Band members | |
King ov Hell | Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-6) |
Gaahl | Vocals, Vocal Arrangements, Lyrics (tracks 1-4, 6-8) |
Infernus | Guitars, Songwriting (track 8), Lyrics (track 5) |
Kvitrafn | Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1, 7) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
May Husby | Cover art, Design |
Peter Beste | Photography |
Herbrand Larsen | Engineering, Songwriting (outro) (track 7) |
Brynjulf | Engineering |
King ov Hell | Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-6) |
Gaahl | Vocals, Vocal Arrangements, Lyrics (tracks 1-4, 6-8) |
Infernus | Guitars, Songwriting (track 8), Lyrics (track 5) |
Kvitrafn | Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1, 7) |
May Husby | Cover art, Design |
Peter Beste | Photography |
Herbrand Larsen | Engineering, Songwriting (outro) (track 7) |
Brynjulf | Engineering |
An unexpected improvement | 78% | Feast for the Damned | March 23rd, 2020 | |
Grounded for better and worse. | 68% | ConorFynes | May 11th, 2016 | |
The heaviest Gorgoroth album | 95% | Basshead1620 | January 6th, 2016 | |
Gorgoroth's Darkest Hour | 60% | beardovdoom | November 30th, 2013 | |
Underneath the sun, I watch... | 90% | DomDomMCMG | April 15th, 2013 | |
Kill the King | 30% | doomknocker | March 12th, 2011 | |
Few standouts, nothing... | 56% | MutatisMutandis | August 9th, 2008 | |
Familiar, yet Too Familiar | 76% | PaganWinter_44 | February 19th, 2006 | |
One of the best examples of... | 98% | queen_cyanide | July 14th, 2005 | |
Death metal meets gorgoroth | 60% | judasiscariot | October 23rd, 2004 | |
Surprisingly good! | 90% | BloodyPhalluses | October 7th, 2004 | |
True Black Metal. Period. | 89% | MHITO | September 14th, 2003 | |
The Black Flame burns on... | 85% | Lord_Jotun | September 14th, 2003 |
Title (again) taken from the Nietzsche book 'Twilight of the Idols, or how One Philosophizes with a Hammer'.
The album cover was reportedly banned in Europe for depicting the church Fantoft, the legendary 12th century historical church that Varg Vikernes and friends burned down.
Track 7 is dedicated to Frost.
"Blod og minne" is Norwegian for "Blood and memory" and "Domine in Virtute Tua Laetabitur Rex" is Latin for "Lord, In Your Strength the King Shall Rejoice".
Comes with a 2-page insert and a 12-page booklet.
Recording information:
Written, arranged, and composed in Bergen during autumn 2000 - May 2002.
Recorded and mixed in Shimmer Recordings, Bergen, May 2002 - January 2003.
Mastered at Polar Studios, Stockholm, January 2003.
Photos taken on various locations in Bergen and Milwaukee 2001/2002.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 7 27361 10392 7
Matrix / Runout: LU025589 NB 1039-2 01 0MM Technicolor
Mastering SID Code: IFPIL123
Mould SID Code: ifpi 7Q12
Rights Society: GEMA
Labelcode: LC 07027
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