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Destroyer, or About How to Philosophize with the Hammer

Gorgoroth

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
May 11th, 1998
Catalog ID:
NB 321-2 / 27361 63212
Label:
Nuclear Blast
Format:
CD
Reviews:
8 reviews (avg. 66%)
1. Destroyer 03:50  
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2. Open the Gates 05:29  
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3. The Devil, the Sinner and His Journey 02:37  
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4. Om kristen og jødisk tru 04:47  
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5. På slagmark langt mot nord 05:08  
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6. Blodoffer 03:19  
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7. The Virginborn 08:15  
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8. Slottet i det fjerne (Darkthrone cover) 03:41   Show lyrics
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  37:06  
Band members
Infernus Guitars (tracks 2-7), Bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6), Drums (tracks 5, 6), Effects (track 6), Vocals (tracks 6, 8), Songwriting (tracks 2-7), Lyrics (tracks 1, 3, 6)
Tormentor Guitars (tracks 1, 2, 4-8), All instruments (track 8), Effects (track 6), Songwriting (tracks 1, 6), Lyrics (track 6)
Gaahl Vocals (track 1)
Vrolok Drums (tracks 2, 4, 7)
Pest Vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7), Lyrics (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7)
Ares Bass (tracks 2, 4, 7)
T. Reaper Vocals (track 3)
Frost Drums (track 3)
Guest/Session
Daimonion Effects (track 3)
Miscellaneous staff
Infernus Producer, Mixing
Gaahl Mixing
K.A. Berg Photography
J.G. Bortheim Songwriting (track 5)
Pytten Engineering
Peter Tägtgren Mixing
Infernus Guitars (tracks 2-7), Bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6), Drums (tracks 5, 6), Effects (track 6), Vocals (tracks 6, 8), Songwriting (tracks 2-7), Lyrics (tracks 1, 3, 6)
Tormentor Guitars (tracks 1, 2, 4-8), All instruments (track 8), Effects (track 6), Songwriting (tracks 1, 6), Lyrics (track 6)
Gaahl Vocals (track 1)
Vrolok Drums (tracks 2, 4, 7)
Pest Vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7), Lyrics (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7)
Ares Bass (tracks 2, 4, 7)
T. Reaper Vocals (track 3)
Frost Drums (track 3)
Daimonion Effects (track 3)
Infernus Producer, Mixing
Gaahl Mixing
K.A. Berg Photography
J.G. Bortheim Songwriting (track 5)
Pytten Engineering
Peter Tägtgren Mixing
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Title taken from the Nietzsche book Twilight of the Idols, or How One Philosophizes with a Hammer.

Track 8 is not mentioned on the tracklist on the back cover, but it is mentioned on the tracklist in the booklet.

A drum machine was used for track 1.

"Slottet i det fjerne" also appeared on the Darkthrone tribute Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone, released by Moonfog Productions in 1998.

English translations:
4. About Christian and Jewish Faith
5. On Battlefields Far North
6. Blood Sacrifice
8. Castle in the Distance

Recording information:

Recorded in Grieghallen Studio, Bergen, Norway 1994-98.
Mixed at Abyss Studio during the end of February 1998.

Identifiers:

Barcode: 7 27361 63212 0
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DOCdata Germany NB 0321-2
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L357
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 5221
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): DOCdata Germany NB 0321-2
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L357
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 5226
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): DOCdata Germany NB 0321-2
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L357
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 5227
Rights Society: GEMA
Labelcode: LC 7027

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