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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

You want metal!? I'LL SHOW YOU METAL!

I'm gonna discuss one of my favorite bands today, kids, and a lot of people are gonna scream and cry and call me a pussy... and I don't care. Gorgoroth is one of my favorite bands and always will be. They were founded in 1992 when the only remaining original member, Infernus, made a pact with the devil.
Looks like an upstanding gentleman, right?

Gorgoroth, along with Burzum, Darkthrone, Immortal, Emperor, and similar artists formed the "second wave" of black metal in Norway in the early nineties. These bands all had similar trappings- corpse paint, Satanic/occult/violent lyrics, lo-fi recording processes, screeched vocals, KISS-style costumes, and an evil aesthetic that ranged from the serious to the bizarre. These brave and strange men changed the face of music forever, becoming adored by their fans and hated by more people than any band other than perhaps Insane Clown Posse.

Numerous crimes were attached to the black metal scene, church burnings and the like. They also seem to have a fascination with fantasy literature, "Gorgoroth" being the name of a dark plateau in Mordor in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Also... Latin album titles, Latin album titles EVERYWHERE.

And so, I leave you with one of my personal favorite Gorgoroth tracks, and a song I have personally made vicious love while listening to. (That was a good night.)


Also sorry for my infrequent posts lately, I've been extremely busy.
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14 comments:

  1. SoreLosersGamingJuly 27, 2011 at 2:11 AM

    Never really been into this kind of metal. I think there is something about it that, ultimately, it more about image than music.

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  2. Diego SousaJuly 27, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    they really sound like hell! yeah!

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  3. SweetCheeksMcGillJuly 27, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    I made a pact with the devil :/

    Yet I cannot rock as hard :(

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  4. ViitoebeJuly 27, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    That's what I'm talking about.
    Gorgoroth is very good. And the other one too.
    keep blogging well

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  5. ShawJuly 27, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Only Metal I like is Dethklok lol

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  6. TY2D2July 27, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    not my type of music, those guys look gnarly as fuck tho lol

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  7. Sub Radar (Mike)July 27, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Umm... damn that it intense haha.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 27, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    The man of the photo looks like a nice guy. lol
    The only BM band I like is Nyktalgia.

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  9. SilverWolfJuly 27, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    this is just a piece of the overall metal tapestry. i make a rule that if i cant understand what the lead singer is saying, i cant listen to them. i like to hear the story or message the metal tells.

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  10. minecraft129July 27, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Sounds good man, I haven't been on much either so its okay.

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  11. HomuraJuly 27, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Nice!

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  12. JeffJuly 27, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Great driving music!

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  13. BobJuly 27, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Jeff: Unless you're trying Carmageddon irl, I can't really imagine this being driving music. :)

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  14. DylanthulhuJuly 28, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Sacred Bob: This is TOTALLY driving music. lol

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