Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam

Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam
Studio album by Gorgoroth
Released 19 June 2006 (2006-06-19)
Recorded January–May 2005, March–April 2006
Genre Black metal
Length 31:39
Label Regain
Producer Herbrand Larsen
Gorgoroth chronology
Twilight of the Idols
(2003)Twilight of the Idols2003		 Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam
(2006)		 Bergen 1996
(2007)Bergen 19962007
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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 also marked the return of drummer Frost and was the last Gorgoroth album that he appeared on. 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 1850 painting Dante and Virgil in Hell by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.[10][11]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Gaahl; all music composed by King ov Hell.

No.TitleLength
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

Additional personnel

  • Thomas Eberger – mastering

Engineering

  • Geir Luedy – drums at Lydriket Studio, Bergen; January 2005
  • Svein Solberg – guitar & bass at Steel Production Studio, Spydeberg; May 2005
  • Herbrand Larsen – vocals and mixing at Earshot Studio, Bergen; March 2006

References

  1. ↑ About.com review
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ BLABBERMOUTH 'Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam' European Release Date Announced
  4. ↑ BLABBERMOUTH Gorgoroth to split up?
  5. ↑ Spellemannprisen
  6. ↑ BLABBERMOUTH 'Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam' Limited Edition Released
  7. ↑ REGAIN RECORDS Gorgoroth-Ad Majorem... LTD.
  8. ↑ Karl Pomeroy Harrington, Joseph Michael Pucci, Alison Goddard Elliott. Medieval Latin, p.517
  9. ↑ Gorgoroth Interview - Infernus Interview - Interview With Gorgoroth
  10. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Bouguereau_-_Dante_and_Virgile_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
  11. ↑ https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/dante-and-virgile/-AF79SI4-gGMKA?hl=en&projectId=art-project Dante and Virgile
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