Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth are a Norwegian black metal band that are currently based in Bergen.
Gorgoroth | |
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 Gorgoroth in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sunnfjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Embassy Productions, Malicious, Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Season of Mist, Forces of Satan, Regain |
| Associated acts | 1349, Aeternus, Audrey Horne, Borknagar, Dark Funeral, Daudur, Dawn, Desekrator, Dissection, Emperor, Gaahlskagg, God Seed, I, Immortal, Jotunspor, Malignant Eternal, Norwegian Evil, Obituary, Obtained Enslavement, Orcustus, Ov Hell, Sahg, Satyricon, Sigfader, Trelldom, Wardruna |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Infernus, Tomas Asklund, Atterigner |
| Past members | Former members |
The band was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus after he made a "deal with the Devil".[1] The name of the band comes from the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954 fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings.[1]
They released their debut album, Pentagram, on 12 October 1994.
Band members
- Current
- Infernus – guitars (1992–present)
- Tomas Asklund – drums (2007–present)
- Atterigner – vocals (2012–present)
- Former
- Goat Pervertor – drums (1992–1994)
- Hat – lead vocals (1992–1995)
- Kjettar – bass guitar (1993)
- Samoth – bass guitar (1993–1994)
- Storm – bass guitar (1995)
- Grim – drums (1995–1996)
- Ares – bass guitar (1995–1997)
- Vrolok – drums (1996–1998)
- T-Reaper – bass guitar (1998–1999)
- Gaahl – lead vocals (1998–2007)
- Sersjant – drums (1999)
- Kvitrafn – drums (2000–2004)
- Frost – drums (1994–1995, 2004–2005)
- King ov Hell – bass guitar (1999–2006, 2007)
- Pest – lead vocals (1995–1997, 2008–2012)
- Tormentor – guitars (1996–2002, 2008–2012)
- Bøddel (2007–2015; died in 2015)
Discography
Albums
- Pentagram (1994)
- Antichrist (1996)
- Under the Sign of Hell (1997)
- Destroyer (1998)
- Incipit Satan (2000)
- Twilight of the Idols (2003)
- Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (2006)
- Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt (2009)
- Under the Sign of Hell 2011 (2011)
- Instinctus Bestialis (2015)
Gorgoroth Media
Video shoot for "Carving a Giant", a recreation of the controversial Kraków performance
Gorgoroth live at Hole in the Sky 2009
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biography". gorgoroth.info. Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
