Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam
| Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam | ||||
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| Studio album by Gorgoroth | ||||
| Released | 19 June 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January–May 2005, March–April 2006 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 31:39 | |||
| Label | Regain | |||
| Producer | Herbrand Larsen | |||
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| About.com |   [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released on 19 June 2006 by Regain Records.[3] This was the only Gorgoroth album on which all of the lyrics and music were written by Gaahl and King ov Hell, and was the last to feature both members.[4] It was nominated for Norway's 2006 Spellemann award in the "Metal" category.[5] It is the first Gorgoroth album with no Norwegian lyrics.
In November 2007, Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam was reissued with a slightly different cover and a DVD containing the "Carving a Giant" music video and another video documenting how the album was recorded.[6][7]
Title and artwork
The title is a Latin term meaning "for the greater glory of Satan". It is a mutation of the Society of Jesus motto "Ad majorem Dei gloriam", meaning "for the greater glory of God". It contains a grammatical error, however, as "Sathanas" is typically declined as a first declension masculine noun, where its genitive (possessive) form would correctly be "Sathanae".[8] It was conceived by Infernus after he read an article about the organisation.[9]
The cover artwork was taken from the painting The Barque of Dante by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Gaahl, all music composed by King ov Hell.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wound Upon Wound" | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "Carving a Giant" | 4:10 | |
| 3. | "God Seed (Twilight of the Idols)" | 4:14 | |
| 4. | "Sign of an Open Eye" | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "White Seed" | 4:36 | |
| 6. | "Exit" | 3:30 | |
| 7. | "Untamed Forces" | 2:37 | |
| 8. | "Prosperity and Beauty" | 4:54 | |
Total length: |
31:39 | ||
Personnel
Gorgoroth
- Gaahl – vocals
- Infernus – guitars, mastering (Cutting Room, Stockholm, April 2006)
- King ov Hell – bass
Additional personnel
- Frost – drums (session)
- Gorgoroth – mixing (in Bergen)
- Herbrand Larsen – engineering (vocals, Earshot Studio, Bergen, March 2006), mixing
- Thomas Eberger – mastering
- Geir Luedy – engineering (drums, Lydriket Studio, Bergen, January 2005)
- Svein Solberg – engineering (guitars, bass, Steel Production studio, Spydberg, May 2005)
References
- ↑ About.com review
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ BLABBERMOUTH 'Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam' European Release Date Announced
- ↑ BLABBERMOUTH Gorgoroth to split up?
- ↑ Spellemannprisen
- ↑ BLABBERMOUTH 'Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam' Limited Edition Released
- ↑ REGAIN RECORDS Gorgoroth-Ad Majorem... LTD.
- ↑ Karl Pomeroy Harrington, Joseph Michael Pucci, Alison Goddard Elliott. Medieval Latin, p.517
- ↑ Gorgoroth Interview - Infernus Interview - Interview With Gorgoroth
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