an upcoming project. Fans, journalists and photographers who have rare, personal or live photographs or other images of Gorgoroth from the '90s are requested to share these images with the band. Copies are OK, you do not have to share your originals. Anyone who has such images and would like to submit them can send a message to gorgorothofficial@gmail.com. Contributing collectors will be much appreciated and credited appropriately.
Posted: 19 Jun. 2007
Stills from the Video
Three stills from the new video for the track "Carving a Giant":
Also check out the in-depth report on the "Carving a Giant" video shoot by Gunnar Sauermann, now posted online at Imhotep.
Posted: 18 May. 2007
New Music Video Premieres on MTV
Gorgoroth's new video for the track "Carving a Giant" from last years "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" will premiere on this Sunday's (May 20) edition of MTV's Headbanger's Ball which starts at 10:00 PM GMT +1 hour (rerun: May 21 at 12:00 AM).
In other news Gorgoroth has extended their live schedule this summer with a concert in Munich, Germany.
Posted: 14 May. 2007
Interview With Infernus in Roadie Crew #99
For those who read Portuguese: Thiago Sarkis recently conducted an interview with Infernus which is now published in the new issue (#99) of Roadie Crew (Brazil and Portugal). They dedicated two full pages to Gorgoroth, as you may see following this link.
Posted: 1 May. 2007
Music Video Update
Gorgoroth are now done filming a music video for a track from last years "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". The footage is now being edited. More info soon...
Posted: 27 Apr. 2007
Gaahl at VBS.tv
VBS.tv has posted all episodes of the five-part series of the previously mentioned (09.01.2007) documentary on Gaahl and Gorgoroth:
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5
Posted: 21 Apr. 2007
Forces of Satan Records
Infernus has started his own record label, Forces of Satan Records, intending to be an independent media company/record label with a clear-cut Satanic profile only relating to, signing, producing and promoting bands with a certain attitude and commitment. First bands that has been signed is Black Flame (Italy) and Ophiolatry (Brazil). A webpage and a myspace account is under construction, and more info can be found on www.forcesofsatan.com and www.myspace.com/forcesofsatanrecords.
Posted: 9 Apr. 2007
Music Video
After Easter Gorgoroth will begin to work on a music video for a yet to be announced track from "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam".
Posted: 6 Apr. 2007
Update
Infernus has been released on parole and is now working on new material, both music and lyrics for an upcoming album, title yet undecided. He is also, as we speak, having meetings with King and Gaahl for possible future touring etc. More info coming up soon.
Posted: 23 Mar. 2007
Documentary
VICE Films (Peter Beste) are now in Norway making a documentary about Gaahl and Gorgoroth. It will appear on a Vice DVD with several other related segments. The first pressing of this DVD is 100,000 units, and will be distributed in all major music retailers in the US, and most in Europe.
Posted: 9 Jan. 2007
Gorgoroth at Party.San 2007
Gorgoroth have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 9-11, 2007 in Bad Berka, Germany.
Posted: 8 Jan. 2007
Gaahl Released - King in LA
Last month Gaahl was finally released from prison after being jailed since the spring of 2006.
King will be in Los Angeles from 14th - 22nd of January to do promotional work for himself and Gorgoroth at the NAMM show. The press can inquire info@triadapromotion.se for further details and arrangements.
Posted: 7 Jan. 2007
Spellemann Nomination!
Gorgoroth has been nominated in the "Metal" category at the 35th annual Spellemann awards (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Awards). The largest and oldest Norwegian music awards show will be held Saturday, January 27 at the Thalia Theater, Chateau Neuf in Oslo, Norway and will be broadcast live on the Norwegian channel TV2.
Posted: 2 Jan. 2007
New Merchandise
A brand new line of official Gorgoroth merchandise promoting the latest album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" is finally available via Plastic Head.
Place your orders through Plastic Head's website
Posted: 18 Oct. 2006
Gorgoroth at Myspace.com
An official Gorgoroth MySpace profile have been launched! Although it's still under construction, you can pay a visit by clicking on the following link: www.myspace.com/gorgorothmyspace
Also worth noticing is the Interviews section where several recent interveiws have been added.
Posted: 11 Sept. 2006
Rock Hard Interview Online
In May Jarne B. conducted a somewhat controversial interview with Infernus for the German Rock Hard magazine which they after a great deal of hassle refused to print, allegedly because of a disagreement between the involved parties regarding censorship. However, a transcript of the raw material for the interview is now available in the Interviews section along with an English version of a recent interveiw Infernus gave to Newsweek Poland.
Posted: 15 Aug. 2006
Gorgoroth Enters the Charts!
Gorgoroth entered the national charts in Norway on position 22 with the new album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam".
Link: http://lista.vg.no/show....
Posted: 2 Jul. 2006
Infernus Available for the Press in Amsterdam
Infernus will be in Amsterdam from 2nd to 4th of July to promote the new album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". The press can inquire Triada Promotion for further details and arrangements.
Posted: 29 Jun. 2006
King Leaves Gorgoroth
King has recently had problems fronting some of the ideological aspects of his band Gorgoroths agenda. As a result, it has now been mutually agreed upon that henceforth he is no longer a member of the band Gorgoroth.
Posted: 27 Jun. 2006
New Album Receive Great Reviews
Gorgoroths latest effort "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" is extremely well received by media and proclaimed to be the best album Gorgoroth have done so far, a black metal milestone:
Coverstory & album of the month / Terrorizer Mag (UK) - link
Soundcheck position no. 1 / Close Up Mag (SWE)
Coverstory / Metallian Mag (FR)
5/6 points & coverstory / Scream Magazine (NO)
6/6 points / Metal Hammer (DE)
8,5/10 points / Rock Hard (DE)
10/10 points / Imhotep - link
5/6 points / Aftenposten (NO) - link
4/5 points / The Observer (UK) - link
9/10 points / HeavyMetal.no (NO) - link
9/10 points / Chronicles of Chaos - link
5/6 points / Revolver (NO) - link
More reviews and press clips will follow...
Posted: 22 Jun. 2006
Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (Press Release)
Gorgoroth was founded by Infernus in 1992 as a strategy to perpetrate sonic and spiritual violence upon the world in order to bring forth change in peoples perception of being therein. Thus, through metal music, Satans minister on earth summoned an avatara of the forces of darkness and did let it manifestate through a variety of attempts on creating what was perceived as ultimate black metal taking form on stage as well as in a variety of studio recordings.
During its first period Gorgoroth went through a lot of line up changes due to a much too prevalent lack of focus and of low will amongst the members. Also musical and ideological incompatibility as well as even suicide and imprisonments has been taking its toll. Nevertheless, the band came strenghthened through it with a fair amount of live performances as well as the albums Pentagram, Antichrist and Under the Sign of Hell on the curriculum vitae.
From the end of the 1990's the band changed and grew more mature, musically as well as consciously. With the devoted presence of the new full time members Gaahl and King, as well as a not a day too early achieved social and mental fundament for future work, a deal was inked with the german label Nuclear Blast and the band to a bigger extent adopted the position as a live performance act taking upon them several tours worldwide bringing its sinister presence and the word of Satan to new territories, all from countryside Norway Hell to El Salvador and even Poland. After the release of Destroyer, Incipit Satan and Twilight of the Idols plus some more courtcases and other hassle Gorgoroth are still standing and proving to be a force to be reckoned with.
Now, going through the most productive period in the bands history the synthesis of hard work and legal problems seems to have brought forth the best in these men, and anger levels and a wanting for a better result now seem higher than ever. With Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam it's again time for philosophizing with the hammer. It's a sign of an iron fist and a warning of another and more darker period to come.
In the name of terror and fear, fear of the powers of darkness: prepare for a coming of a modern day inhuman and non-secular Satanism channeled through the vehicle of metal music as only these infernal servants are able to.
Posted: 19 Jun. 2006
Infernus, Berlin...
Infernus will be in Berlin from 2nd to 5th of June to promote the new album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", due for June 19th on Regain Records. The press can inquire Triada Promotion for further details and arrangements.
Posted: 15 May 2006
New Booking Agency
Gorgoroth will hereby state that we for some rather obvious reasons have to cancel the upcoming show at Kaltenbach, Vienna, and that we for a period will not be available for any live shows. Questions from local promotors concerning future live activity worldwide can be adressed directly to our new official booking agency, Novae Obscuritatis.
Posted: 6 May 2006
Audio Sample
An unmastered mp3 sample of "Wound upon Wound" from the upcoming album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.gorgoroth.org/wound-upon-wound-sample.mp3
Posted: 14 Apr. 2006
Mastering of the New Album...
Next week Infernus will be mastering "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" at Cutting Room in Stockholm. The album is scheduled to be released 19th of June via Regain Records. From Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd Infernus will be available for the press and is prepared to give interviews, but this must be arranged through Triada Promotion.
Posted: 10 Apr. 2006
Pre-Listening Session in Oslo
In the occasion of their new album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", Gorgoroth will have a pre-listening session during the Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway. The press is invited to listen to the album and do interviews with all members of Gorgoroth at the Rock In bar 13.30 Friday 14th of April.
After the pre-listening session an unmastered mp3 sample will be available for download from this website.
Posted: 9 Apr. 2006
Pre-Listening Session in New York
Gorgoroth are now finished recording "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". Next week (April 11th - 12th) bass player and songwriter King will take off to New York to do a pre-listening session and to give interviews. Check back for further information.
Posted: 7 Apr. 2006
Infernus Appeals His Case to the Supreme Court
Infernus appeals his case to the supreme court. As formerly mentioned, January 3rd Infernus had to face a trial on charges of participation in gang rape, kidnapping etc. Outcome of that was that he was found not guilty on all major points of accusation, but got convicted and received one year imprisonment for something that has been tried explained as gross negligence and/or sexual assault; he is ought to have known that the woman had been traumatized and raped by his friend, and should not have received some special treatment from her before kicking her out of the house. It is appealed, and more information will follow.
Posted: 26 Feb. 2006
Recordings Progress Toward Completion
Gaahl has now entered the studio in Bergen to record vocals for Gorgoroth's upcoming album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". The release date of the album is not decided yet, but it is expected to be released within few months.
In other news "Procreating Satan", the opening track from "Twilight of the Idols", have been remixed by Zardonic (electronic artist and producer). Click here to listen to it.
Posted: 29 Jan. 2006
Polish Authorities Drop Investigation
Tomasz K, the owner of the production company Metal Mind Productions, will be prosecuted and faces 2 years in prison on charges of his involvement with the DVD recording of Gorgoroth's controversial liveshow in Krakow, February 2004. Nearly two years after the incident, the district attorney's office in Krakow have decided to drop the investigation into whether Gorgoroth committed any criminal acts.
http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=112235
Posted: 26 Jan. 2006
Dømt for Uaktsom Voldtekt
Den 33 år gamle gitaristen er i kveld dømt for uaktsom voldtekt. Kameraten hans (32) er dømt for selve voldtekten.
Gitaristen (33) er frikjent for selve voldtekten. I kvelden avgjorde en jury i Gulating lagmannsrett at han burde skjønt at kameraten (32) voldtok kvinnen under et nachspiel i Bergen i april 2003. Dermed dømmes gitaristen for uaktsom voldtekt.
32-åringen er i Gulating lagmannsrett dømt for voldtekten.
Da saken var oppe for Bergen tingrett i fjor vår, ble begge mennene dømt for voldtekt og frihetsberøvelse.
http://www.bt.no/lokalt/article234288.ece?click=C3
Posted: 10 Jan. 2006
Infernus Taken to Court
Infernus has been taken to court on charges of kidnapping, participation in gang rape and illegal weapon possession. With exception of admitting some minor violations of Norwegian fire arm regulations he has declared himself not guilty. More info will follow in a few days.
Posted: 3 Jan. 2006
Cancellation Statements for Gorgoroth And 1349
Ljubljana, Slovenia: We got major bus problems, and did not make the show in time. We wanted to play, but due to the club curfew it was simply impossible to reach it.
Zilina, Slovakia: We arrived the club, but due to technical equipment from the venue we were forced to cancel as it would have been impossible for the bands to do a decent show.
We are very sorry on behalf of the fans that had travelled a long way to see the shows, and hope we can make it up to you in the future.
On behalf of Gorgoroth and 1349,
Ann Frestad
Posted: 18 Nov. 2005
European Tour With 1349
Yesterday Gorgoroth embarked upon their upcoming European tour with 1349. A total of 30 concerts are arranged and first on the list is Paris on November 2nd.
Although delaying the work with the next studio album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", Gorgoroth intend to do several live recordings at different locations during this tour, which eventually will culminate in a live album entitled "True Norwegian Black Metal". Scheduled for a late autumn release in 2007, it will mark and celebrate Gorgoroth's 15-year anniversary.
Posted: 30 Oct. 2005
«Nasjonalsatanisten»
Former Gorgoroth drummer Erlend Erichsen (participated on Incipit Satan) has finished work on his début novel entitled «Nasjonalsatanisten», which is scheduled to be released in October via Damm Forlag (major Norwegian publisher).
The story of the novel is set to the early/mid nineties, when Norwegian black metal started to expand. Although the story is fictional, much of it is based on Erichsen's own experiences and observations as an active member of the scene.
Recent articles about the book in Norwegian media:
http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/article1679529.ece
http://www.nrk.no/musikk/4959996.html
http://www.bygdanytt.no/saker/erichsen.html
Posted: 2 Sept. 2005
Update on the Recordings...
The recordings of the upcoming album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" progress steadily. Infernus and King have been in a studio in Spydeberg (Norway) for the past weeks where they have recorded bass and guitar. They have brought the tapes back to Bergen and will continue their work in Earshot Studios during this summer.
Posted: 19 Jun. 2005
Switzerland Cancelled
"Due to misunderstandings and lack of feedback from the promoter, I've cancelled Gorgoroth's performance in Switzerland. However, we'll be in Switzerland during our next European Tour.
On behalf of Gorgoroth and Khaoz,
Ann Frestad"
Posted: 8 May 2005
Update
Yesterday Gorgoroth was questioned in Bergen Tingrett (Norwegian court) in regard to last year's controversial show in Krakow. Now it's up to the Polish authorities to clarify this matter and eventually return the mastertapes so that the "Black Mass in Krakow" DVD can be released.
Posted: 3 Mar. 2005
Gorgoroth in Court
Dubbed by some as the "Poland Affair", Gorgoroth will convene on March 2nd in Bergen Tingrett (Norwegian court) in regard to last year's historic and controversial presentation in Poland. Check back for further information about the outcome of this case.
Posted: 27 Feb. 2005
Reduced Sentence for Gaahl
On Tuesday Gulating lagmannsrett, Bergen (court of appeals) reduced the original 18-month sentence by four months, while the amount in damages Gaahl is required to pay to the victim was increased from 100,000 NOK to 190,000 NOK.
Please take note that all future concerts will go on as scheduled with Gaahl on vocals. There is a long waiting time in Norway for going to jail in matters like these.
Posted: 24 Feb. 2005
Gaahl's Appeal Case Have Started
As previously reported Gaahl appealed last years sentence by Sunnfjord court, who initially sentenced him to 18 months in prison on charges of violence. He was also ordered to pay over NOK 100,000 in damages and compensation to the victim. Last week the appeal case started in Gulating lagmannsrett, Bergen. The final sentence of the trial will be posted when it is set.
Posted: 24 Feb. 2005
Updates
Gorgoroth recently finished the recordings of the drums for the upcoming album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", and the band are very satisfied with the outcome of the recordingsession and they will soon enter the studio again to record bass and guitars.
A few weeks ago Infernus and King had a photosession with Metalion for an exclusive interview for the upcoming issue of Slayer Magazine.
Posted: 14 Feb. 2005
Gorgoroth Signs Deal With Regain Records
The unstoppable force that is Gorgoroth thrusts to the fore! Gorgoroth is pleased to announce their latest enterprise with Swedish label Regain Records. "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" scheduled to debut on Regain Records 2005. The joint venture enthusiastically inked over the weekend maintains the band's impetus and tenacious momentum this year.
Posted: 1 Feb. 2005
Concerts
Always a vehement storm of sight and crushing sound, Gorgoroth prepares to unleash its venom yet again. Witness the assault at this years With Full Force Festival on July 2nd. Also note confirmed March dates in Belgium, France and Holland! Check the live section for location and date details.
In other news the drum tracks are complete for the upcoming album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". Project development forges forward steadily. Studio updates forthcoming!
Posted: 29 Jan. 2005
Season of Mist to Re-Issue Gorgoroth Classics in Europe
Gorgoroth rise and satiate the lust of the hordes with the re-release of their anthem cult classics "Pentagram", "Antichrist", and "Under The Sign Of Hell". Remastered and Repackaged in Deluxe Digipak, these albums previously available as imports document Gorgoroth's formative years. Scheduled release dates slated for February 17th, these remasters will gratify even the most discriminating, depraved, and avid collector in true Gorgoroth form!
Posted: 29 Jan. 2005
Season of Mist Unable to Reach Agreement With Gorgoroth
In spite of subsequent months of negotiating with Season of Mist, both parties concur that mutual contractual wishes for resolve could not be agreeably met. Season of Mist continues in the handling of the only official Gorgoroth remastered reissues of the bands first three milestone album's. However, Gorgoroth reserves that Season of Mist will not be overseeing Gorgoroth's imminent opus "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam".
Posted: 28 Jan. 2005
Reocrdings Delayed
Gorgoroth's plans to go in studio have been delayed. Anticipated plans for studio time and recording schedules conflicted with an already booked timetable at Grieghallen Studios. The band will however lay down drum tracks for Gorgoroth's eagerly awaited and upcoming album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" at Lydriket Studios, on January 14th in it's stead. Check back for further updates as the album's development progresses forward.
Posted: 12 Jan. 2005
New Album
Gorgoroth will enter Grieghallen studio 5th of January 2005 to start the recordings of the upcoming album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". The album will contain 8 tracks and the releasedate is still not set. Check back later for further information.
Posted: 2 Jan. 2005
Tour Report
The recent Central American Tour was well received, and the fans were truly dedicated. Especially in the cities of San Salvador, and Guatemala. Regardless of early security issues, San Salvador crowds riled enthusiastically.
Mexico was also great! Unfortunately after a few gigs it became more and more apparent that problems were ever present, as a result the ongoing incompetence with the road crew, and in addition to technical problems, as well as gross systemic ineffectiveness caused in part of local organizers were too substantial to overcome with any success. Hence rendering the cancellation of our presentation, and key songs from our sets.
As a consequence of this ineptness we have replaced these organizers. Gorgoroth’s future posturing abroad will unleash to it's heathen black legions a fury unparalleled, that will consume you!
Posted: 29 Nov. 2004
Early Albums to Be Reissued
Gorgoroth have inked a deal with the French label Season of Mist for the reissues of their first three albums in Europe: "Pentagram" (1994), "Antichrist" (1996) and "Under the Sign of Hell" (1997). All three will be re-released in January/February in a remastered, digipack version. It is not presently clear if Season of Mist will issue the band's upcoming CD, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", the songwriting for which was completed earlier in the year.
Posted: 12 Nov. 2004
Special Forces Gas Gorgoroth Audience in San Salvador
Gorgoroth made the headlines in the major papers in Latin America after performing a show which created big riots in San Salvador. The audience got so extatic over the presence of the first black metal act visiting their country that the situation got totally out of control. The secutity and the police could not handle the people outside the venue so they had to call in the special forces "del cuerpo de Proteccion a Personalides Importantes" (PPI). When the PPI reached the venue the masses of people not getting a ticket for the already sold out show kicked in the entrancedoor and lots of fighting between the audience began. The audience started to kick in doors and toilets, several injuries occured and major damages to the venue. The PPI decided in the end to use gas on the audience to get the situation under control. When Gorgoroth entered the stage 30 security people had to be on stage preventing the audience to enter it. The fighting maintained through Gorgoroths performance and the PPI and the police had to hold the audience inside the venue with firearms to get the band in safety. Gorgoroth came from the incident without any injuries.
Some pictures:
Picture 1 - Picture 2 - Picture 3 - Picture 4
Posted: 9 Nov. 2004
Tour Report
The European "Twilight of the Idols"- tour have been a great succsess. Lots of people showed up at the gigs and Gorgoroth broke the venuerecord at two venues. Besides the technical problems at the show in Osnabrück, Gorgoroth delivered great shows and Khaoz Productionz showed themself to be a serious and reliable company which Gorgoroth will continue to work with in the future. Gorgoroth and their support act 1349 had to cancel all the local support acts because of lack of time, technical problems and the need for getting the crew to function at its best. This created a show with unholy norwegian black metal from the beginning to the end. Just the way it is supposed to be. Hail Satan.
In other news Gorgoroth will participate in a canadian documentary about the history of metal along with bands like Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Enslaved, Rage against the machine and others. This documentary will be shown on canadian television, film festivals and cinemas. Check back for further information.
Posted: 31 Oct. 2004
Live Line-Up Ready
Dirge Rep (drums, Orcustus, ex- Gehenna) and Teloch (guitars, Orcustus, Nidingr) will be session members for the upcoming Twilight of the Idols European tour with 1349 and the Twilight of the Idols Mexican tour.
A new date have been added to the European tour; Copenhagen, Denmark, 31.09.2004.
Please take note that the venue in Switzerland 11 Oct. is changed.
Posted: 31 Aug. 2004
Twillight of the Idols European Tour 2004
The dates for the Twillight of the Idols Europe Tour 2004 are published in the live section. Support act: 1349!!!
Posted: 21 Aug. 2004
Krakow Tapes - Update
According to Metal Mind Prod it's still uncertain when the tapes from the Krakow show will be returned. These tapes are meant to be released on a DVD as soon as they are returned. The Polish prosecutor has asked Norwegian police to investigate the members of Gorgoroth about the show and they will be called to testify by the Norwegian police.
Posted: 21 Aug. 2004
Various News
Gorgoroth has received allot of offers for a new deal with a label, after they parted ways with Nuclear Blast in April. They are currently discussing with the label which seems to be the best alternative. Update on this issue will be announced as soon as or if anything is signed.
As previously reported, Gorgoroth will have drummer auditions at the second half of August for a possible coming tour. The tour will hopefully take place in October with 1349. In November there is also planned a mini tour in Mexico.
Gaahl will appear on a live tribute gig in honour of legendary Quorthon of Bathory. The gig will be held at this years Hole in the Sky Festival, Saturday 28.8.2004.
Posted: 10 Aug. 2004
New Material Written
Gorgoroth have now written new material for their upcoming album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". Where and when it will be recorded has yet to be decided.
Later this month Gorgoroth are having drummer auditions for the planned European tour this autumn, and an eventual album recording. More information about the tour and the outcome of the auditions will come...
Posted: 1 Aug. 2004
Gaahl Appeals the Sentence
As most of you already know, Gaahl was sentenced to 18 months in prison on charges that he beat up a 41 year-old man in what the "victim" called a ritual attack. Gaahl has appealed the sentence to the High Court - criminal division, but as these things take a long time here in Norway, nothing has happened yet. More news will follow...
Posted: 26 Jun. 2004
Gorgoroth on Vh1!
Gorgoroth's controversial gig in Krakow is now ranked as the 45th most metal moment on VH1. Follow this link to check it out at VH1's website.
Posted: 5 Jun. 2004
Gorgoroth in Search of Live Drummer
We are currently looking for a drummer for our upcoming european tour, etc. this autumn. If you are interested you can send your demo tape, cd, video, cv, etc. to Infernus. Contact him by e-mail to get detailed information (postal address and such).
Posted: 27 May 2004
Trial Against Gaahl
The trial against Gaahl will start on Tuesday 27th of April at 09:00 AM and will take place in Sunnfjord tingrett in Førde (Sal 1). He is accused of performing satanic rituals and torture lasting for several hours on the "victim". As the local community already have prejudged him, it seems that trial won't be much fair. Gaahl risk a 9 years sentence if he get condemned.
Posted: 23 Apr. 2004
Kvitrafn Leaves...
Kvitrafn has decided to leave Gorgoroth of personal reasons. The band will however start an intensive rehearsing period in May, with main focus on a new recording. This means that there will be less or no live activity in the following months.
Posted: 21 Apr. 2004
Cooperation With Nuclear Blast Ended
Gorgoroth are relieved to inform that their cooperation with the German label Nuclear Blast is now ended. They have already received a good offer from another label, but nothing is signed yet. Check back later for more news about this matter.
Posted: 21 Apr. 2004
Off to South America
Today Gorgoroth are off to Brazil and the Latin America tour. They are in total headlining six shows in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Check out dates and posters here.
Posted: 3 Mar. 2004
About Krakow Gig
As you might have heard and read, Gorgoroth have played two gigs in Poland during the last weekend, and they made it BIG!
One gig was played in Warsaw and one in Krakow. The Krakow show, which was to be filmed for an upcoming DVD featured four crucified and naked models (two women + two men), spilled with sheep blood. The musicians did their show in front of that setting and to complete the manifestation they all were surrounded by dozens of sheep heads and litres of sheep blood on the stage. A few minutes after the musically inferno had started one of the female models fainted and had to be taken down from the cross. Apart from that the show passed as planned. But as soon as the gig was over, the police appeared and confiscated all the recordings from Krzemionki TV. The police are currently investigating for a possible prosecution.
During the last days the band has been mentioned in media all over Poland and Norway and it seems to be spreading fast! And of course it’s safe to say that they have to expect inquisitions regarding this controversial gig in the pope’s country!
Pictures and video clips can be downloaded from www.teppah.tk
BT (Norwegian)
BA (Norwegian)
NRK (Norwegian + interview with Gaahl)
VG (Norwegian)
Heavymetal (Norwegian)
Aftenposten (English)
Blabbermouth (English)
Gazeta Wyborcza (Polish)
Posted: 5 Feb. 2004
Norwegian Black Metal Exhibition / Dvd News
Peter Beste (our photographer) is going to have an exhibition at the Riviera gallery in Brooklyn. The opening is Thursday February 5, from 7 to 10pm. There will be about 25 prints shown from his Norwegian Black Metal series, which includes pictures of Gorgoroth.
The Riviera is at 103 Metropolitan Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. (New York, USA)
In other news Gorgoroth are heading to Poland this weekend to record a live DVD, which also will include an exclusive interview with Infernus and Gaahl. There will be lots of other bonus material as well. Peter Beste will also be there to photograph the concert.
Posted: 31 Jan. 2004
Inferno Festival
Gorgoroth are booked and confirmed to play at the Inferno Festival 2004. The festival will take place in Norways capital, Oslo, from 8th till 10th of April 2004. Check-out www.infernofestival.net for further information about the festival, tickets, etc.
Posted: 25 Jan. 2004
Concert Report from Athens
Our recent gig in Athens was a success. We played at AN-club for an almost full crowd. They were very civilized, but that did certainly not stop them from being truly enthusiastic at the same time. The only drawback was the poor organization. Not all equipment was in place as arranged. We expect improvements on these matters for a next time. All in all a great gig!
Posted: 24 Jan. 2004
DVD Recording
Gorgoroth are currently planning a live DVD, which will be recorded at February 1st in Krakow, Poland. A special stage is under construction and there will be lots of pyro, gallons of blood, live crucifixions and nude models used and abused in the name of Satan. The DVD will be out through Metal Mind Productions.
Posted: 20 Jan. 2004
Concert Report from John Dee
Unfortunately Disiplin was forced to cancel because of illness, but despite some technical problems our show was a success. The spectators were many in numbers and very enthusiastic, but because of the already mentioned technical problems they missed the two last songs. They'll get another chance within a not too long time...
Posted: 17 Dec. 2003
New Website!
This is the new official Gorgoroth website. The former website www.gorgoroth.com has been down for a while of various reasons. Our former webmaster had some problems with the registration of the domain, and that’s why we now use gorgoroth.org instead of gorgoroth.com. This site is a new version of the no longer existing gorgoroth.com and here you will find a larger gallery, biography, discography, downloads, interviews, discussion forum and lots of other interesting things.
We will also be more active on the updates on this site. (Latest news, pictures, info about tours etc.)
Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam
Posted: 7 Dec. 2003