| Origin: | Norway |  |
| Genres: | Black Metal | |
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| Last update/review: | July 15, 2015 | |
Formed in 1992 and taking their name from Lord Of The Rings (as have many other bands), Gorgoroth is a pretty typical Norwegian black metal band in many respects. They've got the standard corpsepaint visual, they have suitably black-metal-like pseudonyms, their present and past members have several ties to other black metal bands, and most importantly, their music is firmly rooted in old-school black metal, in the tradition of Darkthrone, Marduk, and the like. As a result, much of their work, particularly the early albums like Antichrist, is on the generic side -- certainly they've nailed the style to a T, but there isn't a lot that distinguishes them from other similarly-styled bands. On their 2000 Incipit Satan album, they are more adventurous, as they are starting to spread their wings just a bit without sacrificing any of their early evilness or intensity. The band has had its share of notoriety over the years, with vocalist Gaahl facing jail time on an assault charge and a show in Poland potentially running afoul of local law for "offending religious beliefs".
The band splintered in the fall of 2007, with Gaahl and King on one side and Infernus on the other. Both want to continue as Gorgoroth, and so the matter was tied up in the courts for some time, until Infernus was awarded the rights to the name in March 2009. He recruited a new lineup, while King and Gaahl continued for a time with a new band called God Seed, but that band lapsed after a few months, with Gaahl retiring from the metal music business. King later formed his own band, Ov Hell.
Current Members
Atterigner
vocals
Infernus (Roger Tiegs)
guitars(ex-Borknagar)
Tormentor (Bøllo Heyerdahl)
guitars
Thomas Asklund
drums
Former Members/Guests
Hat (Jan Age Solstad)
vocals
Pest (Thomas Kronenes)
vocals
Gaahl (Kristian Espedal)
vocals
Teloch (Morten Iversen) (guest)
guitars(The Konsortium, Mayhem, ex-Ov Hell)
Samoth (Tomas Haugen)
bass(ex-Arcturus, ex-Burzum, Emperor, ex-Satyricon, Scum, The Wretched End, ex-Zyklon, ex-Zyklon-B)
Ares (Ronny Hovland)
bass(Aeternus)
T. Reaper (Torgrim Øyre)
bass(ex-Malignant Eternal, ex-Obtained Enslavement)
King Ov Hell (Tom Cato Visnes)
bass(ex-Abbath, ex-Audrey Horne, ex-I, ex-Jotunspor, ex-Ov Hell, ex-Sahg)
Bøddel (Frank Watkins)
bass(ex-Obituary) RIP: October 18, 2015, cancer, age 47
Daimonion (Ivar Bjørnson)
keyboards(ex-Borknagar, Enslaved, ex-Trinacria)
Goat (Rune Thorsnes)
drums
Frost (Kjetil Haraldstad)
drums(1349, guest for Gehenna, ex-Keep Of Kalessin, ex-Ov Hell, Satyricon, ex-Zyklon-B)
Grim (Erik Brødreskift)
drums(ex-Borknagar, ex-Immortal) RIP: April 10, 1999, suicide, age 29
Vrolok (Erik Heggernes)
drums(ex-Aeternus)
Sersjant Erichsen
drums
Kvitrafn (Einar Selvik)
drums(ex-Dead To This World, ex-Jotunspor, ex-Sahg)
Garghuf (guest)
drums
Discography
Pentagram
1994Embassy
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Antichrist
1996Malicious
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Under The Sign Of Hell
1997Malicious
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Destroyer
1998Nuclear Blast
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Incipit Satan
2000Nuclear Blast
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Twilight Of The Idols
2003Nuclear Blast
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| 2003 Readers' Album #92
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Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam
2006Regain
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| 2006 Readers' Album #83
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Black Mass Krakow 2004VIDEO
2008Metal Mind
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True Norwegian Black Metal - Live In Grieghallen
2008Regain
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Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt
2009Regain
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Under The Sign Of Hell 2011
2011Regain
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Instinctus Bestialis
2015Soulseller
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